12 Questions
Which combining form means cancer?
Onc/o-
What does the combining form 'Gnos/o-' represent?
Knowledge
Which combining form means nerve?
Neur/o-
What does the combining form 'Encephal/o-' mean?
Brain
Which of the following represents the combining form meaning liver?
Hepat/o-
What is the meaning of 'Cyst/o-' as a combining form?
Bladder or sac
What is the meaning of the prefix 'hemi-'?
Half
The suffix '-algia' in medical terminology refers to:
Pain or painful condition
If a patient has 'dysuria', what symptom are they likely experiencing?
Painful or abnormal urination
Which prefix means 'excessive or above normal'?
Hyper-
'-pathy' in medical terminology usually indicates:
Disease or abnormality
'Peri-' as a prefix means:
Around or surrounding
Study Notes
Combining Forms
- Aden/o-: means gland
- Arthr/o-: means joint
- Bi/o-: means life or living organism
- Carcin/o-: means cancer
- Cardi/o-: means heart
- Cephal/o-: means head
- Cerebr/o-: means brain
- Cyst/o-: means bladder or sac
- Cyt/o-: means cell
- Derm/o- and Dermat/o-: both mean skin
- Electr/o-: means electricity
- Encephal/o-: means brain
- Enter/o-: means intestine
- Erythr/o-: means red
- Gastr/o-: means stomach
- Gnos/o-: means knowledge
- Gynec/o-: means woman or female
- Hem/o- and Hemat/o-: both mean blood
- Hepat/o-: means liver
- Lapar/o-: means abdomen
- Leuk/o-: means white
- Neph/o-: means kidney
- Neur/o-: means nerve
- Onc/o-: means tumor
- Ophthalm/o-: means eye
- Oste/o-: means bone
- Path/o-: means disease
- Psych/o-: means mind or mental
- Ren/o-: means kidney
- Rhin/o-: means nose
- Thromb/o-: means clot
- Sarc/o-: means flesh or connective tissue
Prefixes
- A-, an-: means without or absence of
- Ab-: means away from or off
- Ad-: means toward or near
- Ante-: means before or in front of
- Anti-: means against or opposing
- Bi-: means two or double
- Brady-: means slow
- Dia-: means through or across
- Dys-: means difficult, painful, or abnormal
- Ecto-, ex- : means outer or external
- Endo- : means within or inner
- Hemi-: means half
- Hyper-: means excessive or above normal
- Hypo-: means below normal or deficient
- Inter- : means between or among
- Intra-: means within or inside
- Meta-: means beyond or change
- Neo-: means new or recent
- Para- : means beside or beyond
- Peri- : means around or surrounding
- Poly-: means many or much
- Post- : means after or behind
- Pre-: means before or prior to
- Quadri-: means four
- Sub- : means below or under
- Tachy-: means fast or rapid
- Trans-: means across or through
- Tri-: means three
- Uni-: means one or single
Suffixes
- -algia: means pain or painful condition
- -emia: means blood condition
- -ia: means condition or state
- -itis: means inflammation or inflammation of
- -megaly: means enlargement or large
- -oma: means tumor or mass
- -osis: means condition, usually abnormal or diseased
- -pathy: means disease or abnormality
- -rrhea: means flow or discharge
- -rrhage or –rrhagia: means bursting forth or excessive flow, usually of blood
- -sclerosis: means hardening or thickening
- -uria: means presence of a substance in the urine
- -al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic : means pertaining to or related to
- -centesis : means surgical puncture to remove fluid
- -ectomy: means surgical removal or excision
- -gram: means record or image
- -graphy: means process of recording or imaging
- -lysis: means breakdown or destruction
- -plasty: means surgical repair or reconstruction
- -scopy : means examination or visualization using a scope
- -stomy: means surgical creation of an opening
- -therapy: means treatment or therapy
- -tomy: means surgical incision or cutting
Test your knowledge on medical combining forms with this quiz. Match each combining form with its corresponding meaning related to different parts of the body or medical conditions.
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