Examples of Combining forms

Examples of Com= bining forms

Root	Meaning	Terminol= ogy	Meaning	Meaning of the terminology
ade= n/o	gla= nd	ade= nitis	= Aden+itis	Inf= lammation of Gland
art= hr/o	joi= nt	art= hroplasty	Art= hro+Plasty	Sur= gical repair of joint
bi/= o	liv= ing tissue	bio= psy	Bi+= opsy
car= di/o	hea= rt	car= diology	Car= dio+logy
car= cin/o	can= cer	car= cinoma	Car= cin+oma
cys= t/o	bla= dder, gland	cys= titis	Cys= t+itis
der= m/o	ski= n	der= matology	Der= mat+logy
ent= er/o	int= estines	ent= eritis	Ent= er+itis
ery= thr/o	red=	ery= throcyte	Ery= thro+cyte
end= ocrine/o	With in, secretion	end= ocrinology	End= ocrin+logy
enc= ephal/o	kid= ney	enc= ephalogram	Enc= ephal+gram
gas= tr/o	sto= mach	gas= tritis	Gas= tr+itis
gly= c/o	sug= ar	gly= cogen	Gly= c+gen
gno= s/o	kno= wledge	dia= gnosis	Dia= +gnos+sis
gyn= ec/o	wom= an, female	gyn= ecology	Gyn= ec+logy
hem= at/o	blo= od	hem= atology	Hem= at+logy
hem= /o	blo= od	hem= atoma	Hem= at+oma
hep= at/o	liv= er	hep= atitis	Hep= at+itis
iat= r/o	tre= atment	iat= rogenic	Iat= r+ogenic
leu= k/o	whi= te	leu= kocyte	Leu= k+cyte
nep= hr/o	kid= ney	nep= hritis, nephrology	Nep= hr+itis
neu= r/o	ner= ve	neu= rology	Nue= r+logy
onc= /o	tum= or	onc= ology, oncologist	Onc= +logy Onc= o+logy+ist
opt= halm/o	eye=	oph= thalmoscope	Oph= thalmo+scope
oct= et/o	bon= e	ost= eitis, osteoarthritis	Ost= eo+itis Ost= eo+arthr+itis
pat= h/o	dis= ease	pat= hology, pathologist
ped= /o	chi= ld	ped= iatric
psy= ch/o	min= d	psy= chology, psychiatrist
rad= i/o	x-r= ays	rad= iology
ren= /o	kid= ney	ren= al
rhi= n	nos= e	rhi= nitis
sar= c/o	fle= sh	sar= coma
sec= t/o	to = cut	res= ection
thr= omb/o	clo= t, clotting	thr= ombocyte
ur/= o	uri= nary tract, urine	uro= logy

Please check the meaning in = roots, suffixes, and Prefixes and frame the sentences to get exact meaning.

Suffixes: Put the appropriate meaning of suffix= es where ever it is required

Suffixes	Meaning	Terminology	Dividing terminology	Meaning of Terminology
-al	pertaining to	neural	Neur+al
-alga	pain	arthralgia	Arthr+algia
-cyte	cell	leukocyte	Leuk+cyte
Suffix	Meaning	Terminology
-ectomy	excision, removal	nephrectomy	Nephr+ectomy
-emia	blood condition	leukemia	Leuk+emia
-genic	pertaining to , producing, produced by, or produced in=	carcinogenic, pathogen= ic, iatrogenic	Carcin+genic Path+genic<= /span> Iatr+ogenic=
-gram	record	electroencephalogram	Electro+encephal+gram
ic, -ical	pertaining to	gastric	Gastr+ic
-ion	process	excision	ex+cis+ion
-ist	specialist	gynecologist	Gyneco+logy+ist
-itis	inflammation	cystitis	Cyst+itis
-logy	study of	endocrinology	Endocrin+logy
-oma	tumor, mass, swelling	hepatoma	Hepat+oma
-opsy	process of viewing	biopsy	bi+opsy
-osis	condition, usually abnormal	nephrosis	Nephr+osis
-pathy	disease condition	enteropathy, adenopathy	Enter+pathy A= den+pathy
-scope	instrument to visually examine	endoscope	Endo+scope
-scopy	process of cutting incision	osteotomy	Osteo+tomy
-y	process, condition	gastroenterology	Gastro+enter+logy

Prefixes: Place the appropr= iate meaning in the word where eve= r it is necessary &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

Prefix	Meaning	Terminology=	Dividing Termonology	Meaning of Terminology=
a-,an-	no, not, without	anemia	An+emia
auto-	self	autopsy	Auto+opsy
dia-	through, complete	diagnosis	Dia+gnos+sis
endo-	within	endocrinologist	Endocrin+logy+ist
epi-	above, upon	epigastric, epidermis	Epi+gastr+ic
ex-	out	excision	Ex+cis+ion
exo-	out	exocrine glands
hyper-	excessive, above, more than normal	hyperglycemia
hypo-	deficient, below, less than normal	hypogastric, hypoglycemia
in-	into, in	incision
peri-	surrounding, around	pericardium
pro-	before	prognosis
re-	back, backward, again	resection
retro-	behind	retrocardiac
sub-	below, under	subhepatic
trans-	across, through	transhepatic