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