The Combining Form Meaning Fungus Is

The suffix meaning "surgical removal"

Ectomy

The prefix meaning "under, less, or below"

Sub

The suffix meaning "surgical repair"

Plasty

The Combining form meaning "fungus"

Myc

The combining form meaning "joint"

Arth

The combining form meaning muscle

My/o

The prefix meaning "between or among"

Inter

The combining form meaning "bone marrow or spinal cord"

Myel/o

The suffix meaning a "visual examination"

Scopy

The suffix meaning "the study of"

Ology

Tumor

-oma

Surgical Suturing

-rrhaphy

Surrounding

Peri

Rupture

-rrhexis

Artery

Arteri/o

Abnormal hardening

-sclerosis

Bad, difficult, painful

Dys

Inflammation

-itis

Surgical creation of an artificial opening

-ostomy

Abnormal condition or disease

-osis

T/F: the combining form hem/o means blood

True

T/F: the suffix -algia means pain

True

T/F: The combining form oste/o means bone

True

T/F: the prefix hyper means deficient or decreased

False

T/F: The combining form rhin/o means nose

True

A surgical incision into a neeve is a/an

Neurotomy

The study of the nervous system is known as

Neurology

The surgical repair of a nerve or nerves is a/an

Neuroplasty

The term meaning to suture the ends of a severed nerve is

Neurorrhaphy

Abnormal softening of the nerves is called neuromalacia

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A specialist in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous systen is a/an

Neurologist

The term meaning inflammation of a nerve or nerves is

Neuritis

The death of the walls of blood vessels is

Angionecrosis

The abnormal hardening of the walls of blood vessels is

Angiosclerosis

The abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel is

Angiostenosis

The surgical removal of a blood vessel is a/an

Angiectomy

The process of recording a picture of blood vessels is called

Angiogram

He surgical repair of an artery is a/an

Arterioplasty

The medical term meaning inflammation of the larynx is

Laryngitis

The surgical removal of all or part of the colon is

Colectomy

The abnormal softening of muscle tissue is

Myomalacia

The term meaning any abnormal condition of the stomach is

Gastrosis

The term meaning the study of the heart is

Cardiology

The term meaning inflammation of the colon is

Colonitis

The term meaning a surgical incision into a vein is

Phlebotomy