Combining Forms
Prefix
Suffix
Medical Terms
Pathological Conditions
100
Combining form meaning gland
What is aden/o
100
Prefix meaning normal; good
What is eu-
100
Suffix meaning deficiency
What is -penia
100
The surgical repair of the urethra.
What is urethroplasty?
100
Baldness
What is alopecia
200
Combining form meaning blue
What is cyan/o
200
Prefix meaning beneath
What is hypo-
200
Suffix meaning slight paralysis
What is -paresis
200
A specialist who studies the heart.
What is a cardiologist?
200
disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and glycosuria
What is diabetes
300
Combining form meaning muscle
What is my/o
300
Prefix meaning many; much
What is poly-
300
suffix meaning calculus or stone
What is -lith
300
Directional term meaning pertaining to the middle
What is medial?
300
Swelling or Inflammation of the eyelid.
What is blepharitis?
400
Combining form meaning liver
What is hepat/o
400
Prefix meaning half or partly
What is hemi-
400
Suffix meaning produced by or in
What is -genic
400
Term that describes an abnormal condition of stiffness (often referring to fusion of a joint, such as the result of chronic rheumatoid arthritis.
What is ankylosis?
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 fast; rapid
What is tachy-
500
Suffix meaning hernia
What is -cele
500
Term meaning ovarian pain
What is oophoralgia
500
Inflammation of the testis and epididymis.
What is orchiepididymitis?