Prefixes
Pre-
What prefix means before?
adip/o
what combining form means fat?
-itis
what suffix means inflammation?
tonsillitis
What term mean inflammation of the tonsils?
-malacia
What suffix means abnormal softening?
Post-
What prefix means after?
neur/o
what combining form means nerve?
-ectomy
what suffix means surgical removal?
gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach?
hyper-
what prefix means over, above, or increased?
hypo-
What prefix means below, under, decreased?
gastr/o
what combining form means stomach?
-plasty
what suffix means surgical repair?
viral
What term mean pertaining to a virus?
natal
what root word means pertaining to birth?
endo-
What prefix means within?
my/o
what combining form means muscle?
-rrhea
what suffix means flow or discharge?
appendectomy
What term means the surgical removal of the appendix?
rhin/o
what combing form means nose?
peri-
What prefix means surrounding?
cyt/o
what combining form means cell?
-rrhexis
what suffix means rupture?
myorraphy
What term mean to suture a muscle?
a combining vowel
what is used when the suffix begins with a consonant?