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