Prefix
Suffix
Combining Form
Directional Terms
Type of Diseases
100
Dia-

Through

100

-ectomy

Removal

100

Nephr/o

Kidney

100

Anterior

Toward the front

100

•Invasion of body tissue by disease causing agents

Infectious

200

Brachy-

Short

200

-centesis

Surgical Puncture

200

Cephal/o

Head

200

Inferior

Below

200

Affects the mind of an individual and how they can adapt to their environment

Mental/Emotional

300

Supra-

On top/above

300

-penia

Deficiency

300

Myel/o

Bone Marrow

300

Dorsal

Back of Body

300

Abnormal chemical reactions in the body

Metabolic

400

Ab-

Away from

400

-osis

Condition

400

Hepat/o

Liver

400

Proximal

Near the point of attachment / Close to the trunk

400

Abnormal or uncontrolled growth of new tissue

Neoplastic

500

Dys-

Difficult/Pain

500

-crine

To secrete

500

Spondyl/o

Vertebrae

500

Visceral

Within a cavity

500

Wear and tear or breakdown

Degenerative