ch 10 word parts Flashcards
what does the prefix a- mean?
absence of, without
what does the prefix endo- mean?
within, in
what does the prefix epi- mean?
on, upon, over
what does the prefix hyper- mean?
above, excessive
what does the prefix hypo- mean?
below, deficient
what does the prefix inter- mean?
between
what does the prefix pan- mean?
all, total
what does the prefix peri- mean?
surrounding, around
what does the prefix poly- mean?
many, much
what does the combining form chrom/o mean?
color
what does the combining form coagul/o mean?
clotting
what does the combining form cyt/o mean?
cell
what does the combining form eosin/o mean?
red, dawn, rosy
what does the combining form erythr/o mean?
red
what does the combining form fibrin/o mean?
fibrin
what does the combining form hem/o mean?
blood
what does the combining form hepat/o mean?
liver
what does the combining form hemat/o mean?
blood
what does the combining form is/o mean?
same, equal
what does the combining form isch/o mean?
deficiency, blockage
what does the combining form leuk/o mean?
white
what does the combining form lymph/o mean?
lymph, lymph tissue
what does the combining form mon/o mean?
one, single
what does the combining form myel/o mean?
bone marrow, spinal cord
what does the combining form neutr/o mean?
neutral, neither base nor acid
what does the combining form phag/o mean?
eat, swallow
what does the combining form phleb/o mean?
vein
what does the combining form plasm/o mean?
plasma
what does the combining form poikil/o mean?
varied, irregular
what does the combining form therm/o mean?
heat
what does the combining form thomb/o mean?
clot
what does the combining form splen/o mean?
spleen
what does the combining form ven/o mean?
vein
what does the suffix -ac mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -apheresis mean?
removal, carrying away
what does the suffix -ar mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -blast mean?
immature cell, embryonic
what does the suffix -centesis mean?
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
what does the suffix -cyte mean?
cell
what does the suffix -cytosis mean?
abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
what does the suffix -ectomy mean?
excision, surgical removal
what does the suffix -emia mean?
in the blood
what does the suffix -genic mean?
producing, originating, causing
what does the suffix -globin mean?
protein
what does the suffix -ia mean?
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
what does the suffix -ic mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -ism mean?
state of
what does the suffix -itis mean?
inflammation
what does the suffix -logist mean?
specialist who studies and treats
what does the suffix -logy mean?
study of
what does the suffix -lysis mean?
loosening, dissolution, separating
what does the suffix -megaly mean?
enlarged, enlargement
what does the suffix -oid mean?
resembling
what does the suffix -oma mean?
tumor
what does the suffix -osis mean?
abnormal condition
what does the suffix -ous mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -pathy mean?
disease
what does the suffix -penia mean?
abnormal reduction in number
what does the suffix -pexy mean?
surgical fixation, suspension
what does the suffix -phage mean?
eat, swallow
what does the suffix -plasty mean?
surgical repair
what does the suffix -poiesis mean?
formation
what does the suffix -rrhage mean?
excessive flow
what does the suffix -rrhagia mean?
excessive flow
what does the suffix -stasis mean?
stop, stopping, controlling
what does the suffix -tomy mean?
cut into, incision
what does the suffix -us mean?
state or condition
