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salping(o)-of or pertaining to tubes, e.g. fallopian tubes: Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ, σαλπιγγ-, (sálpinx, salping-), trumpet salpingectomy, salpingopharyngeus muscle: sangui-, sanguine-of or pertaining to blood Latin sanguis, blood sanguine: sapro-relating to putrefaction or decay Greek σαπρός (saprós), rotten, putrid saprogenic ...
The suffix -itis means inflammation, and the entire word conveys the meaning inflammation of the kidney. To continue using these terms, other combinations will be presented for the purpose of examples: The term supra-renal is a combination of the prefix supra- (meaning "above"), and the word root for kidney, and the entire word means "situated ...
I think adeno does mean gland, but adrenal is a combo of ad- for toward and -renal for kidney. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.134.97.252 ( talk ) 00:15, 25 January 2008 (UTC) [ reply ] Merging proposal "Medical Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms" and "List of medical roots"
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O.
"bone break, me fix" (orthopedic consent form) BD: bipolar disorder twice a day (from Latin bis in die) BDD: body dysmorphic disorder: BDI: Beck Depression Inventory: BDS: two times a day (from Latin bis die sumendus) BE: barium enema base excess: BEAM: A type of high-dose chemotherapy used to treat lymphoma prior to a stem cell transplant BEP
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words). (a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome (i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
Many classical combining forms are designed to take initial or final position: autobiography has the two initial or preposed forms auto-and bio-, and one postposed form -graphy. Although most occupy one position or the other, some can occupy both: -graph- as in graphology and monograph ; -phil- as in philology and Anglophile .
Meaning Use sp: Spelling: Used to indicate misspelling spo: Spell out: Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use stet: Let it stand: Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged fl: Flush left: Align text flush with left margin fr: Flush right: Align text flush with right ...