Combining Forms
heart
What is cardi/o?
foundation of the word
provides services for terminally ill patients
What is hospice?
-ose
What is pertaining to?
nerve
What is neur/o?
assists with pronunciation & combining word parts
What is the combining vowel?
written by a surgeon
What is the operative report?
all
What is pan-?
-opsy
What is view of?
ear
What is ot/o?
gives information about location, number of parts, or time (frequency)
What is the prefix?
reports results from the various treatments & therapies that the patient has received
What is an ancillary report?
many
What is poly-?
-iasis
What is abnormal condition?
What is carcin/o?
adds meaning to a word regarding a condition, disease, or procedure
What is the suffix?
provides services in a pre-paid system
What is a health maintenance organization?
outward
What is ex-?
-rrhage
What is abnormal flow?
kidney
What is nephr/o?
What is the combining form?
relates details regarding substances given to a patient during surgery
What is an anesthesiologist's report?
false
What is pseudo-?
-stenosis
What is narrowing?