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What is the meaning of the combining form "oste/o"?
What is the meaning of the combining form "oste/o"?
- Joint
- Bone marrow
- Bone (correct)
- Spinal cord
What is the meaning of the suffix " -itis"?
What is the meaning of the suffix " -itis"?
- Surgical repair
- Study of
- Inflammation (correct)
- Surgical excision
Which term refers to the surgical puncture to remove fluid?
Which term refers to the surgical puncture to remove fluid?
- -ectomy
- -ostomy
- -centesis (correct)
- -otomy
What is the meaning of the prefix "endo-"?
What is the meaning of the prefix "endo-"?
Which term refers to the surgical repair of a joint?
Which term refers to the surgical repair of a joint?
What is the term for surgical excision of the appendix?
What is the term for surgical excision of the appendix?
Which prefix refers to "slow"?
Which prefix refers to "slow"?
What is the plural form of "nevus"?
What is the plural form of "nevus"?
Which term refers to inflammation of the liver?
Which term refers to inflammation of the liver?
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Angi/o
Angi/o
A combining form meaning "blood vessel". It is used in medical terms like "angiitis" (inflammation of a blood vessel).
Arteri/o
Arteri/o
A combining form meaning "artery". It is used in terms like "arteriosclerosis" (hardening of the arteries).
Arthr/o
Arthr/o
A combining form meaning "joint". It is used in terms like "arthritis" (inflammation of a joint).
itis
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Cardi/o
Cardi/o
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Hyper-
Hyper-
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Hypo-
Hypo-
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osis
osis
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Neur/o
Neur/o
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ectomy
ectomy
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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
- Melan/o: Black
Combining Forms (Page 2)
- My/o: Muscle
- Myel/o: Bone marrow, spinal cord
- Nephr/o: Kidney
- Neur/o: Nerve, nervous system
- Oophor/o: Ovary
- Ophthalm/o: Eye
- Orchi/o: Testicle
- Osteo/o: Bone
- Ot/o: Ear
- Path/o: Disease
- Pharyng/o: Pharynx (throat)
- Phleb/o: Vein
- Ren/o: Kidney
- Rhin/o: Nose
- Salping/o: Fallopian tube
- Splen/o: Spleen
- Stomat/o: Mouth
- Thyr/o: Thyroid gland
- Vascul/o: Blood vessel
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: (singular vertebra) > (plural vertebra)ae
- -ax: (singular thorax) > (plural thorax)aces
- -ex: (singular index) > (plural index)ices
- -ix: (singular appendix) > (plural appendix)ices
- -is: (singular diagnosis) > (plural diagnosis)es
- -um: (singular bacterium) > (plural bacterium)a
- -us: (singular nevus) > (plural nevus)i
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