Exploring Medical Language Combining Forms Flashcards
balan/o
glans penis
epididym/o
epididymis
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle(s)
-ism
state of
andr/o
male
orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
testis, testicle
prostat/o
prostate gland
sperm/o, spermat/o
sperm, spermatozoon
vas/o
vessel, duct
cardi/o
heart
plasm/o
plasma
pan-
all, total
aort/o
aorta
lymph/o
lymph, lymph tissue
thym/o
thymus gland
-poiesis
formation
arteri/o
artery
lymphaden/o
lymph node
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
-scelerosis
hardening
ather/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
myel/o
bone marrow
ventricul/o
ventricle
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
therm/o
heat
-apheresis
removal
atri/o
atrium
phleb/o, ven/o
vein
brady-
slow
angi/o
vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
isch/o
deficiency, blockage
thromb/o
clot
-penia
abnormal reduction in number
ech/o
sound
splen/o
spleen
-ac
pertaining to
cochle/o
cochlea
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
vestibul/o
vestibule
staped/o
stapes