Root: - Answersfoundation of the term
Suffix: - Answersword ending
Prefix: - Answersword beginning
Combining vowel: - Answersvowel that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
Combining form: - Answerscombination of the root and the combining vowel
pre- - Answersbefore
post- - Answersafter, behind
peri- - Answersaround
intra- - Answerswithin
inter- - Answersbetween
sub- - Answersbelow
supra- - Answersabove
a-, an- - Answerswithout, not
poly- - Answersmany, much
dys- - Answerspainful
epi- - Answersabove
hyper- - Answersincreased
hypo- - Answersdecreased
trans- - Answersthrough
-ac, -al, -ic, -ous - Answerspertaining to
-algia - Answerspain
-ectomy - Answerssurgical removal
-gram - Answersrecord
,-ism, -ia - Answerscondition of
-itis - Answersinflammation
-ium - Answerstissue, structure
-logy - Answersstudy of
-oma - Answerstumor
-tomy - Answersincision
aden/o - Answersgland
carcin/o - Answerscancer
cyst/o - Answersbladder
cyt/o - Answerscell
encephal/o - Answersbrain
gastritis - Answersinflammation of the stomach
gastrotomy - Answerssurgical incision into the stomach
gastroesophageal - Answerspertaining to the stomach and esophagus
oste/o/path/ic - Answerspertaining to the disease of bone
hypo/gastr/ic - Answerspertaining to below the stomach
electr/o/encephal/o/gram - Answersrecord of electric activity of the brain
The term cardiomyopathy has a suffix meaning:
A. condition
B. disease
C. action
D. structure
E. pertaining to - AnswersB. disease
which term has a prefix meaning 'after'?
A. myocardial
,B. macrocyte
C. cardiologist
D. postmature
E. neurology - AnswersD. postmature
the terms myocardial and myocardium both refer to the:
A. lung
B. hip
C. pelvis
D. heart
E. blood - AnswersD. heart
dysuria - Answerscondition of painful urination
cardiology - Answersstudy of the heart
intracranial - Answerspertaining to within the skull
nephrology - Answersstudy of the kidneys
carditis - Answersinflammation of the heart
venitis - Answersinflammation of the vein
myocardial - Answerspertaining to the heart muscle
cardi/o - Answersheart
cerebr/o - Answersbrain, cerebrum
crani/o - Answerscranium, skull
disk/o - Answersdisk
nephr/o, ren/o - Answerskidney
pulmon/o - Answerslung
uni-, mono- - Answersone
bi-, di- - Answerstwo, twice
, tri- - Answersthree
quad-, quadri- - Answersfour
hemi-, semi- - Answershalf
multi-, poly- - Answersmany, much
mega- - Answerslarge, oversize
macro- - Answerslarge, long
micro- - Answerssmall
pan- - Answersall, entire
ab- - Answersaway from
ad- - Answersto, toward
in-, im-, non- - Answersnot
anti-, contra- - Answersopposing, against
de- - Answersaway from, without
ex- - Answersout of, away from
ecto-, exo- - Answersouter, outside
en-, endo- - Answersin, within
sym-, syn- - Answerstogether, with
eu- - Answersgood, normal
normo- - Answersnormal
brady- - Answersslow
tachy- - Answersrapid, fast
-ism, -ia, -y - Answerscondition of
-osis - Answersabnormal condition
-emia - Answersblood
-rrhea - Answersflow, discharge