Medical Terminology: Combining Forms Flashcards by Madison North

a-, an-

no; not, without

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ab-

away from

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ad-

toward; near

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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-ac, -al

pertaining to

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-am,-ar, -ary

pertaining to

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aden/o

gland

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adip/o

fat

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-algesia

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

pain

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aden/o

glands

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adip/o

fat

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-algesia

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

pain

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ana-

up; apart; backward; anew; again

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angi/o

blood vessels

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ante-

before; forward

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anter/o

front

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anti-

against

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aort/o

aorta (largest artery)

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append/o. appendic/o

appendix

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arter/o, arteri/o

artery

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arthr/o

joint

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-ase

enzyme

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audi/o, audit/o

hearing

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aut/o, aut-, auto

self, own

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axill/o

armpit

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bacter/i/o

bacteria

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bi-

two

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bil/i

bile, gall

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brachi/o

arm

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brady-

slow

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broch/o, brochi/o

bronchial tube

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bucc/o

cheek

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calc/o

calcium

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carcin/o

cancerous

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cardi/o

heart

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-cele, coele

swelling, hernia

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cell/u

cell level

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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cervic/o

neck

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chol/e

bile; gall

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cholecyst/o

gall bladder

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-cidal

pertaining to killing

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col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

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comi/o

to care for

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contra-

against; opposite

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coron/o

heart

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cost/o

rib

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cran/i

skull

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cyan/o

blue

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cyst/o

urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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cyt/o, -cyte

cell

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de-

lack of; less

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derm/o, derma-, dermat/o

skin

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diaphor/o

sweat

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dist/o

far; distant

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dors/o, dorsi-

back

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dys-

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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-eal

pertaining to

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-estomy

removal; excision; resection

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-emia

blood condition

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-emic

pertaining to blood condition

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end-, endo/o

in; within

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enter/o

intestines (usually small intestines)

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epi-

above; upon, on

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erthyr/o

red

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erythem/o

flushed; redness

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-esis

action; condition; state of

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ex-

out; away from

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gastro/o

stomach

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-genesis

production; forming

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ger/i, geront/o

old age

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gluc/o, glyc/o

glucose; sugar

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-gram

record

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-graphy

process of recording

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hem/o, hemat/o

blood

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hemi-

half

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hepat/o

liver

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herni/o

hernia

hydr/o

water

hyper-

above; excessive; greater than normal

hypo-

below; below; less than normal

hyster/o

uterus; womb

-ia

condition

-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior

pertaining to

-iasis

abnormal condition

ile/o

ileum

inguin/o

groin

inter-

between

intra-

within; into

-ism

process; condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

jaund/o

yellow

jejun/o

jejunum

kal/i

potassium

ket/o, keton

ketones, acetones

kyph/o

hunch back

lapar/o

abdominal wall; abdomen

later/o

side

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat; lipid

lob/o

lobe

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown; separation; destruction

mal-

bad

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

medi/o

middle

-megaly

enlargement

melan/o

black

-ment/o

mind

my/o

muscle

narc/o

numbness; sleep

nas/o

nose

natr/o

sodium

necr/o

death

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

norm/o

rule; order

nos/o

infection

ocul/o, opthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o

eye

-oid

resembling; derived from

olig/o

scant; slight

-oma

tumor

oophr/o

ovary

-osis

condition usually abnormal

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

-ous

pertaining to

-oxia, -oxic

oxygen

pancreat/o

pancreas

para-

near; beside; apart from; along side of

-paresis

weakness

path/o, -pathy

disease

pector/o

chest

-penia

deficency

-phagia

eating; swallowing

phas/o, -phasia

speech

phleb/o

vein

-plasia

development; formation; growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia, -plegic

paralysis; paisy

-pnea

breathing

neum/o, pneumon/o

lung; air; gas

post-; poster/o

after; behind

pre-

before, in front of

proxim/o

near

pseudo

false; fake

pulmon/o

lung

purul/o

pus

quadri-

four

rhino-

nose

-rrhage

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhea

flow; discharge

sanguin/o

fluid- blood

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visually examining with a scope

-sect

to cut

seps/o

infection

ser/o

fluid-serum; clear

-sis

state of

-spasm

sudden contraction of muscle

-stasis

to stop; control; place

-static

pertaining to stopping; controlling

-stenosis

tightening; narrowing

stern/o

sternum

-stomy

new opening (to form mouth)

sub-

below; under

supra-

above, upper

syncop/o

faint

tachy-

fast

-tension, -tensive

pressure

therm/o

heat

thorac/o

chest

-thorax

chest, plural cavity

thromb/o

clot

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

-tic

pertaining to

-tomy

process of cutting

-toxic

poison

trache/o

trachea

trans-

across; through

tri-

three

-trophy

development-condition of

umbilic/o

umbilicus; navel

uni-

one

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

urether/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

-uria

urination; condition of urine

urin/o

urine

-us

structure; thing

uter/o

uterus; womb

vascul/o

vessel (bleed)

ven/o, ven/i

vein

ventr/o

abdominal side of the body

vertebr/o

vertebra (backbone)

xer/o

dry

-y

condition; process