Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms C Flashcards
Prefix
cac-
Greek
bad, disease, or weak
Combining Form/Root
cac/o
Greek
bad, diseased, or weak
Combining Form/Root
cadaver/o
Latin
dead body
Combining Forms/Roots
calc/i or calc/o
Latin
calcium or the heel
Combining Form/Root
calcane/o
Latin
heel bone
calcaneus
Combining Form/Root
calcul/o
Latin
stone
Combining Forms/Roots
cali/o or calic/o
Latin
cup
Combining Forms/Roots
callos/o or call/i
Latin
hard
Combining Form/Root
calor/i
Latin
heat
Combining Form/Root
canalicul/o
Latin
little duct
Combining Form/Root
canth/o
Greek
corner of the eye
Combining Form/Root
capill/o
Latin
hairlike
Combining Form/Root
capit/o
Laitn
head
Combining Form/Root
capn/o
Greek
carbon dioxide
Suffix
-capnia
Greek
carbon dioxide
Combining Form/Root
capsul/o
Latin
little box
Combining Form/Root
carb/o
Latin
carbon
Combining Form/Root
carcin/o
Greek
cancerous
Combining Form/Root
cardi/o
Greek
heart
Combining Form/Root
cari/o
Latin
decay
Combining Form/Root
carot/o
Greek
sleep or stupor
Combining Form/Root
carp/o
Latin + Greek
carpus or joint of front limbs between the radius or ulna and metacarpals
Combining Form/Root
cartilag/o
Latin
cartilage or gristle
Combining Form/Root
caruncul/o
Latin
bit of flesh
Prefixes
cat-, cats-, or cath-
Greek
down, lower, under, or downward
Combining Form/Root
catabol/o
Greek
breaking down
Combining Form/Root
cathart/o
Greek
cleansing or purging
Combining Form/Root
cathet/o
Greek
insert or send down
Combining Form/Root
caud/o
Latin
toward the tail
Combining Forms/Roots
caus/o, caust/o, cauter/o, or caut/o
Latin + Greek
burning
Combining Forms/Roots
cav/i or cav/o
Latin
hollow
Combining Form/Root
cavern/o
Latin
containing hollow spaces
Combining Form/Root
cec/o
Latin
blind gut or cecum
Suffix
-cele
Latin
hernia, cyst, cavity, or tumor
Combining Form/Root
celi/o
Greek
abdomen
Combining Form/Root
cement/o
Latin
cementum
Prefix
cent-
Latin
hundred
Suffix
-centesis
Greek
Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
Prefix
cephal-
Greek
head
Combining Form/Root
cephal/o
Greek
head
Suffix
-ceps
Latin
head
Prefix
cera-
Latin
wax
Combining Form/Root
cerebell/o
Latin
cerebellum
Combining Form/Root
cerebr/o
Latin
cerebrum or largest part of the brain
Combining Form/Root
cerumin/o
Latin
cerumen or earwax
Combining Form/Root
cervic/o
Latin
neck or necklike
Combining Form/Root
chalas/o
Greek
relaxation or loosening
Suffix
-chalasis
Greek
relaxation or loosening
Combining Form/Root
chalaz/o
Greek
hailstone, small lump
Combining Form/Root
cheil/o
Greek
lip
Combining Forms/Roots
chem/i, chemo/ or chemic/o
Greek
drug or chemical
Combining Form/Root
chol/e
Greek
bile or gall
Combining Form/Root
cholangi/o
Greek
bile duct
Combining Form/Root
cholecyst/o
Greek
gallbadder
Combining Form/Root
choledoch/o
Greek
common bile duct
Combining Form/Root
cholesterol/o
Greek
cholesterol
Combining Forms/Roots
chondr/o or chondri/o
Greek
cartilage
Combining Form/Root
chord/o
Greek
cord or spinal cord
Combining Form/Root
chori/o
Greek
chorion or membrane
Combining Form/Root
choroid/o
Greek
choroid layer of the eye
Combining Forms/Roots
chrom/o or chromat/o
Greek
color
Combining Form/Root
chym/o
Greek
juice
Combining Form/Root
cib/o
Latin
meal
Suffix
-cidal
Latin
death
Suffix
-cide
Latin
killing or destroying
Combining Form/Root
cili/o
Latin
microscopic hairlike projections or eyelashes
Combining Form/Root
cine/o
Greek
movement
Combining Form/Root
circi/o
Latin
ring or circle
Combining Form/Root
circulat/o
Latin
to go around in a circle
Prefix
circum-
Latin
around
Combining Form/Root
circumscrib/o
Latin
confined or limited in space
Combining Form/Root
cirrh/o
Greek
tawny, orange yellow
Combining Form/Root
cis/o
Latin
cut
Suffixes
-clasis or -clast
Greek
break
Combining Form/Root
calv/i
Latin
key
Combining Form/Root
clavicul/o
Latin
collarbone, clavicle
Combining Form/Root
clitor/o
Greek
female erectile tissue
Combining Form/Root
clon/o
