Chapter 3: Suffixes & Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden, acute vs chronic
aden/o
Gland
adip/o
Fat
amni/o
amnion (sac that surrounds fetus during pregnancy)
angi/o
Vessel, arteri/o vs. ven/o & phleb/o
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Axill/o
Armpit
Bi/o
life, biology
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
carcin/o
Cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
chem/o
drug, chemical
chondr/o
cartilage
chron/o
time
col/o
colon (large intestine)
cyst/o
Urinary bladder
encephal/o, cephal/o, crani/o
Brain
erythr/o
Red
hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
hepat/o
Liver
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
inguin/o
Groin
isch/o, ischemia
to hold back
lapar/o, abdomin/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o
larynx
leuk/o, leukocyte
white
lymph/o
Lymph
mamm/o
Breast
Mast/o
Breast
morph/o, morphology
shape, form
muc/o
mucus
My/o
Muscle
myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutrophil
nucle/o
nucleus
ophthalm/o, opt/o
eye
oste/o
bone
ot/o, otitis media
ear
path/o
disease
peritone/o
peritoneum
phag/o
to eat, swallow
phleb/o, phlebotomy, phlebotomist
vein
plas/o
formation, development
pleur/o
pluera (double layered membrane)
pneumon/o, pulmon/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, -dynia
Pain
-cele
Hernia
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
-coccus (plural: -cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium
-cyte
Cell
-dynia
Pain
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
-emia
Blood condition
-genesis
Condition if producing, forming
-gram (cardiogram)
Record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
Process of recording
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-lysis (hemolysis)
Breakdown, destruction, separation
-malacia
Softening
-megaly (cardiomegaly)
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 (angioplasty)
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Dropping, falling, prolapse
-sclerosis (atherosclerosis / plaque)
Hardening
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
-scopy
Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
-stasis (hemostasis)
Controlling, stopping
-stomy, -tomy, -ectomy, stomat/o (stomatology vs. dentistry)
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
-therapy
Treatment
-tomy
incision, cutting into
-trophy
Development, nourishment
-er
One who (person)
-ia
Condition
-ist
Specialist
-ole
Little, small
-ule
Little, small
-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
-us
Structure, substance
-y
Condition, process
-ac
-iac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
pertaining to
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
-ic
-ical
Pertaining to
-oid
Resembling
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
-ous
Pertaining to
-tic (necrotic)
Pertaining to
arthr/itis
inflammation of joint
blephar/o/ptosis
Dropping eyelid
Isch/emia
Loss of normal blood flow
oste/o/genic
Produced by bone tissue
Staphyl/o/cocci
Berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters
Hernia
Protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
Rectocele
Protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vaginal wall
Streptococcus and Staphyloccus
Bacteria that grow in chains or clusters
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
Leukocytes
White blood cells
Thrombocytes or platelets
Clotting cells
Acromegaly
Endocrine disorder
Occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after completion of puberty
Often results from a benign tumor of the pituitary gland.
Person is typically normal in height, but bones and soft tissues in the hands, feet, and face grow abnormally.
Abraham Lincoln
Splenomegaly
Occurs with excessive hemolysis (red blood cells are destroyed).
If the spleen is removed, other organs carry out its functions.
Laparoscopy (vasectomy) if you don’t want to have anymore kids
A form of minimally invasive surgery.
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope, a lightened telescopic instrument.
Surgeon inserts the laparoscope through an incision in the abdomen near the navel.
Used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease or for various procedures.
Adenoids
Small masses of lymphatic tissue.
Located in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages.
The literal meaning, “resembling glands,” is appropriate since they are neither endocrine nor exocrine glands.
Adenoidectomy may be needed if they become enlarged and block the airway from the nose to the pharynx.
