if your choices are A.OPSY B.CENTESIS C. PATHO D. RETRO
it is C.PATHO i took a test and this was one of the questions and the answer was c.patho if there is not multiple choice answers the answer would be the combing vowel in the medical term when you break it down .
Retroperitoneal, peritonitis, perito-
prefix aden combining vowel o and suffix pathy
Cardio- is the medical terminology combining form meaning heart. For example, cardiac means related to the heart, and cardiomegaly means enlargement of the heart.
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It you mean Hydro, is is associated with water, as in hydroelectricity
Ganglia is the plural of ganglion. It is a nonconstructed medical term without prefix, suffix, and combining form.
Retroperitoneal, peritonitis, perito-
Suffix, word root (or combining form), prefix.
A combining form is a word part that can stand alone when combined with other word elements to create a new word. It is not a prefix or suffix because it does not change the meaning of the original combining form, but rather enhances or specifies it.
The prefix of oropharynx is oro-, and the root is pharynx. "Oropharynx" has no suffix.
prefix aden combining vowel o and suffix pathy
The word polymorphonuclear means having many nuclei that are not the same form. Poly- means many, -morpho- means shape, -nucl- means nucleus and -lear means having.
In the term "thrombocytopenia," the root word is "thrombocyte," which refers to platelets in the blood. The prefix is "thrombo-" meaning clot or clotting, and the suffix is "-penia," indicating a deficiency. There is no combining form in this case, but the combining vowel is typically "o," which is used to connect roots and suffixes in medical terminology.
The prefix is sub- (meaning underneath or below), the suffix is -ous (meaning to pertain to) and the root word is -cutane- meaning skin. The word subcutaneous means pertaining to beneath the skin.
A combining form; preceded by a prefix, and/or followed by a suffix.
"Gono-" is the root word meaning seed, and -rrhea is the medical terminology combining form meaning discharge. "Gonorrhea' has no prefix.
The combining form is "disk/o-" and the suffix is "-ectomy."