The combining form -lepsy is used like a suffix meaning “seizure.” It is sometimes used in medical terms.

What is the prefix of electromyography?

electromyography. suffix: -graphy: process of recording. prefix: none. CF: electr/o : electricity. CF: my/o : muscle.

What does EPI mean in epilepsy?

The word, epilepsy, is derived from the Greek, epi- and lambanien, the latter meaning to seize or take hold of, leading, in time, to the Latin, epilepsia,which faithfully translates to the English, seizure.