Midterm Flashcards
Root/Combining form abdomen
abdomin/o, celi/o
Root/Combining form extremities
acr/o
Root/Combining form adjacent/accessory
adenx/o
Root/Combining form body structures
anatom/o
Root/Combining form front
anter/o, ventr/o
Root/Combining form immature cell
blast/o
Root/Combining form tail
caud/o
Root/Combining form head
cephal/o
Root/Combining form blue
cyan/o
Root/Combining form cell
cyt/o
Root/Combining form skin
dermat/o, derm/o
Root/Combining form distant from origin
dist/o
Root/Combining form back
dors/o, poster/o
Root/Combining form epithelial
epitheli/o
Root/Combining form cause of disease
eti/o
Root/Combining form tissue
hist/o
Root/Combining form side
later/o
Root/Combining form mediastinum
mediastin/o
Root/Combining form middle
medi/o
Root/Combining form enlarged
megal/o
Root/Combining form form
morph/o
Root/Combining form mucus
muc/o
Root/Combining form pelvis
pelv/o
Root/Combining form function
physi/o
Root/Combining form lung cavity
pleur/o
Root/Combining form closer to origin
proxim/o
Root/Combining form serum or or serous membrane
ser/o
Root/Combining form chest
thorac/o, steth/o
prefix for surroundings
peri-
suffix for surgical procedure
centesis
suffix for cell
cyte
suffix for condtion
ia
suffix for specialist
ist
suffix for inflammation
itis
suffix for one who studies
logist
suffix for study of
logy
suffix for englarged
megaly
suffix for instrument to measure
meter
suffix for process of measuring
metry
suffix for loss of movement and feeling
paralysis
suffix for disease
pathy
suffix for adjective endings
tic, ous, ic, al , ar, ible, able
Root/Combining form widening
aneurysm/o
Root/Combining form vessel
angi/o, vas/o
Root/Combining form aorta
aort/o
Root/Combining form artery
arteri/o
Root/Combining form thick, fatty
ather/o
Root/Combining form heart
cardi/o
Root/Combining form reflected sound
ech/o
Root/Combining form electricity
electr/o
Root/Combining form red
erythr/o
Root/Combining form fibrous
fibr/o
Root/Combining form blood
hem/o
Root/Combining form stopped flow
isch/o
Root/Combining form white
leuk/o
Root/Combining form fat
lip/o
Root/Combining form lymph
lymph/o
Root/Combining form thin substance
man/o
Root/Combining form black
melan/o
Root/Combining form vein
phleb/o
Root/Combining form x-ray
radi/o
Root/Combining form rhythm
rhythm/o
Root/Combining form hard
scler/o
Root/Combining form sound
son/o
Root/Combining form pulse
sphygm/o
Root/Combining form clot
thromb/o
Root/Combining form slice
tom/o
Prefix for slow
brady
Prefix for fast
tachy
Prefix for without
a, an
Suffix for pain
algia
Suffix for excision
ectomy
Suffix for blood condition
emia
Suffix for to generate
genic
Suffix for picture
gram
Suffix for recording insturment
graph
Suffix for process of making a picture
graphy
Suffix for destruction
lysis
Suffix for tumor
oma
Suffix for condition or increased number
osis
Suffix for low number
penia
Suffix for fear
phobia
Suffix for control or stopping
stasis
Suffix for looking insturment
scope
Suffix for process of using a scope
scopy
Root/Combining form gland
aden/o
Root/Combining form cancer
carcin/o
Root/Combining form cerebrum
cerebr/o
Root/Combining form vommiting
emes/o, emet/o, emetic/o
Root/Combining form brain inside head
encephal/o
Root/Combining form smooth
lei/o
Root/Combining form meninges
mening/o
Root/Combining form muscle
my/o
Root/Combining form spinal cord, bone marrow
myel/o
Root/Combining form birth
nat/o
Root/Combining form new
ne/o
Root/Combining form nerve
neur/o
Root/Combining form tumor
onc/o
Root/Combining form bone
oste/o
Root/Combining form small elevation of tissue
papill/o
Root/Combining form wall
parit/o
Root/Combining form peritoneum
