Medical Terminology

the combining form that means fat is

adip/o

a prefix that means against is

anti-

a prefix that means self is

auto-

a prefix that means two is

bi-

the combining form that means life is

bi/o

the combining form that means arm is

brachi/o

a prefix that means slow is

brady-

the combining form that means cancer is

carcin/o

the combining form that means heart is

cardi/o

the combining form that means tail is

caud/o

the combining form that means head is

cephal/o

a combining form that means neck is

cervic/o

the combining form that means chemical is

chem/o

the combining form that means cartilage is

chondr/o

the combining form that means to cut is

cis/o

the combining form that means skull is

crani/o

the combining form that means to secrete is

crin/o

the combining form that means leg is

crur/o

the combining form that means skin is

dermat/o

a prefix that means painful or difficult is

dys-

a prefix that means within or inner is

endo-

the combining form that means small intestine is

enter/o

a prefix that means above is

epi-

a prrefix that means normal is

eu-

a prefix that means outward is

ex-

the combining form that means stomach is

gastr/o

the combining form that means buttock is

glute/o

the combining form that means female is

gynec/o

the combining form that means blood is

hemat/o

a prefix that means different is

hetero-

a combining form that means tissue is

hist/o

a prefix that means same is

homo-

the combinging form that means immunity is

immun/o

a prefix that means between is

inter-

a prefix that means within is

intra-; endo-

the combining form that means voice box is

laryng/o

the combining form that means side is

later/o

a prefix that means large is

macro-

the combining form that means middle is

medi/o

a prefix that means small is

micro-

the combining form that means muscle is

muscul/o

a prefix that means new is

neo-

the combining form that means kidney is

nephr/o

the combining form that means nerve is

neur/o

a prefix that means none is

nulli-

a combining form that means eye is

ophthalm/o

the combining form that means ear is

ot/o

a prefix that means all is

pan-

the combining form that means disease is

path/o

the combining form that means pelvis is

pelv/o

the combining form that means peritoneum

peritone/o

the combining form that means pleura is

pleur/o

a prefix that means after is

post-

what type of information is provided by a suffix

procedure

a prefix that means false is

pseudo-

the combining form that means genital region is

pub/o

the combining form that means lung is

pulmon/o

the combining form that means nose is

rhin/o

the combining form that means spine is

spin/o

a prefix that means fast is

tachy-

a prefix that means four is

tetra-; quadri

a combining form that means chest is

thorac/o

a prrefix that means across is

trans-

a prefix that means three is

tri-

the combining form that means vertebra is

vertebr/o

the combining form that means internal organ is

viscer/o

what medical terminology word part provides the general meaning of the word?

word root

a suffix that means pain is

-algia, -dynia

a suffix that means protrusion is

-cele

a suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is

-centesis

a suffix that means cell is

-cyte

a suffix that means dilation is

-ectasis

a suffix that means surgical removal is

-ectomy

a suffix that means record or picture is

-gram

a suffix that means process of recording is

-graphy

a suffix that means inflammation is

-itis

a suffix that means one who studies is

-logist

a suffix that means study of is

-logy

a suffix that means destruction is

-lytic

a suffix that means abnormal softening is

-malacia

a suffix that means enlarged is

-megaly

a suffix that means instrument for measuring is

-meter

a suffix that means process of measuring is

-metry

a suffix that means tumor or mass is

-oma

a suffix that means surgically create an opening is

-ostomy

a suffix that means cutting into is

-otomy

a suffix that means disease is

-pathy

a suffix that means surgical fixation is

-pexy

a suffix that means surgical repair is

-plasty

a suffix that means drooping

-ptosis

a suffix that means suture is

-rrhaphy

a suffix that means rupture is

-rrhexis

a suffix that means hardening is

-sclerosis

a suffix that means instrument for viewing is

-scope

a suffix that means pertaining to visually examining is

-scopic

a suffix that means process of visually examining is

-scopy

a suffix that means narrowing is

-stenosis

a suffix that means treatment is

-therapy

the combining form that means abdomen is

abdomin/o

a medical term that means pertaining to the abdomen is

abdominal