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What does the prefix CARCIN/O- mean?

  • wrist
  • crab-like (correct)
  • hollow
  • heart

    • What does the prefix CARDI/O- refer to?

  • abdomen or belly
  • hand
  • hollow
  • heart (correct)

    • What does the prefix CARP/O- mean?

  • wrist (correct)
  • collarbone
  • brain
  • scar

    • What does the prefix CATA- signify?

    <p>breakdown or down</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CATARACT- mean?

    <p>cloudiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix CATARRH- mean?

    <p>to flow down</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix CATHETER/O- refer to?

    <p>to let down into</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CAUD/O- mean?

    <p>tail or toward tail</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term CAUST/O- mean?

    <p>burn or heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix CAV- refer to?

    <p>hollow</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CEBO- mean?

    <p>meal or food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prefix CEC/O- signify?

    <p>blind pouch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CELE- indicate?

    <p>swelling or tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CELI/O- refer to?

    <p>abdomen or belly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CELLUL/O- mean?

    <p>chambers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CEMENT/O- indicate?

    <p>hard</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CENTESIS- refer to?

    <p>surgical puncture to drain fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CENTI- signify?

    <p>one-hundredth part (100)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CENTR/I- mean?

    <p>center</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CEPHAL/O- mean?

    <p>head</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CEPT- indicate?

    <p>receiver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CEREBR/O- refer to?

    <p>brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CERU- mean?

    <p>wax</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CERV/I- indicate?

    <p>neck</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHALAZ/IO- refer to?

    <p>hailstone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHANCR/O- mean?

    <p>ulcer (sore)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHEIL/O- signify?

    <p>lip</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHIRO- mean?

    <p>hand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHLOR/O- indicate?

    <p>green</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHOLANGIO- refer to?

    <p>bile duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHOLE- signify?

    <p>bile or gall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHOLECYST/O- indicate?

    <p>gallbladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHOLEDOCH/O- mean?

    <p>gallbladder duct (canal)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHOLERA- indicate?

    <p>biliary acute diarrhea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHONDR/O- mean?

    <p>cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHROM/O- signify?

    <p>colored</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CHYME- refer to?

    <p>juice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CICATRIX- mean?

    <p>scar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CID- signify?

    <p>to kill</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CIL/I- indicate?

    <p>eyelash-like</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CINE/O- refer to?

    <p>movement filming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CIRCUM- mean?

    <p>around</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CIRRH/O- signify?

    <p>yellow-orange</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CIS- mean?

    <p>cut or to cut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CLAST- indicate?

    <p>breakdown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CLAVICUL/O- mean?

    <p>collarbone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CLEIDO- signify?

    <p>clavicle or collarbone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does CLINO- indicate?

    <p>bent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does -CLYSIS- mean?

    <p>irrigation or injection</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Medical Prefixes and Suffixes Study Notes

    • CARCIN/O-:

      • Means "crab-like."

    • CARDI/O-:

      • Refers to the "heart."

    • CARP/O-:

      • Denotes the "wrist."

    • CATA-:

      • Indicates "breakdown" or "down."

    • CATARACT-:

      • Means "waterfall" or "cloudiness."

    • CATARRH-:

      • Signifies "to flow down."

    • CATHETER/O-:

      • Refers to "to let down into" (typically used in medical procedures).

    • CAUD/O-:

      • Denotes "tail" or "toward tail."

    • CAUST/O-:

      • Means "burn" or "heat."

    • CAUTER/O-:

      • Refers to "to burn" or "to heat."

    • CAV-:

      • Indicates "hollow."

    • CEBO-:

      • Means "meal" or "food."

    • CEC/O-:

      • Refers to a "blind pouch."

    • -CELE-:

      • Signifies "swelling" or "tumor."

    • CELI/O-:

      • Relates to "abdomen" or "belly."

    • CELLUL/O-:

      • Indicates "chambers."

    • CEMENT/O-:

      • Means "hard."

    • -CENTESIS-:

      • Refers to "surgical puncture to drain fluid."

    • CENTI-:

      • Represents "one-hundredth part" (100).

    • CENTR/I-:

      • Denotes "center."

    • CEPHAL/O-:

      • Refers to the "head."

    • -CEPT-:

      • Means "receiver."

    • CEREBR/O-:

      • Indicates the "brain."

    • CERU-:

      • Refers to "wax."

    • CERV/I-:

      • Means "neck."

    • CHALAZ/IO-:

      • Denotes "hailstone."

    • CHANCR/O-:

      • Signifies "ulcer" (sore).

    • CHEIL/O-:

      • Refers to "lip."

    • CHIRO-:

      • Means "hand."

    • CHLOR/O-:

      • Indicates "green."

    • CHOLANGIO-:

      • Refers to "bile duct."

    • CHOLE-:

      • Means "bile" or "gall."

    • CHOLECYST/O-:

      • Denotes "gallbladder."

    • CHOLEDOCH/O-:

      • Refers to "gallbladder duct" (canal).

    • CHOLERA-:

      • Indicates "biliary acute diarrhea."

    • CHONDR/O-:

      • Means "cartilage."

    • CHROM/O-:

      • Refers to "colored."

    • CHYME-:

      • Indicates "juice."

    • -CICATRIX-:

      • Refers to a "scar."

    • -CID-:

      • Means "to kill."

    • CIL/I-:

      • Indicates "eyelash-like."

    • CINE/O-:

      • Refers to "movement filming."

    • CIRCUM-:

      • Means "around."

    • CIRRH/O-:

      • Indicates "yellow-orange."

    • -CIS-:

      • Means "cut" or "to cut."

    • -CLAST-:

      • Denotes "breakdown."

    • CLAVICUL/O-:

      • Refers to "collarbone."

    • CLEIDO-:

      • Means "clavicle" or "collarbone."

    • CLINO-:

      • Indicates "bent."

    • -CLYSIS-:

      • Signifies "irrigation" or "injection."

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