periton/o
Root/Combining form gray
poli/o
Root/Combining form mind
psych/o
Root/Combining form rod shaped
rhabd/o
Root/Combining form spinal
spin/o
Root/Combining form organ
viscer/o
Prefix of against
anti
Prefix of difficult/painful
dys
Suffix of hernia
cele
Suffix of generate/ develop
genesis
Suffix of specialist/physician
iatrist
Suffix of softening
malacia
Suffix of like/resembling
oid
Suffix of love
philia
Suffix of fear
phobia
Suffix of development
plasia, trophy
Suffix of growth of tissue
plasm
Suffix of incision
tomy
Suffix of affecting
trophic
Root/Combining form starch
amyl/o
Root/Combining form weight
bar/o
Root/Combining form bile
bil/i
Root/Combining form carbon
carb/o
Root/Combining form gall, bile
chol/e
Root/Combining form gallbladder
cholescyst/o
Root/Combining form colon
col/o
Root/Combining form bladder, sac
cyst/o
Root/Combining form duodenum
duoden/o
Root/Combining form intestine
enter/o
Root/Combining form esophagus
esophag/o
Root/Combining form sensation
esthesi/o
Root/Combining form stomach
gastr/o
Root/Combining form gums
gingiv/o
Root/Combining form tongue
gloss/o, lingu/o
Root/Combining form liver
hepat/o
Root/Combining form stone, calculus
lith/o
Root/Combining form obesity
obes/o
Root/Combining form pancreas
pancreat/o
Root/Combining form digestion
peps/o
Root/Combining form eat, swallow
phag/o
Root/Combining form bear, carry
phor/o
Root/Combining form anus and rectum
proct/o
Root/Combining form rectum
rect/o
Root/Combining form sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
Root/Combining form spleen
splen/o
Root/Combining form mouth
stomat/o
Root/Combining form hair
trich/o
Prefix of easy, good
eu
Prefix of bad, poor
mal
Prefix of below
sub, hypo
Suffix of enzyme
ase
Suffix of hernia
cele
Suffix of surgical puncture
centesis
Suffix of excise
ectomy
Suffix of condition, usually infestation
iasis
Suffix of make a new opening
ostomy
Suffix of digestion
pepsia
Suffix of eat, swallow
phagia
Suffix of paralysis
plegia
Suffix of hemorrhage
rrhagia
Suffix of suture
rrhaphy
Suffix of flow, discharge
rrhea
Suffix of rupture
rrhexis
Suffix of surgical crushing
tripsy
Suffix of medical practice
iatrics
Suffix of quality
ity
Root/Combining form acromion process
acromi/o
Root/Combining form joint
arthr/o
Root/Combining form heel bone
calcane/o
Root/Combining form carpal bone
carp/o
Root/Combining form cervical, neck
cervic/o
Root/Combining form cartilage
chondr/o
Root/Combining form clavicle
clavicul/o, cleid/o
Root/Combining form coccyx
coccyg/o
Root/Combining form condyle
condyl/o
Root/Combining form rib
cost/o
Root/Combining form skull
crani/o
Root/Combining form tooth
dent/o
Root/Combining form disk
disk/o
Root/Combining form fibula
fibul/o
Root/Combining form femur
femor/o
Root/Combining form humerus
humer/o
Root/Combining form ischium
ischi/o
Root/Combining form movement
kinesi/o
Root/Combining form humpack
kyph/o
Root/Combining form lamina
lamin/o
Root/Combining form swayback
lard/o
Root/Combining form lumbar spine/region
lumb/o
Root/Combining form softening
malac/o
Root/Combining form metacarpal bone
metacarp/o
Root/Combining form straight
orth/o
Root/Combining form phalanges
phalang/o
Root/Combining form porous
por/o
Root/Combining form pubis
pub/o
Root/Combining form radius
radi/o
Root/Combining form rheumatism
rheumat/o
Root/Combining form sacrum
sacr/o
Root/Combining form crooked
scoli/o
Root/Combining form spine
spondyl/o
Root/Combining form sternum
stern/o
Root/Combining form tendon
ten/o, tendon/o tendin/o
Root/Combining form thorax
thorac/o
Root/Combining form tibia
tibi/o
Root/Combining form ulna
uln/o
Root/Combining form xiphoid process
xiph/o