Chapter 4 Flashcards
What does the combining form ‘abdomin/o’ mean?
abdomen
What does the combining form ‘an/o’ refer to?
anus (opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body)
What is the meaning of the combining form ‘bi/o’?
life
What does ‘cardi/o’ stand for?
heart
What does the combining form ‘carp/o’ refer to?
carpals (wrist bones)
What does ‘cis/o’ mean?
to cut
What does the combining form ‘cost/o’ refer to?
ribs
What is the meaning of ‘crani/o’?
skull
What does ‘cutane/o’ mean?
skin
What does ‘dur/o’ refer to?
dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
What does ‘gen/o’ mean?
to produce, to begin
What does ‘glyco’ refer to?
sugar
What is the meaning of ‘hemat/o’?
blood
What does ‘nat/i’ refer to?
birth
What does ‘norm/o’ mean?
rule, order
What does ‘peritone/o’ refer to?
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen)
What is the meaning of ‘plas/o’?
formation, growth, development
What does ‘scapul/o’ mean?
scapula (shoulder blade)
What does ‘menses’ refer to?
monthly discharge of blood from the lining of the uterus
What does ‘uter/o’ mean?
uterus
What does ‘ven/o’ refer to?
vein
What is the meaning of ‘vertebr/o’?
vertebra (backbone)
What does the suffix ‘-ation’ indicate?
process, condition
What does the suffix ‘-cision’ mean?
process of cutting
What does ‘-crine’ refer to?
secretion
What does the suffix ‘-dipsia’ mean?
thirst
What does ‘-emia’ refer to?
blood condition
What is the meaning of ‘-gen’?
to produce, generate
What does ‘-graphy’ indicate?
process of recording
What does ‘-ia’ mean?
condition
What does the suffix ‘-ic’ refer to?
pertaining to
What does ‘-ine’ mean?
pertaining to
What does ‘-ism’ refer to?
condition, process
What does ‘-lapse’ mean?
to fall, slide
What does ‘-lysis’ indicate?
loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction
What does ‘-meter’ mean?
to measure
What does ‘-mission’ refer to?
to send
What does ‘-mortem’ mean?
death
What does ‘-oma’ indicate?
tumor
What does ‘-ous’ mean?
pertaining to
What does ‘-partum’ refer to?
to give birth
What does ‘-pathy’ mean?
disease condition
What does ‘-phagia’ refer to?
eating
What does ‘-phasia’ mean?
speech
What does ‘-plasia’ indicate?
formation (condition)
What does ‘-plasm’ refer to?
formation (tissue)
What does ‘-plegia’ mean?
paralysis
What does ‘-pnea’ refer to?
breathing
What does ‘-rrhea’ mean?
flow, discharge
What does ‘-scopy’ indicate?
process of visual examination
What does ‘-section’ mean?
to cut
What does ‘-stasis’ refer to?
to stand, place, stop, control
What does ‘-tension’ mean?
Pressure
What does ‘-thesis’ indicate?
to put, place, position
What does ‘-tic’ refer to?
pertaining to
What does ‘-trophy’ mean?
development, nourishment
