Prefixes
This prefix means “excessive, over.”
hyper-
This suffix means “pain.”
- algia
What is cardi/o
Heart
Breakdown "bradycardia" into parts.
Brady/cardia
I am a combining form meaning “skin.”
derm/o
This prefix means “below, under, deficient.”
hypo-
This suffix means “breakdown, destruction.”
- lysis
What is neur/o
Nerve
Break down “appendicitis” into parts.
Appendic/itis
Skin inflammation
Dermatitis
This prefix means “many.”
poly-
This suffix means “recording process.”
graphy-
What is gastr/o
Stomach
What is the term means bone in "osteitis"
Oste/o
Lack of blood/iron, low red blood cells.
Anemia
This prefix means “difficult, painful.”
dys-
This suffix means “cell.”
-cyte
What is my/o
Muscle
Break down "endocarditis" into parts.
Endo/card/itis
I am a suffix that means “enlargement.”
- megaly
This prefix means “around, surrounding.”
peri-
This suffix means “blood condition.”
- emia
What is psych/o
Mind
What makes neuropathy into a disease?
- pathy
I am a suffix that means “surgical opening.
- stomy