suffixes: combining forms Flashcards
cardi/o
heart; cardiology; cardiologist
crin/o
to secrete; endocrinology; endocrinologist
derm/o
skin; dermatology; dermatologist
esthesi/o
feeling or sensation; anesthesiology; anesthesiologist
gastr/o, enter/o
stomach, intestines; gastroenterology; gastroenterologist
ger/a, ger/o, geront/o
elderly; geriatrics; geriatrician
gynec/o
female; gynecology; gynecologist
immun/o
immune; immunology; immunologist
ne/o, nat/o
new, birth; neonatology; neonatologist
obstetr/o
midwife; obstetrics, obstetrician
onc/o
tumor; oncology; oncologist
ophtalm/o
eye; ophthalmology; ophthalmologist
orth/o, ped/o
straight, child; orthopedics, orthopedics, orthopedic surgeon
ot/o, larynx
ear, larynx; otolaryngology; otolaryngologist
path/o
disease; pathology; pathologist