Bio 103 (Ch. 1-4)
(word) Root - answer foundation and primary meaning of a medical term
Combining form - answer Root + Vowel(-o or -i)
Suffixes - answer Behind combing form and denotes action
Prefixes - answer Before combing form and denotes amounts, positions, and various
relationships
-logy - answer Study of
-Centesis - answer Surgical Puncture
-Clasis - answer Surgical fracture (to break)
-Desis - answer Binding, Fixation (of a bone/joint)
-Ectomy - answer Excision, Removal
-Lysis - answer Separation, Destruction, Loosening
-Pexy - answer Fixation (of an organ)
-Plasty - answer Surgical repair
-Rrhaphy - answer Suture (stitch)
-Stomy - answer Forming an opening (mouth)
-Tome - answer Instrument to cut
-Tomy - answer Incision
-Tripsy - answer Crushing
-Scope - answerInstrument for examining
-Scopy - answerVisual examination
-Algia - answerPain
(word) Root - answer foundation and primary meaning of a medical term
Combining form - answer Root + Vowel(-o or -i)
Suffixes - answer Behind combing form and denotes action
Prefixes - answer Before combing form and denotes amounts, positions, and various
relationships
-logy - answer Study of
-Centesis - answer Surgical Puncture
-Clasis - answer Surgical fracture (to break)
-Desis - answer Binding, Fixation (of a bone/joint)
-Ectomy - answer Excision, Removal
-Lysis - answer Separation, Destruction, Loosening
-Pexy - answer Fixation (of an organ)
-Plasty - answer Surgical repair
-Rrhaphy - answer Suture (stitch)
-Stomy - answer Forming an opening (mouth)
-Tome - answer Instrument to cut
-Tomy - answer Incision
-Tripsy - answer Crushing
-Scope - answerInstrument for examining
-Scopy - answerVisual examination
-Algia - answerPain