Prefixes
Pre-
What prefix means before?
Adip/o
What combining form means fat?
-itis
What suffix means inflammation?
adenitis
What term means inflammation of a gland?
-malacia
What suffix means abnormal softening?
Post-
What prefix means after?
Neur/o
What combining form means nerve?
-ectomy
What suffix means surgical removal?
Etiology
What term means the cause of a disease or condition?
hyper-
what prefix means over, above, or increased?
Hypo-
What prefix means below, under, or decreased?
Gastr/o
What combining form means stomach?
-plasty
What suffix means surgical repair?
Gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach?
aden/o
What combining form means gland?
My/o
What combining form means muscle?
-osis
What suffix means abnormal condition or disease?
myalgia
What term means pain in a muscle?
Abduction
What term means to move away from the body?
Peri-
What prefix means surrounding?
Cyt/o
What combining form means cell?
-algia
What suffix means pain?
What term means inflammation in more than one kidney?
Dorsal
What term means related to the backside?