27 апр. 2018 г. · Pre means "before." Prefixes may also indicate a location, number, or time. Root: central part of a word. Suffix: The ending part of a word that ...

The suffix “-itis” refers to inflammation. Therefore, the definition of the medical term tonsillitis is “inflammation of the tonsils.” Combining vowel (CV) is ...

T ; tonsill/o, tonsil ; top/o, put, place ; tors/o, twisted ; tort/i, twisted ; tox/o, poison, toxin.

tonsillitis. -ium, structure, tissue, Latin -ium, aggregation or mass of (such as tissue), pericardium. J–K. edit. Affix, Meaning, Origin language and etymology ...

In the word tonsillitis, "itis" is the suffix that comes after the root word; it means "inflammation of" and is modifying "tonsil."

Useful prefixes and suffixes ; -itis, = inflammation, tonsillitis, appendicitis (you know these!) ; -osis, = abnormal condition, cyanosis (of blueness, due to ...

21 сент. 2017 г. · The prefix is “peri” and means “surrounding”. The root word is “card” which means “heart”, and the suffix meaning of “itis” is “inflammation.” ...

tonsillitis. noun. ton·​sil·​li·​tis ˌtän(t)-sə-ˈlī-təs. : inflammation of the tonsils. Examples of tonsillitis in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Axtarish.

What does Tonsillitis mean? . (root): tonsill = tonsils .(suffix): -itis = inflammation . Tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils. Tonsillectomy . What is ...

Prefixes are located at the beginning of a medical term. The prefix alters the meaning of the medical term. It is important to spell and pronounce prefixes ...