Combination words Flashcards
Anky/o
Stiff
Articul/o
Joint
Balan/o
Glands penis
Blast
Immature cell
Carpo
Wrist
Cephal/o
Head
Cyesis
Pregnancy
Cost/o or Costo
Rib
Dactyl/o
Fingers; toes
Estr/o
Female
Graphy-
Process of recording
Mast/o
Breast
Orchid/o
Testes
Para-
To give birth or bear
Gravida-
Pregnancy
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid.
Cry/o
Cold
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-endo
within
-esthesia
Sensation
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
Seps/o
Infection; infected; contaminated
-tripsy
Crush
Angio
Blood vessel
Arterio
Arteries
Cardio
Heart
Myo
Muscle
Echo
Sound
-gram
To record or picture
-emia
blood condition
Aero
Air
Phlebo
Vein
Sclerosis
Hardening
Sphygmo
Pulse
Stenosis
Narrowing
Tachy
Fast
Thoraco
Chest
-lysis
Breakdown
-genesis
Producing; forming
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Nephr/o
Kidney
-ptosis
droop; sag
Phleb/o
Vein
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
Lith/o
Stone
Leuk/o
White
Erythr/o
Red
Ren/o
Kidney
-uria
Urination
Hemat/o
Blood condition
Bucc/o
Cheek
Cheil/o
Lips
Col/o
Colon (large intestines)
Enter/o
Small intestines
Gastr/o
Stomach
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Hepat/o
Liver
Stomat/o
Mouth
Proct/o
Anus; rectum
Rect/o
Rectum
Glyc/o
Sugar
-phagia
Eating; Swallowing
Post
After
Stasis
To stop; to control
Myring/o
Eardrum
Hemi-
Half
Uni-
One
Eu-
Normal; good.
Phren/o
Can mean either diaphragm or mind.
-algia
pain
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Onc/o
Tumor
-oma
Tumor, mass, swelling
-opsy
Process of viewing
-osis
Condition usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells.)
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-scopy
Process of visually examining with an endoscope
-tomy
Process of cutting incision
Epi-
Above, upon
Pro-
Before, forward