Prefixes
Ab
Hem/o
What is blood
Ectomy
What is surgical removal
Alopecia
What is a state or condition of baldness
Gastrostomy
Is surgical removal of the stomach
intra
Chondr/o
what is Cartilage
itis
Chondromalacia
What is abnormal softening of the cartilage
Cystocentesis
a surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid
poly
what is many or excessive
Crani/o
what is skull
Malacia
What is abnormal softeing
Bradycardia
What is abnormal slow heartbeat
rhinoplasty
an
means without or no
Cost/o
what is ribs
Rrhagia
what is bursting fourth
Vasculitis
What is inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel
endoscope
an instrument to visually examine inside the body
Oligo
What is scant or little
or/o
What is mouth
Centesis
What is surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
enteropathy
a disease of the small intestine
Nasogastric intubation
inserting a plastic tube through the nose down the throat to the stomach