Combining forms Flashcards
Aer(o)
Air
Aerogen
Gas producing microorganisms
Bacteri(o)
Bacteria
Bacteriogenic
Caused by bacteria
Bas(o) , basi(o)
Base
Basophilic
Having affinity for basic dyes
Cry(o)
Cold
Cryocautery
Destruction of tissue by freezing
Cyan(o)
Blue
Cyanopsia
Condition in which all objects appear blue
Electr(o)
Electricity
Electric electrocardiogram
Graphic record of heart’s electrical currents
Eosin(o)
Red, rosy
Eosinophilic
Staining with acidic dye
Erythr(o)
Red, redness
Erythroclasis
Fragmentation of red blood cells
Ethmo
Ethmoid bone
Ethmonasal
Relating to ethmoid and nasal bones
Fibr(o)
Fiber
Fibroplastic
Producing fibrous tissue
Fungi
Fungus
Fungicide
Substance that destroys fungi
Galact(o)
Milk
Galactophoritis
Inflammation of milk ducts
Glyco
Sugars
Glycopenia
Sugar deficiency
Granulo
Granular
Granuloma
Small, granular lesion
Ket(o) , keton(o)
Ketone; acetone
Ketogenesis
Metabolic production of ketones
Idio
Distinct unknown
Idiopathic
Of unknown origin
Immun(o)
Safe; immune
Immunodeficient
Lacking in some essential immune function
Kal(I)
Potassium
Kalemia
Presence of potassium in blood
Karyo
Nucleus
Karyolysis
Destruction of cell nucleus
Latero
Lateral, to one side
Lateroduction
Movement to one side
Medi(o)
Middle; medical plane
Mediolateral
Relating to medial plane and one side of body
Meg(a), megal(o)
Large; million
Megaloencephaly
Abnormally large brain
Micr(o)
Small; tiny
Microorganism
Tiny organism
Morph(o)
Structure; shape
Morphology
Study of structure of animals and plants
Normo
Normal
Normocyte
Normal red blood cell
Nucle(o)
Nucleus
Nucleotoxin
Poison that acts upon a cell nucleus
Path(o)
Disease
Pathogen
Disease causing substance
Phago
Eating; swallowing
Phagocyte
Cell that ingests bacteria and other particles
Pharmaco
Drugs; medicine
Pharmacology
Science of drugs
Phon(o)
Sound; voice; speech
Photometer
Instrument for measuring light
Somat(o)
Body
Somatogenic
Originating in body
Therm(o)
Heat
Thermometer
Instrument for measuring temperature