abjectival roots and combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
brachy-
A
short
brachycephalic
2
Q
brev/i-
A
short
brevicaudate
3
Q
dipl/o-
A
double, twice
diplococcus
4
Q
dolicho-
A
long, elongated
dolichocephalic
5
Q
macro-
A
large
macrophage, macroeconomics
6
Q
meg/a, meg/alo,meg/aly-
A
large, oversized
megaesophagous, splenomegaly
7
Q
pachy-
A
thick
pachyderm
8
Q
sten-
A
narrowing
spinal stenosis, stenotic nares
9
Q
cry/o-
A
cold
cryotherapy
10
Q
thermo-
A
heat
thermogenic, thermometer
11
Q
hydr/o-
A
wet, water, fluid
hydrocephalus, hydrate
12
Q
xer/o-
A
dry
xeroderma
13
Q
brady-
A
slow
bradycardia, bradypnea
14
Q
tachy-
A
fast
tachycardia, tachypnea
15
Q
malac/o-
A
soft, softening
osteomalacia
16
Q
-scler/o-
A
hardness
arteriosclerosis
17
Q
dextr/o
A
right, right side
dextrocardia
18
Q
lev/o
A
left, to the left
levorotation