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Grace Enyinnaya {GE}
Medical Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid {GE} |
| -desis | binding or fusing {GE} |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal {GE} |
| -scopy | Examination {GE} |
| -plasty | Surgical repair {GE} |
| -stomy | Creation of an opening {GE} |
| -tomy | Incision or cutting [GE} |
| -version | Turning {GE} |
| -dipsia | Condition of thirst {GE} |
| cata- | Down, under {GE} |
| echo- | Reverberating sound {GE} |
| neo- | New {GE} |
| diplo- | Double {GE} |
| parvo- | Small {GE} |
| psor- | Itching {GE] |
| carp | Wrist {GE} |
| cervi/c | Neck {GE} |
| hepat | liver {GE} |
| mamm/o | Breast {GE} |
| nephr/o | Kidney {GE} |
| neur/o | Nerve {GE} |
| oophor/o | Ovary [GE} |
| oxy | Sharp {GE} |
| pachy | Thick {GE} |
| xanth | Yellow {GE} |