Prefix
Suffix
Combining Forms
Abbreviations
Medical Terms
100
This prefix means "painful, abnormal, difficult, labored."
dys-
100
-scopy means what?
visual examination
100
The combining form for nose is what?
rhin/o
100
What does LUQ stand for?
Left Upper Quadrant
100
What word means "dry skin?"
Xeroderma
200
The prefix intra- means what?
Within
200
The suffix -sarcoma means?
malignant tumor
200
The combining for erythr/o means?
Red
200
What does CTS stand for?
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
200
This term means "paralysis of four limbs."
Quadriplegia
300
the prefix neo- means what?
New
300
-al,ic,-ous all mean what?
pertaining to
300
This combining form means body
somat/o
300
What does AIDS stand for?
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
300
What does "cystoscopy" mean?
Visual examination of the bladder
400
This prefix means "above."
supra-
400
This suffix means "condition of formation, development, growth."
-plasia
400
what is the combining form for "medicine, physician, treatment?"
iatr/o
400
What does SARS stand for?
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
400
The term "onychectomy" means what?
Excision of a nail
500
What prefix means fast, rapid?
tachy-
500
The prefix -malacia means?
Softening
500
The suffix eti/o means what?
cause (of disease)
500
What does COPD stand for?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
500
This term means " inflammation of the nose and pharynx."
Nasopharyngitis