History Word Break Down Prefixes suffix word root

History Word Break Down Prefixes, suffix, word root

Put around the prefix. Underline the wordroot Put a around the suffix 1. Tonsillitis 2. Tonsillectomy 3. Gastrosis 4. Gastralgia 5. Gastrodynia 6. Gastritis 7. Arteriomalacia 8. Arteriosclerosis 9. Arteriostenosis 10. abdominocentesis 11. Appendectomy 12. Hemorrhage 13. Prenatal 14. Otorhinolaryngology 15. Lithotomy

Word Root Breakdown Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Tonsillitis: Inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsillectomy: Surgical removal of the tonsils. Gastrosis: Stomach/Abnormal condition: disease of the stomach. Gastralgia: Stomach/pain: pain in the stomach. Gastrodynia: /pain: pain in the stomach. Gastritis: Inflammation of the stomach. Arteriomalacia: Artery/abnormal softening: abnormal softening of the walls of the artery 8. Arteriosclerosis: Abnormal hardening of the artery. 9. Arteriostenosis: Abnormal narrowing of the artery wall. 10. Abdominocentesis: Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid. 11. Appendectomy: Surgical removal of the appendix. 12. Hemorrhage: Blood/bursting forth: loss of a large amount of blood in a short time 13. Prenatal: Before/birth/pertaining to: the time and events before birth. 14. Otorhinolaryngology: Study of ears, nose, throat. 15. Lithotomy: Stones/surgical incision: surgical incision for the removal of stone.