Prefix
Suffix
Word Root
Combining Form
Medical Terms
100
above, upon
What is epi-
100
enlargement
What is -megaly
100
The word root for stomach
What is gastr
100
The combining for for joint
What is arthr/o
100
to remove the appendix
What is an appemdectomy
200
one half
What is hemi-
200
eating, swallowing
What is -phagia
200
The word root for kidney
What is nephr
200
The combining form for bone
What is oste/o
200
frequent discharge or flow of fecal matter
What is diarrhea
300
large
What is large-
300
paralysis
What is -plegia
300
The word root for liver
What is hepat
300
The combining form for electric
What is electr/o
300
disease of muscle
What is myopathy
400
first
What is -primi
400
prolapse, downward displacement
What is -ptosis
400
The word root for skin
What is dermat
400
The combining form for bile or gall
What is chol/e
400
abnormal narrowing of an artery
What is arteriostenosis
500
through, across
What is dia- or trans-
500
abnormal condition of hardening
What is -sclerosis
500
The word root for cartilage
What is chondr
500
The combining form for eyelid
What is blephar/o
500
twitching of the eyelid
What is blepharospasm