Combining Forms
nephr/o
What is the combining form for kidney?
peri-
What is the prefix for around or surrounding?
-oma
What is the suffix for tumor or mass?
PO
What is the abbreviation for by mouth?
word parts that can make up a medical term
What is 4?
pneum/o
What is the combining form for lung?
cis-
-logy
What is the suffix for study of?
a.c.
What is the abbreviation for before meals?
most common combining vowel
What is O?
What is the combining form for blood?
hyper-
What is the prefix for excessive or above?
-rrhage
What is the suffix for abnormal flow?
c
What is the abbrevations for with?
location of the suffix
What is the end of the medical term?
opthalm/o
What is the combining form for eye?
inter-
What is the prefix for between?
-stenosis
What is the suffix for narrowing?
s
location of the prefix
cephal/o
re-
What is the prefix for again or back?
-sclerosis
What is the suffix for hardening?
MN
What is the abbreviation for midnight?
2 times a combining vowel should be used
What is between word roots and between a word root and suffix beginning with a consonant?