suffix to meanings
-itis
inflammation
what suffix means suture?
-rrhaphy
what element goes before a word?
prefix
arthr/o
joint
inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
-megaly
enlargement
what suffix means softening?
-malacia
what element goes after a word?
suffix
nephr/o
kidney
condition of madness
mania
-oma
tumor
what suffix means pain?
-algia
what do you define first in a root word?
suffix
nas/o or rhin/o
nose
excision of the colon
colectomy
-cyte
cell
what suffix means condition?
-ia or -ism
a word with 2 word roots is called a....
compound word
stomat/o
mouth
white blood condition
leukemia
-penia
decrease, deficiency
what suffix means hernia or swelling?
-cele
a combining vowel is used to ....
links a word root to a suffix that begins with a constanant
dermat/o
skin
bursting forth of blood
hemorrhage