Expertlatin
What does -oid mean? The suffix –oid means “resembling” or “like.” It is often used in scientific terms, especially in biology.
- What is suffix in medical terminology?
- What is the prefix of resemblance?
- What is an example of a suffix in medical terminology?
- What is the medical suffix Cele?
What is suffix in medical terminology?
The suffix usually indicates a specialty, test, procedure, function, condition/disorder, or status. For example, “itis” means inflammation and “ectomy” means removal. Alternatively, the suffix may simply make the word a noun or adjective.
What is the prefix of resemblance?
"be like, have likeness or similarity to," mid-14c., from Old French resembler "be like" (12c., Modern French ressemble), from re-, here perhaps an intensive prefix, + sembler "to appear, to seem, be like," from Latin simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent," from stem of similis "like, resembling, of the same ...
What is an example of a suffix in medical terminology?
Suffixes often refer to procedures, conditions, or disease processes. An example of a medical term with a suffix meaning that describes a condition is pancreatitis. The parts are “pancreas” which is the root, and then “itis” which is the suffix. Pancrea refers to the pancreas.
What is the medical suffix Cele?
[Gr. kēlē, tumor, swelling] Suffix meaning swelling, hernia, or tumor. SEE: -coele.
