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parts of a medical term
common combining forms
surgical & procedural suffixes
common prefixes
common suffix
100
comes at the end of a word, describes a procedure, condition and or pertaining to
What is a suffix
100
aden/o
What is gland
100
-otomy
What is cutting into
100
a-
What is without
100
enlargement, large
What is -megaly
200
in the main part of a medical term
What is word root
200
cardio/o
What is Heart
200
recording
What is -graph
200
painful, difficult
What is dys
200
-stenosis
What is narrowing
300
comes at the beginning of a word, describes a color, site, or number
What is prefix
300
hydr/o
What is water
300
visual exam
What is -scopy
300
ante
What is before, in front of
300
nourishment, development
What is -trophy
400
a short version of a word
What is an abbreviation
400
dermat/o
What is skin
400
puncture to withdraw fluid
What is -centesis
400
hypo-
What is under, below
400
-oma
What is tumor, mass
500
usually O, links the word root to another word root or a suffix
What is combining vowel
500
path/o
What is disease
500
surgical repair
What is -surgical repair
500
intra-
What is within, inside
500
-sclerosis
What is hardening