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Use the elements listed in the table to build medical words. You may use these elements more than once.

 Combining Forms   Suffixes  Prefixes  andrlo  prostat/o -ary -itis  an-  balan/o  scrot/o -cele -megaly  brachy-  epididym/o  sperm/i -cide -plasty  epi-  genit/o  urin/o -ectomy -mhaphy  gonad/o  variclo -gen -spadias  orch/o  vas/o -graphy -therapy  perine/o  vesicul/o -ism \begin{array}{lllll} \text { Combining Forms } & \text { } & \text { Suffixes } & & \text { Prefixes } \\ \text { andrlo } & \text { prostat/o } & \text {-ary } & \text {-itis } & \text { an- } \\ \text { balan/o } & \text { scrot/o } & \text {-cele } & \text {-megaly } & \text { brachy- } \\ \text { epididym/o } & \text { sperm/i } & \text {-cide } & \text {-plasty } & \text { epi- } \\ \text { genit/o } & \text { urin/o } & \text {-ectomy } & \text {-mhaphy } & \\ \text { gonad/o } & \text { variclo } & \text {-gen } & \text {-spadias } & \\ \text { orch/o } & \text { vas/o } & \text {-graphy } & \text {-therapy } & \\ \text { perine/o } & \text { vesicul/o } & \text {-ism } & & \end{array}

inflammation of the glans penis ________.

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Use the elements listed in the table to build medical words. You may use the elements more than once.

Combining Forms Suffixes Prefixes
abdomin/o eti/o -al -megaly dia-
cirrh/o gastr/o -algia -meter infra-
cost/o leuk/o -gnosis -oma super-
crani/o melan/o -graphy -osis trans-
cyt/o son/o -ior -plasty
dors/o -logy -rrhea
erythr/o -lysis

pertaining to (the area) above _____________

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The term superior refers to something pertaining to the above. The prefix super- means above, while the suffix -ior refers to pertaining to. For example, the collarbone is positioned superior to the costal bones. Also, the hip bone is located superiorly to the foot.

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