Ch.11 Combining Forms & Suffixes Flashcards
Combining form for extremities
Acr/o
Combing form for gland
Aden/o
Combing form for adrenal glands
Adren/o, adrenal/o
Combing form for male
Andr/o
Combining form for calcium
Calc/o
Combing form for to secrete
Crin/o
Combining form for female
Estr/o
Combining form for glucose
Gluc/o
Combining form for sugar
Glyc/o
Combining form for sex glands
Gonad/o
Combining form for iodine
Iod/o
Combining form for potassium
Kal/i
Combining form for ketones
Ket/o
Combining form for minerals, electrolytes
Mineral/o
Combining form for sodium
Natr/o
Combining form for ovary
Ovari/o
Combining form for pancreas
Pancreat/o
Combining form for parathyroid gland
Parathyroid/o
Combining form for pineal gland
Pineal/o
Combining form for pituitary gland
Pituitar/o
Combining form for radiation
Radi/o
Combining form for body
Somat/o
Combining form for testicles
Testicul/o
Combining form for thymus gland
Thym/o
Combining form for thyroid gland
Thyr/o, thyroid/o
Combining form for poison
Toxic/o
Suffix for thirst
-dipsia
Suffix for pertaining to a blood condition
-emic
Suffix meaning to press down
-pressin
Suffix for pertaining to stimulating
-tropic
Suffix meaning to stimulate
-tropin