Suffixes
These two suffixes mean pertaining to.
Eal, ary
Auto is the prefix for
Self
This term describes the chances of getting better or worse
prognosis
abdomin/o is the combining form for________ while amni/o is the combining form for ___________
abdomen, amnion sac
Safe
Benign
This suffix means excessive flow.
rrhagia.
Endo is the prefix for inside while _____ is the prefix for outside.
Extra
A lesion is a ______
lesion diseased tissue
Both bronch/obronchial and bronchi/o are combining forms for
bronchial tube
Progressive
more and more each day
Both icle and ula are defined as
Small
The prefix hyper means over while hypo means ______
Under.
________ describes something the patient feels
Symptom
aden/o is the combinining form for gland while ______ is the combining form for appendix
append/o
A drug that relieves pain
analgesic
Algia and ______ are both the suffix for pain.
Dynia
The prefix for different is ______
Hetero
Chronic describes something that has been going on for a while.___________ describes something that all of a sudden.
Abrupt
________ is the combining form for plaque, but ______ is the combining for for joint
ather/o, arthr/o
Suffix for medical science
iatrics; iatry
The suffix for surgical fixation is___ and ______ is the suffix for suture.
Pexy, rrhaphy
Mono is the prefix for one, and multi is the prefix for many. What is the prefix for few?
Oligo
Stays in a certain part of the body
localized
cephal/o is the combining form for head and cerebr/o is the combining form for _________
cerebrum
_________ is the suffix for
condition