Before and After
per-
What is the prefix meaning: through
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
What is a suffix meaning: surgical removal
Combining vowel meaning nail
Onych/o
pertaining to through the skin
What is percutaneous ?
epidermal
Epi(P)Derm(WR)aL(S)
epi-
What is the prefix meaning: upon or over
Fracture
fx
Cost/o
Rib
condition of smooth skin
Leioderma
subcutaneous
Sub(P)Cutane(WR)Ous(S)
-Tome
What is instrument used to cut.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
outermost layer of the bone
Periosteum
dermatoheteroplasty
Dermat(WR) O(CV)Heter(WR)O(CV)Plasty(S)
-Lysis
loosening, dissolution and seperating
Biopsy
bx
Word root with combining vowel meaning skin other than cutane/o or derm/o
Dermat/o
softening of bone
What is Osteomalacia
intracranial
Intra(P)Crani(WR)Al(S)
-desis
surgical fixation
Incision and Drainage
I&D
myel/o
spine
invasion of skin by hair
Pediculosis
pelvisacral
Pelv(WR)I(CV)SACR(WR)Al(S)