Prefixes
Pre-
What prefix means before?
Adip/o
What combining form means fat?
-itis
Tonsillitis
What is inflammation of the tonsils?
-malacia
What is abnormal softening?
Post-
What prefix means after?
Neur/o
What combining form means nerve?
-ectomy
What suffix means surgical removal?
What is pain in the stomach?
hyper-
What is over, above, or increased?
What prefix means below, under, or decreased?
Gastr/o
What combining form means stomach?
-plasty
What suffix means surgical repair?
Viral
What is pertaining to a virus?
Natal
What is pertaining to birth?
Endo-
What prefix means within?
My/o
What combining form means muscle?
-rrhea
What suffix means flow or discharge?
Appendectomy
What is the surgical removal of the appendix?
Rhin/o
What is nose?
Peri-
What prefix means surrounding?
Cyt/o
What combining form means cell?
-rrhexis
What suffix means rupture?
What is to sutur a muscle?
a combining vowel
What is used when the suffix begins with a consonant?