Prefixes
Pre-
before
Cardi/o
Heart
-itis
Inflammation
tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
-malacia
abnormal softening
Post-
Neur/o
Nerve
-ectomy
gastralgia
hyper-
over, above, increased
Hypo-
below, under, or decreased
Gastr/o
Stomach
surgical repair
renal
pertaining to the kidney
natal
pertaining to birth
Poly-
many
My/o
-rrhea
flow or discharge
appendectomy
surgical removal of the appendix
rhin/o
nose
Peri-
surrounding
Cyt/o
cell
-rrhexis
myorrhaphy
suture a muscle
a combining vowel
used when the suffix begins with a consonant