Combining Forms

Question 1

-are/o

Answer 1

air

e.g. aerobics, aerospace, aerosol, aerodynamics

Question 2

bronch/o

Answer 2

bronchus

e.g. bronchodilator, bronchoscopy, bronchospasm

Question 3

-cyan/o

Answer 3

blue

e.g. cyanosis, cyanobacteria(ラン藻類), cyanotic

Question 4

-cyst/o

Answer 4

sac

e.g. cystic fibrosis(濾胞性線維症), cystic lesion(濾胞性病変), cystectomy(濾胞切除術)

Question 5

-naso

Answer 5

nose

e.g. nasopharyngitis(上咽頭炎)、nasogastric tube (経鼻胃管)、nasolabial fold(法令線)

Question 6

-orth/o

Answer 6

straight

e.g. orthopedics(整形外科)、orthodocs(正統な、伝統的な)、orthogonal( 直行の)

Question 7

-ot/o

Answer 7

ear

e.g. otolaryngology(耳鼻咽喉科)、otitis(耳炎)、otitis media(中耳炎)、ototoxicity(聴覚毒性)

Question 8

-ox/i

Answer 8

oxygen

e.g. oxidize(酸化させる)、oxidative(酸化的な)、oxidant(酸化体)

Question 9

-pneumon/o

Answer 9

lung

e.g. pneumonopathy(肺障害)、pneumothorax(気胸)、pneumonia(肺炎)

Question 10

-rhin/o

Answer 10

straight nose

e.g. rhinorrhea(鼻漏)、rhinoscopy(鼻鏡検査)、rhinosinusitis(副鼻腔炎)

Question 11

-spir/o

Answer 11

breathing

e.g. spirometer(肺活量計)、spirochete(スピロヘータ)

Question 12

-thorac/o

Answer 12

chest

e.g. thoracoscopy(胸腔鏡検査)、thoracotomy(開胸術)、thoracoabdominal(開腹部の)