Additional roots and Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
–edema-
A
swelling
cephaledema, edematous
2
Q
-esthes-
A
sensations
anesthesia**
3
Q
audi/o-
A
hearing
auditory
4
Q
bio-
A
life
biogensis
5
Q
duct-
A
lead
abduct
6
Q
gen/o
A
producing
pathogen, cardiogenic
7
Q
-kin/e, kin/o-
A
movement, motion
kinetogenic, kinetics
8
Q
-lysis, -lys/o, -lytic
A
breaking down
lysis, hemolytic
9
Q
morph/o-
A
form, structure, shape
amorphous, polymorphic
10
Q
-op/ia, -ops/ia, opsy-
A
vision
myopic, biopsy
11
Q
-phil
A
-love or affinity for
acidophillic, philanthropist
12
Q
-plegia
A
-paralysis
hemiplegia, paraplegia
13
Q
-poiesis
A
-formation, production
hemopoiesis
14
Q
-stasis
A
standing still , stoppage
homeostasis, hemostasis
15
Q
troph/o-
A
nourishment, food
autotrophism, dystrophy