Chapter 3 Combining Forms/suffixes Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
Acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
Aden/o
Gland
Adip/o
Fat
Amni/o
Amnion
Angi/o
Vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
ARTHR/o
Joint
Axill/o
Armpit
Bi/o
Life
BLEPHAR/o
Eyelid
Bronch/o
Bronchial tunes
Carcin/o
Cancer
Chem/o
Drug, chemical
Chron/o
Cartilage
Chron/o
Time
Col/o
Colon (large intestine)
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
ENCEPHAL/0
Brain
ERYTHR/o
Red
HEM/0
Blood
HEAPT/0
Liver
HYDR/0
Water, fluid
INGURIN/0
Groin
ISCH/0
To hold back
LAPAR/0
Abdomen, abdominal wall
LARYNG/0
Larynx
LEUK/0
White
LYMPH/0
Lymph
Mamm/o
Breast
Mast/o
Breast
Morph/o
Shape, form
Muc/o
Mucus
My/o
Muscle
MYEL/0
Spinal cord, bone marrow
NECR/0
Death, of cells or whole body
NEPHR/0
Kidney
NEUR/0
Nerve
NEUTr/o
Neutrophil
NUCLE/0
Nucleus
OPHTHALM/0
Eye
OSTE/0
Bone
OT/0
Ear
PATH/0
Disease
PERITONE/0
Peritoneum
PHAG/0
To eat, swallow
Phleb/0
Vein
Plans/o
Formation, development
Pleur/o
Pleura
Pneumon/o
Lungs
RADI/o
X-rays
Rect/o
Rectum
Ren/o
Kidney
RHIN/o
Nose
SARC/o
Flesh
Splen/o
Spleen
Staphyl/o
Clusters
Strept/o
Twisted chains
Thorac/o
Chest
THROMB/o
Clot
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
Ven/o
Vein
-algia
Pain
-cele
Hernia
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-coccus/cocci
Berry-shaped bacterium
-cyte
Cell
-dynia
Pain
-ectomy
Excision,removal,resection
-emia
Blood condition
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
-gram
Record
-graph
Instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
-malacia
Softening
-megaly
Enlargement
-oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
-opsy
To view
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
Disease condition
-penia
Deficiency
-phobia
Fear
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-sclerosis
Hardening
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
-scopy
Process of visual examination
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth stoma
-therapy
Treatment
-trophy
Development, Nourishment
-er
One who
-is
Condition
-ist
Specialist
- ole
- ule
Little, small
- um
- ium
Structure, tissue
-us
Structure, substance
-y
Condition, process
- ac, -iac
- al
- ar
- eal
Pertaining to
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
- ic, -iCal
- ous
- tic
Pertaining to
-oid
Resembling
-ose
Pertaining to, full of