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"card-" is the root word for pericardiectomy. "peri-" means around, and "ectomy" means surgical removal. A pericardiectomy is the surgical removal of the sac around the heart.
cardi- is the root word of pericardiectomy.
cardi- is the root word of pericardiectomy.
Peri- means around + cardi- means heart + -ectomy means to cut. The prefix is peri-, the base word is -cardi and the suffix is -ectomy. The word itself means to cut a hole the loose sac that is around the heart.
That would be "cardium".The root word is cardium meaning heart. Then Peri- for around, and -ectomy for removal have been added. So a pericardectomy is the surgical removal of the sac around the heart.
Adding the suffix -ectomy creates a noun.
SuffixYes, -ectomy means 'to cut out'; a tonsillectomy is the cutting out of a tonsil or two.Yes -ectomy is as suffix. Words that include this suffix is like dissectomy...The definition for -ectomy is to cut out.-ectomy is a medical terminology suffix meaning "surgical removal."-ectomy is a suffix, meaning surgical removal.
word root -Rhytid / suffix-ectomy
If it is a limb, the term is usually 'amputation,' but the medical term is usually the Latin or Greek name for the body part with the suffix '-ectomy.' An appendectomy, for instance, is the removal of the vermiform appendix.
The word cholecystectomy means removal of the gallbladder. Cholecyst is the gallbladder and ectomy means the removal of. The medical term cholecystectomy does not have a prefix it only contains a root and a suffix because you are talking about the gallbladder in general.
The root word Append means the appendix, the suffix ectomy meaning the surgical removal of, always refers to the body part it precedes. Therefore appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix.
Peri prefix meaning around or along side ofCardi Root word meaning heartectomy suffix meaning removal or cutting of and removal of a part or pieceDon't be fooled. This does not mean they remove the heart. They could be taking out part of a dead tissue, a blocked vessel or something attached to the heart. It can be used as a term for piercing the cardio sac when it is so filled the heart cannot beat. They release the fluid so the heart can beat again.