Combining Forms
This combining form means “liver.”
What is hepat/o?
This suffix means “tumor, mass.”
What is -oma?
Correct spelling: [cerebral / serebral / cerebrol]
What is cerebral?
A record of electricity in the brain.
What is electroencephalogram?
Word part meaning “kidney.”
What is nephr/o?
This combining form means “cancer.”
What is carcin/o?
This suffix means “inflammation.”
What is -itis?
Correct spelling: [carcinoma / carsinoma / karsinoma]
What is carcinoma?
Inflammation of a joint.
What is arthritis?
Word part meaning “blood.”
What is hem/o or hemat/o?
This combining form refers to “muscle.”
What is my/o?
This suffix means “to cut out, remove.”
What is -ectomy?
Correct spelling: [erythrocyte / erthyrocyte]
What is erythrocyte?
Inflammation of the bone.
What is osteitis?
Build a word meaning “tumor of the liver.”
What is hepatooma or hepatoma?
This combining form means “nerve.”
What is neur/o?
This suffix means “condition of.”
What is -osis?
Correct spelling: [psychology / physcology]
What is psychology?
Visual examination of the urinary bladder.
What is cystoscopy?
Word part meaning “cell.”
What is cyt/o?
This combining form means “urinary bladder.”
What is cyst/o?
This suffix means “to record.”
What is -gram?
Correct spelling: [opioid / opiod / opoiod]
What is opioid?
Abnormal condition of the kidney.
What is nephrosis?
Build a term meaning “disease of nerves.”
What is neuropathy?