Greek
violent action
Suffix
-clysis
Greek
irrigation
Preffix
co-
Latin
together, with
Combining Forms/Roots
coagul/o or coagulat/o
Latin
clump or congeal
Combining Forms/Roots
cocc/i or cocc/o
Latin
round
Suffix
-coccus
Latin
round bacterium
Combining Form/Root
coccyg/o
Greek
tailbone
Combining Form/Root
cochle/o
Latin
snail-like or spiral
Suffix
-coel
Greek
hollow
Combining Forms/Roots
coher/o or cohes/o
Latin
to stick together
Combining Form/Root
coit/o
Latin
coming together
Combining Forms/Roots
col/o or colon/o
Latin + Greek
colon
part of the large intestine
Combining Form/Root
coll/a
Greek
glue
Combining Form/Root
coll/i
Latin
neck
Combining Form/Root
colp/o
Greek
vagina
Combining Form/Root
column/o
Latin
pillar
Prefix
com-
Latin
together
Combining Form/Root
comat/o
Latin + Greek
deep sleep
Combining Form/Root
comminut/o
Latin
to break into peices
Combining Form/Root
communic/o
Latin
to share
Combining Form/Root
compatibil/o
Latin
to sympathize with
Prefix
con-
Latin
together or with
Combining Form/Root
concav/o
Latin
hollow
Combining Form/Root
concetr/o
Latin
to remove excess water or condense
Combining Form/Root
concept/o
Latin
to receive or become pregnant
Combining Form/Root
conch/o
Latin + Greek
shell
Combining Form/Root
concuss/o
Latin
shaken together violently
Combining Form/Root
condyl/o
Latin + Greek
knuckle or knob
Combining Form/Root
confus/o
Latin
disorder or confusion
Combining Form/Root
conjunctiv/o
Latin
pink mucous membrane of the eye or connected
Combining Form/Root
consci/o
Latin
aware
Combining Form/Root
consolid/o
Latin
to become solid
Combining Form/Root
constipat/o
Latin
pressed together
Combining Form/Root
constrict/o
Latin
to draw tightly together to narrow
Combining Form/Root
contact/o
Latin
touched
Combining Form/Root
contagi/o
Latin
touching of something or infection
Combining Form/Root
contaminat/o
Latin
to pollute
Combining Forms/Roots
contine/o or continent/o
Latin
to keep in or restrain
Prefix
contra-
Latin
against or oppisite
Combining Form/Root
contracept/o
Latin
prevention of fertilization of egg with sperm
Combining Form/Root
contus/o
Latin
bruise
Combining Form/Root
convalesc/o
Latin
to become strong
Combining Form/Root
convex/o
Latin
arched
Combining Form/Root
convuls/o
Latin
to pull together
Combining Form/Root
copi/o
Latin
plentiful
Combining Form/Root
copulat/o
Latin
joining together
Combining Form/Root
cord/o
Latin + Greek
spinal cord
Combining Form/Root
cordi/o
Latin
heart
Combining Forms/Roots
cor/o or core/o
Greek
pupil
Prefix
core-
Greek
pupil
Combining Form/Root
cori/o
Latin
skin or leather
Combining Form/Root
corne/o
Latin
transparent anterior portion of the sclera
cornea
Combining Form/Root
coron/o
Latin + Greek
crown
Combining Forms/Roots
corp/u or corpor/o
Latin
body
Combining Form/Root
corpuscul/o
Latin
little body
Prefix
cort-
Latin
covering
Combining Form/Root
cortic/o
Latin
outer region or cortex
Combining Form/Root
cost/o
Latin
rib
Combining Form/Root
cox/o
Latin
hip or hip joint
Combining Form/Root
crani/o
Latin + Greek
skull
Suffix
-crasia
Latin + Greek
mixture
Combining Forms/Roots
crepit/o or crepitat/o
Latin
crackling
Combining Form/Root
crin/o
Greek
to secrete or separate
Suffix
-crine
Greek
to secrete or separate
Combining Forms/Roots
cris/o or critic/o
Latin
turning point
Suffix
-crit
Greek
separate
Prefix
cruci-
Latin
cross
Combining Form/Root
cry/o
Greek
cold
Combining Form/Root
crypt/o
Greek
hidden
Combining Form/Root
cuboid/o
Latin
elbow
Combining Form/Root
cuboid/o
Greek
cubelike
Combining Form/Root
cusp/i
Latin
pointed or pointed flap
Prefix
cut-
Latin
skin
Combining Form/Root
cutane/o
Latin
skin
Combining Form/Root
cyan/o
Greek
blue
Combining Form/Root
cycl/o
Greek
ciliary body of the eye or cycle
Suffix and Prefix
-cyst, cyst-
Greek
bag or bladder
Combining Form/Root
cyst/o
Greek
urinary bladder
Combining Form/Root
cyt/o
Greek
cell
Suffix
-cyte or -cytic
Greek
cell
Suffix
-cytosis
Latin
condition of cells
