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
...
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