The combining form for deficiency is "defici/o." This prefix is often used in medical terminology to describe a lack or shortage of a substance, such as in the term "deficiency disease."
Thrombocytopenia is the medical term meaning deficiency of platelets. -penia is the combining form meaning deficiency.
Thrombocytopenia is the medical term meaning a deficiency of clotting cells. -penia is the combining form meaning deficiency.
Thrombocytopenia is the medical term meaning deficiency of platelets. -penia is the combining form meaning shortage.
lack of or deficiency. An abnormal reduction
Sider/o sideropenia - iron deficiency
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.
Thrombocytopenia which occurs in multiple diseases such as Dengue Fever.
The combining form for potassium is kal/i.
The combining form for dermatologist is dermat/o.
The combining form for "gingivo-" is "gingiv/o-".
-ologist is the combining form meaning specialist.
The combining form of the word "asymptomatic" is "asympto-."