word structure (prefix, root words, suffix) Flashcards
dis_____
free from
bi_____
two or double
cardiac
heart
gastric
stomach
_____centesis
a surgical puncture to remove fluid
______oma
tumor
what vowels are used as combining vowels?
‘o’ ‘i’ ‘e’
What are the rules for adding a combining vowel?
you only use the combining vowel if the suffix begins with a CONSTANANT
Pan______
all
leuk/o
white
_____Penia
deficiency/ reduction in number
Abdomen
abdomin/o
abomasum
Abomas/o
gland or glandular
aden/o
blood vessel
angio
bronchi
bronchi/o
neck or neckline
cervic/o
Conjunctiva
conjunctiv/o
feces
corp/o
cranium/ skull
crani/o
teeth
dent/o
gingiva/gums
gingiv/o
tissue
hist/o
cornea
kerat/o
abdomen, abdominal wall, flank
(Pertaining to)
lapr/o
fat
lip/o
mammary glands
mamm/o OR mast/o
nerves
(nervous system)
neur/o
neur/i
brain
(nervous system)
encephal/o
spinal cord
(nervous system)
myel/o
eyes
(nervous system)
(4)
opthalm/o
ocul/o
opt/o
opt/i
sight
(nervous system)
(Pertaining to)
optic/o
ears
(nervous system)
(4)
to/o
aur/i
aur/o
aud/i
testes
(reproductive system)
orch/o
orcho/o
orchid/o
testicul/o
ovaries
(reproductive system)
ovari/o
uterus
(reproductive system)
(5)
hyster/o
metr/o
metr/i
metri/o
uter/o
nares or nose
(respiratory system)
(2)
nas/o
rhin/o
pharynx
(respiratory system)
pharyng/o
trachea
(respiratory system)
thrache/o
lungs
(respiratory system)
pneum/o
pneumon/o
Bones
(skeletal system)
oste/o
joints
(skeletal system)
arthr/o
cartilage
(skeletal system)
(______/o)
chrondr/o
kidneys
(urinary system)
(Pertaining to)
(2)
ren/o
nephr/o
ureters
(urinary system)
ureter/o
urinary bladder
(urinary system)
(Pertaining to)
cyst/o
urethra
(urinary system)
urethr/o
eye
ocul/o
nail, hoof, claw
onych/o
ear
ot/o
pelvis
(2)
pelv/o
pelvi/o
hair
pil/o
radius or radiation
radi/o
nose
rhin/o
thorax
thorac/o
urinary system
(Pertaining to)
ur/o
Viscerca (organ)
(_______/o)
viscer/o
relating to animals
zo/o
heart
(cardiovascular system)
cardi/o
arteries
(cardiovascular system)
arteri/o
veins
(cardiovascular system)
(2)
ven/o
phelb/o
blood
(cardiovascular system)
hem/o
hemat/o
mouth
(digestive system)
or/o
stomat/o
esophagus
(digestive system)
esophag/o
stomach
(digestive system)
gastr/o
small intestine
(digestive system)
enter/o
large intestine
(digestive system)
(2)
col/o
colon/o
liver
(digestive system)
hepat/o
pancreas
(digestive system)
pancreat/o
adrenals
(endocrine system)
adren/o
gonads
(endocrine system)
gonad/o
pituitary
(endocrine system)
pitui/o
thyroid
(endocrine system)
thyroid/o
thyr/o
skin
(integumentary system)
(3)
dermat/o
derm/o
cutane/o
lymph vessels, fluid, nodes
(lymphatic and immune system)
lymph/o
tonsils
(lymphatic and immune system)
tonsil/o
spleen
(lymphatic and immune system)
splen/o
thymus
(lymphatic and immune system)
thym/0
muscles
(muscular system)
my/o
fascia
(muscular system)
fasc/i
sasci/o
tendons
ten/o
tend/o