Ch. 4 Combining Forms

Question 1

carp/o

Metacarpal bones

Answer 1

wrist bones

Question 2

cib/o

Ante cibum

Answer 2

meals

Question 3

cis/o

Incision

Answer 3

to cut

Question 4

cost/o

Intercostal

Answer 4

rib

Question 5

cutane/o

Subcutaneous

Answer 5

skin

Question 6

dactyl/o

Syndactyly

Answer 6

fingers, toes

Question 7

duct/o

Abductor

Answer 7

to lead, carry

Question 8

flex/o

Retroflexion

Answer 8

to bend

Question 9

furc/o

Bifurcation

Answer 9

forking, branching

Question 10

gloss/o

Hemiglossectomy

Answer 10

tongue

Question 11

glyc/o

Hyperglycemia

Answer 11

sugar

Question 12

immun/o

Autoimmune disease

Answer 12

protection

Question 13

morph/o

Metamorphosis

Answer 13

shape, form

Question 14

mort/o

Postmortem

Answer 14

death

Question 15

nat/i

Neonatal

Answer 15

birth

Question 16

nect/o

Answer 16

to bind, tie, connect

Question 17

norm/o

Abnormal

Answer 17

rule, order

Question 18

ox/o

Anoxia

Answer 18

oxygen

Question 19

pub/o

Suprapubic

Answer 19

pubis ( pubic bone);anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

Question 20

seps/o

Antisepsis

Answer 20

infection

Question 21

somn/o

Insomnia

Answer 21

sleep

Question 22

son/o

Ultrasonography

Answer 22

sound

Question 23

the/o

Answer 23

nipple

Question 24

thyr/o

Euthyroid

Answer 24

thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled (-oid) a sheild to those who named it)

Question 25

top/o

Ectopic

Answer 25

place, position, location

Question 26

tox/o

Antitoxin

Answer 26

poison

Question 27

trache/o

Endotracheal

Answer 27

windpipe, trachea

Question 28

urethr/o

Transurethral

Answer 28

urethra