Prefixes & Suffixes
Suffix meaning surgical suturing
-rrhaphy
Localized response to injury or destruction of tissues.
inflammation
Surgical removal of the appendix.
appendectomy
Term meaning toward the head.
cephalad
Prefix meaning excessive or increased.
hyper-
Inflammation of the tonsils.
tonsillitis
Puncture of the chest wall to remove pleural fluid.
thoracentesis
Situated farthest from the midline.
distal
Suffix meaning flow or discharge.
-rrhea
Blood within a joint space.
hemarthrosis
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
-ostomy
Combining form meaning bone marrow.
myel/o
Suffix meaning rupture.
-rrhexis
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
scoliosis
Surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint.
arthrolysis
Combining form meaning cartilage.
chondr/o
Suffix meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
-stomy
Marked loss of bone density associated with aging.
osteoporosis
A drug that dissolves a thrombus.
thrombolytic
Defective development or congenital absence of an organ or tissue.
aplasia