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?
-RRHEXIS
What term means to suture a muscle?
myorrhaphy
What is used when the suffix begins with a consonant?
a combining vowel