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What does the combining form 'Hemat/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'Hemat/o' refer to?
- Heart
- Skin
- Breath
- Blood (correct)
Which suffix indicates 'surgical excision'?
Which suffix indicates 'surgical excision'?
- -itis
- -algia
- -gram
- -ectomy (correct)
What does the prefix 'brady-' signify?
What does the prefix 'brady-' signify?
- Above
- New
- Slow (correct)
- Fast
What is indicated by the combining form 'Gastr/o'?
What is indicated by the combining form 'Gastr/o'?
Which term means 'abnormal narrowing'?
Which term means 'abnormal narrowing'?
What does the suffix '-logy' mean?
What does the suffix '-logy' mean?
The prefix 'peri-' indicates what type of location?
The prefix 'peri-' indicates what type of location?
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Angi/o
Angi/o
A combining form used in medical terminology to represent a blood vessel.
Arteri/o
Arteri/o
A combining form used in medical terminology to represent an artery.
Arthr/o
Arthr/o
A combining form used in medical terminology to represent a joint.
Blephar/o
Blephar/o
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Bronch/o
Bronch/o
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Cardi/o
Cardi/o
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Cephal/o
Cephal/o
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Colon/o or Col/o
Colon/o or Col/o
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Study Notes
Common Combining Forms in Medical Terminology
- Angi/o: Blood vessel
- Arteri/o: Artery
- Arthr/o: Joint
- Blephar/o: Eyelid
- Bronch/o: Bronchus (air passages of the lungs)
- Cardi/o: Heart
- Cephal/o: Head
- Colon/o or Col/o: Colon, Large Intestine
- Cyan/o: Blue
- Cyst/o: Bladder
- Dermat/o: Skin
- Encephal/o: Brain
- Enter/o: Small Intestine
- Erythr/o: Red
- Gastr/o: Stomach
- Gingiv/o: Gums
- Gloss/o: Tongue
- Hemat/o: Blood
- Hepat/o: Liver
- Hyster/o: Uterus
- Lapar/o: Abdomen, abdominal wall
- Laryng/o: Larynx (voice box)
- Leuk/o: White
- Mamm/o: Breast
- Mast/o: Breast
Common Prefixes in Medical Terminology
- a-, an-: Without, not
- anti-: Against
- bi-: Two, double
- brady-: Slow
- dys-: Bad, difficult, painful
- endo-: Within, inside
- epi-: Above
- eu-: Good, normal
- hemat/o: Blood
- hemi-: One half
- hyper-: Above normal, excessive, high
- hypo-: Below, beneath, low
- intra-: Inside, within
- mal-: Bad
- neo-: New
- peri-: Around, surrounding
- poly-: Excessive, many
- post-: After
- pre-: Before
- sub-: Less than normal, below, underneath
- supra-: Above
- tachy-: Rapid
Common Suffixes in Medical Terminology
- -algia: Pain
- -centesis: Surgical puncture to remove fluid
- -ectomy: Surgical excision (removal)
- -gram: A record, recording
- -itis: Inflammation
- -logy: Study of
- -logist: One who specializes
- -megaly: Abnormal enlargement
- -oma: Tumor
- -osis: Condition
- -pathy: Disease
- -penia: Deficiency
- -pexy: Surgical fixation
- -plasty: Surgical repair
- -pnea: Breathing
- -rrhagia: Severe bleeding
- -rrhaphy: Surgical suturing
- -rrhea: Flow, discharge
- -rrhexis: Rupture
- -scope: Instrument for viewing
- -scopy: Visual examination
- -stenosis: Abnormal narrowing
- -stomy: Creation of an artificial opening
- -tomy: Cutting into the organ or area
- -uria: Urination, urine
Common Plurals in Medical Terminology
- -a (vertebra): -ae (vertebrae)
- -ax (thorax): -aces (thoraces)
- -ex (index): -ices (indices)
- -ix (appendix): -ices (appendices)
- -is (diagnosis): -es (diagnoses)
- -um (bacterium): -a (bacteria)
- -us (nevus): -i (nevi)
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