Medical Terminology Quiz: Combining Forms Esthes/o & Later/o

Questions and Answers

What does the combining form 'abdomin/o-' refer to?

abdomen

What does the combining form 'append/0-' indicate?

appendix

What does the combining form 'arteri/0-' stand for?

artery

What does the combining form 'arthr/0-' mean?

joint Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'bi/0-' represent?

living organisms Signup and view all the answers

What does 'card/i-' refer to?

heart Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'cardi/0-' signify?

heart Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cholecyst/0-' refer to?

gallbladder Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'col/o-' mean?

colon Signup and view all the answers

What does 'colon/o-' represent?

colon Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'communicat/0-' mean?

impart; transmit Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cost/o-' stand for?

rib Signup and view all the answers

What does 'cutane/0-' refer to?

skin Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'derm/0-' mean?

skin Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'dietet/0-' signify?

foods; diet Signup and view all the answers

What does 'digest/o-' refer to?

break down food; digest Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'enter/0-' mean?

intestine Signup and view all the answers

What does 'esthes/0-' indicate?

sensation; feeling Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'etym/o-' stand for?

word origin Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gastr/o-' refer to?

stomach Signup and view all the answers

What does 'gemin/o-' mean?

set or group Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'hepat/0-' signify?

liver Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'hyster/o-' mean?

uterus (womb) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'inestin/0-' indicate?

intestine Signup and view all the answers

What does 'lapar/0-' signify?

abdomen Signup and view all the answers

What does 'laryng/o-' mean?

larynx (voice box) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'later/0-' stand for?

side Signup and view all the answers

What does 'mamm/o-' refer to?

breast Signup and view all the answers

What does 'medic/o-' mean?

physician; medicine Signup and view all the answers

What does 'menstru/o-' indicate?

monthly discharge of blood Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ment/o-' signify?

mind Signup and view all the answers

What does 'muscul/o-' refer to?

muscle Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'nas/o-' mean?

nose Signup and view all the answers

What does 'neur/o-' stand for?

nerve Signup and view all the answers

What does 'nutrit/o-' signify?

nourishment Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'pelv/o-' mean?

pelvis Signup and view all the answers

What does 'phag/o-' refer to?

eating; swallowing Signup and view all the answers

What does 'pleg/o-' stand for?

paralysis Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'pneumon/o-' represent?

lung; air Signup and view all the answers

What does 'psych/o-' mean?

mind Signup and view all the answers

What does 'sperm/o-' signify?

sperm Signup and view all the answers

What does the combining form 'spir/o-' mean?

breathe Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tens/o-' indicate?

pressure; tension Signup and view all the answers

What does 'therap/o-' refer to?

treatment Signup and view all the answers

What does 'thyroid/0-' represent?

thyroid gland Signup and view all the answers

What does 'tonsill/0-' stand for?

tonsil Signup and view all the answers

What does 'trache/0-' mean?

trachea (windpipe) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'urin/o-' indicate?

urine; urinary system Signup and view all the answers

What does 'uter/0-' stand for?

uterus (womb) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'vagin/o-' signify?

vagina Signup and view all the answers

What does 'ven/o-' represent?

vein Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-ac' mean?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-al' signify?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-ar' stand for?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ary' mean?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-ation' indicate?

a process; being or having Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ectomy' refer to?

surgical removal Signup and view all the answers

What does '-gram' mean?

a record or picture Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-graphy' signify?

process of recording Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ia' indicate?

condition; state; thing Signup and view all the answers

What does '-iatry' stand for?

medical treatment Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ic' mean?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ics' refer to?

knowledge; practice Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ine' signify?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ion' mean?

action; condition Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ism' signify?

process; disease from a specific cause Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ist' mean?

one who specializes Signup and view all the answers

What does '-itis' refer to?

inflammation of; infection of Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-ive' indicate?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does '-logy' refer to?

the study of Signup and view all the answers

What does '-megaly' stand for?

enlargement Signup and view all the answers

What does '-metry' signify?

process of measuring Signup and view all the answers

What does '-oma' refer to?

tumor; mass Signup and view all the answers

What does '-osis' mean?

condition; abnormal condition; process Signup and view all the answers

What does '-ous' indicate?

pertaining to Signup and view all the answers

What does '-pathy' indicate?

disease Signup and view all the answers

What does '-scope' signify?

