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Combining Forms
Prefix
Suffix
Medical Terms
Pathological Conditions
100
Combining form meaning gland
What is aden/o
100
Prefix meaning first
What is primi-
100
Suffix meaning deficiency
What is -penia
100
What is the rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs when the heart beats
What is pulse
100
Baldness
What is alopecia
200
Combining form meaning fire
What is pyr/o
200
Prefix meaning beneath
What is hypo-
200
Suffix meaning a person who shows excessive preoccupation for something
What is -maniac
200
Which term means drawing in or out by suction
What is aspiration
200
disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria
What is diabetes
300
Combining form meaning muscle
What is my/o
300
Prefix meaning before
What is ante-
300
suffix meaning calculus or stone
What is -lith
300
Term meaning located between cells
What is intercellular
300

Osteoporosis

Disease marked by decreased bone density and increased fracture risk.

400
Combining form meaning individual
What is idi/o
400
Prefix meaning half or partly
What is hemi-
400
Suffix meaning produced by or in
What is -genic
400
Term that describes a membrane that allows the passage of some substances bot prevents the passage of others
What is semipermeable
400
reactivation of dormant chicken pox virus
What is herpes zoster or shingles
500
combining form meaning hard
What is scler/o
500
Prefix meaning 100 or 1/100
What is centi-
500
Suffix meaning hernia
What is -cele
500
Term meaning ovarian pain
What is oophoralgia
500

Emphysema  

COPD condition involving destruction of alveoli