-cyt/e/o is the medical terminology combining form meaning cell, as in hepatocyte (liver cell) or cytology (study of cells).
the root word meaning cell is Cyt/o, likewise the suffix that refers to cell is -cyte
-pathy
path(y) literally means "disease". iasis is a "condition of", and osis is "any condition of"
-pathy is the suffix meaning disease. And pathology is the study of diseases.
The above is incorrect as they are suffixes not combining forms. The combining form for disease is Path/o (pathy is a suffix as are the others listed)
There is no prefix that I can think of, but the suffix -osis can mean disease
Path(o). Examples: Pathology (study of disease), pathogens (disease causing agents), etc.
-osis
Disease itself alone is not a suffix.
the suffix for disease is -pathy in the medical dictionary.
pathy.
ex: pathogen (disease causing agent) or neuropathy (disease of the nervous system)
There are a few suffixes for disease, like 'itis' which means inflammation; 'Oma' which means tumor; and 'osis' which means a bad medical condition.
The medical suffix for disease or condition is "-ism", as in "Dwarfism".
-cyte means Cell
Cell
Cyte Means Cell In Medical Terminology.
Erythrocyt- is the medical terminology combining form meaning red blood cell. An example is erythrocytosis.
The medical terminology combining form meaning hands is mano-
Pancreo- is the medical terminology combining form meaning pancreas.
The medical terminology combining form meaning scanty is "oligo-".
The medical terminology combining form for iron is "ferr/o" or "sider/o".
-cele is the medical terminology combining form meaning herniation.
Ped/ is the medical terminology combining form meaning children.
Andro- is the medical terminology combining form meaning male.
-plegia is the medical terminology combining form that means paralysis.
Rachio- is a medical terminology combining form meaning spine.
The medical terminology combining form -crine means secretion
Retro- is the medical terminology combining form meaning backward.
-centesis is the medical terminology combining form meaning puncture.