instrument for examination Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Combining Forms

abdomin/o- refers to the abdomen.
append/o- signifies the appendix.
arteri/o- denotes an artery.
arthr/o- indicates a joint.
bi/o- relates to living organisms.
card/i- and cardi/o- both pertain to the heart.
cholecyst/o- means gallbladder.
col/o- and colon/o- refer to the colon.
communicat/o- involves imparting or transmitting.
cost/o- represents the rib.
cutane/o- and derm/o- both refer to the skin.
dietet/o- pertains to foods or diet.
digest/o- means to break down food.
enter/o- signifies the intestine.
esthes/o- relates to sensation or feeling.
etym/o- refers to word origin.
gastr/o- indicates the stomach.
gemin/o- relates to a set or group.
hepat/o- denotes the liver.
hyster/o- signifies the uterus (womb).
intestin/o- also refers to the intestine.
lapar/o- refers to the abdomen.
laryng/o- denotes the larynx or voice box.
later/o- relates to the side.
mamm/o- pertains to the breast.
medic/o- means physician or medicine.
menstru/o- refers to the monthly discharge of blood.
ment/o- indicates the mind.
muscul/o- refers to muscle.
nas/o- signifies the nose.
neur/o- denotes a nerve.
nutrit/o- relates to nourishment.
pelv/o- pertains to the pelvis.
phag/o- means eating or swallowing.
pleg/o- indicates paralysis.
pneumon/o- refers to the lung or air.
psych/o- relates to the mind.
sperm/o- signifies sperm.
spir/o- means to breathe.
tens/o- denotes pressure or tension.
therap/o- refers to treatment.
thyroid/o- signifies the thyroid gland.
tonsill/o- denotes the tonsil.
trache/o- refers to the trachea or windpipe.
urin/o- means urine or urinary system.
uter/o- indicates the uterus (womb).
vagin/o- signifies the vagina.
ven/o- refers to a vein.

Suffixes

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ine, -ous pertain to or are related to a subject.
-ation indicates a process or state of being.
-ectomy refers to surgical removal of a body part.
-gram refers to a record or picture.
-graphy means the process of recording.
-ia indicates a condition or state.
-iatry refers to medical treatment.
-ics denotes knowledge or practice.
-ion indicates an action or condition.
-ism represents a process or disease from a specific cause.
-ist signifies one who specializes in a field.
-itis indicates inflammation or infection of a body part.
-megaly signifies enlargement of an organ.
-metry means the process of measuring.
-oma denotes a tumor or mass.
-osis indicates a condition or abnormal process.
-pathy refers to disease.
-scope signifies an instrument for viewing or observing.

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Medical Terminology - Combining Forms

Questions and Answers

What does the combining form 'abdomin/o-' refer to?

What does the combining form 'append/0-' indicate?

What does the combining form 'arteri/0-' stand for?

What does the combining form 'arthr/0-' mean?

What does the combining form 'bi/0-' represent?

What does 'card/i-' refer to?

What does the combining form 'cardi/0-' signify?

What does 'cholecyst/0-' refer to?

What does the combining form 'col/o-' mean?

What does 'colon/o-' represent?

What does the combining form 'communicat/0-' mean?

What does 'cost/o-' stand for?

What does 'cutane/0-' refer to?

What does the combining form 'derm/0-' mean?

What does the combining form 'dietet/0-' signify?

What does 'digest/o-' refer to?

What does the combining form 'enter/0-' mean?

What does 'esthes/0-' indicate?

What does the combining form 'etym/o-' stand for?

What does 'gastr/o-' refer to?

What does 'gemin/o-' mean?

What does the combining form 'hepat/0-' signify?

What does the combining form 'hyster/o-' mean?

What does 'inestin/0-' indicate?

What does 'lapar/0-' signify?

What does 'laryng/o-' mean?

What does 'later/0-' stand for?

What does 'mamm/o-' refer to?

What does 'medic/o-' mean?

What does 'menstru/o-' indicate?

What does 'ment/o-' signify?

What does 'muscul/o-' refer to?

What does the combining form 'nas/o-' mean?

What does 'neur/o-' stand for?

What does 'nutrit/o-' signify?

What does the combining form 'pelv/o-' mean?

What does 'phag/o-' refer to?

What does 'pleg/o-' stand for?

What does the combining form 'pneumon/o-' represent?

What does 'psych/o-' mean?

What does 'sperm/o-' signify?

What does the combining form 'spir/o-' mean?

What does 'tens/o-' indicate?

What does 'therap/o-' refer to?

What does 'thyroid/0-' represent?

What does 'tonsill/0-' stand for?

What does 'trache/0-' mean?

What does 'urin/o-' indicate?

What does 'uter/0-' stand for?

What does 'vagin/o-' signify?

What does 'ven/o-' represent?

What does the suffix '-ac' mean?

What does the suffix '-al' signify?

What does the suffix '-ar' stand for?

What does '-ary' mean?

What does the suffix '-ation' indicate?

What does '-ectomy' refer to?

What does '-gram' mean?

What does the suffix '-graphy' signify?

What does '-ia' indicate?

What does '-iatry' stand for?

What does '-ic' mean?

What does '-ics' refer to?

What does '-ine' signify?

What does '-ion' mean?

What does '-ism' signify?

What does '-ist' mean?

What does '-itis' refer to?

What does the suffix '-ive' indicate?

What does '-logy' refer to?

What does '-megaly' stand for?

What does '-metry' signify?

What does '-oma' refer to?

What does '-osis' mean?

What does '-ous' indicate?

What does '-pathy' indicate?

What does '-scope' signify?

Study Notes