Combining Forms, Prefixes, Suffixes, & Medical Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
In relationship to a gland
2
Q
In relationship to a gland
Combining Form
A
aden/o
3
Q
adip/o
A
Fat
4
Q
Fat
A
Adip/o
5
Q
albin/o
A
White
6
Q
White (2)
A
Albin/o
Leuk/o
7
Q
Aut/o
A
Self
8
Q
Self
A
aut/o
9
Q
Bi/o
A
Self
10
Q
Life
A
Bi/o
11
Q
Caus/o
A
Burning sensation
12
Q
Burning sensation
A
Caus/o
13
Q
Cauter/o
A
Burn
14
Q
Burn
A
Cauter/o
15
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
16
Q
Blue
A
Cyan/o
17
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
18
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
19
Q
Skin (3)
A
Derm/o
Dermat/
Cutane/o
20
Q
Diaphor/o
A
Profuse sweating
21
Q
Profuse sweating
A
Diaphor/o
22
Q
Eosin/o
A
Rosy
23
Q
Rosy
A
Eosin/o
24
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
25
Erythem/o
Red
26
Red (3)
Erythr/o
Erythem/o
Rube/o
27
Heter/o
Different
28
Different
Heter/o
29
Hidr/o
Sweat
30
Sweat
Hidr/o
31
Ichthy/o
Dry/scaly
32
Dry/scaly
Ichthy/o
33
Jaund/o
Yellow
34
Yellow (3)
Jaund/o
Xanth/o
Lute/o
35
Kerat/o
Hard
36
Hard
Kerat/o
37
Leuk/o
White
38
Lip/o
Fat
39
Lute/o
Yellow
40
Melan/o
Black
41
Myc/o
Fungus
42
Fungus
Myc/o
43
Necr/o
Death
44
Death
Necr/o
45
Onych/o
Nail
46
Nail (2)
Onych/o
Ungu/o
47
Pachy/o
Thick
48
Thick
Pachy/o
49
Phyt/o
Plant
50
Plant
Phyt/o
51
Pil/o
Hair
52
Hair (2)
Pil/o
Trich/o
53
Poli/o
Gray matter
54
Gray matter
Poli/o
55
Py/o
Pus
56
Pus
Py/o
57
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
58
Wrinkle
Rhytid/o
59
Rube/o
Red
60
Seb/o
Sebum/oil
61
Sebum/oil
Seb/o
62
Staphyl/o
Clusters
63
Clusters
Staphyl/o
64
Steat/o
Fat
65
Strept/o
Twisted chain
66
Twisted chain
Strept/o
67
Squam/o
Flat/scalelike
68
Flat/scalelike
Squam/o
69
Trich/o
Hair
70
Ungu/o
Nail
71
Xanth/o
Yellow
72
Xer/o
Dry
73
Dry
Xer/o
74
epi-
On/upon
75
On/upon
epi-
76
hyper-
Over
77
Over
hyper-
78
hypo-
Under
79
Under (2)
hypo-
sub-
80
intra-
Within
81
Within
intra-
82
para-
Beside
83
Beside
para-
84
per-
Through
85
Through
per-
86
peri-
Surrounding
87
Surrounding
peri-
88
sub-
Under
89
-coccus
Spherical bacterium
90
Spherical bacterium
-coccus
91
-ectomy
Removal
92
Removal
-ectomy
93
-ia
Condition
94
Condition
-ia
95
-malacia
Softening
96
Softening
-malacia
97
-opsy
View of
98
View of
-opsy
99
-plasty
Surgical repair
100
Surgical repair
-plasty
101
-rrhea
Discharge
102
Discharge
-rrhea
103
-tome
An instrument to cut
104
An instrument to cut
-tome
105
-tomy
To cut
106
To cut
-tomy
107
bx
Biopsy
108
Biopsy Abbreviation
bx
109
ca
Cancer
110
Cancer Abbreviation
ca
111
derm
Dermatology
112
Dermatology Abbreviation
derm
113
I&D
Incision and Drainage
114
Incision and Drainage
I&D
115
subcu
Subcutaneous
116
subq
Subcutaneous
117
SC
Subcutaneous
118
SQ
Subcutaneous
119
Subcutaneous Abbreviations (4)
subcu
subq
SC
SQ
120
PPD
Tuberculin skin test
121
Tuberculin Skin Test Abbreviation
PPD
