Prefixes
pre-
What prefix means before?
adip/o
What combining form means fat?
-ologist
What suffix means specialist?
tonsillitis
What term means inflammation of the tonsils?
dorsal
What term refers to the back of the organ or body?
post-
What prefix means after?
cyt/o
What combining form means cell?
-ectomy
What suffix means surgical removal?
gastralgia
What term means pain in the stomach?
protects the brain
What is the cranial cavity?
hypo-
What prefix means below, under, or decreased?
aden/o
What combining form means gland?
-plasty
What suffix means surgical repair?
appendectomy
What term means the surgical removal of the appendix?
midsagittal plane
What plane divides the body into EQUAL left and right halves?
endo-
What prefix means within?
path/o
What combining form means disease?
-stasis
What suffix means control?
9
What are the number of body regions?
anatomy
What is the study of the structures of the body?
peri-
What prefix means surrounding?
hist/o
What combining form means tissue?
-itis
What suffix means inflammation?
physiology
What is the study of the functions of the structures of the body?
thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities
What cavities are in the ventral cavity?