Question | Answer |
combining forms
aden/o | gland |
combining form
amni/o | amnion |
combining form
angi/o | (blood) vessel |
combining form
arteri/o | artery |
combining form
arthr/o | joint |
combining form
ather/o | plaque |
combining form
axill/o | arm pit |
combining form
bronch/o, bronchi/o | trachea |
combining form
carcin/o | cancerous |
combining form
cardi/o | heart |
combining form
chem/o | drug, chemical |
combining form
cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
combining form
chron/o | time |
combining form
col/o | colon |
combining form
crani/o | skull |
combining form
cry/o | cold |
combining form
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
combining form
electr/o | electricity |
combining form
encephal/o | brain |
combinin form
erythr/o | red |
combining form
esophag/o | esophagus |
combining form
hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
combining form
hepat/o | liver |
combining form
hyster/o | uterus |
combining form
inguin/o | groin |
combining form
isch/o | to hold back |
combining form
lapar/o | abdomen |
combining form
laryng/o | larynx |
combining form
leuk/o | white |
combining form
mamm/o | breast
-ary; -graphy; -gram; plasty |
combining form
mast/o | breast
-ectomy; -itis |
combining form
men/o | menses |
combining form
mening/o | meninges |
combining form
my/o | muscle |
combining form
myel/o | spinal cord |
combining form
necr/o | death |
combining form
nephr/o | kidney |
combining form
neur/o | nerve |
combining form
oophor/o | ovary |
combining form
oste/o | bone |
combining form
ot/o | ear |
combining form
pelv/o | hip area |
combining form
peritone/o | peritoneum |
combining form
phleb/o | vein |
combining form
pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lung |
combining form
radi/o | x-rays |
combining form
ren/o | kidney |
combining form
rhin/o | nose |
combining form
salping/o | fallopian tube |
combining form
sarc/o | flesh |
combining form
septic/o | pertaining to infection |
combining form
thorac/o | chest |
combining form
tonsill/o | tonsil |
combining form
trache/o | trachea |
combining form
ur/o | urine |
combining form
vascul/o | blood vessels |
diagnostic suffixes
-algia | pain |
diagnostic suffixes
-emia | blood condition |
diagnostic suffixes
-ia | condition |
diagnostic suffixes
-itis | inflamation |
diagnostic suffixes
-megaly | enlargement |
diagnostic suffixes
-oma | tumor, mass |
diagnostic suffixes
-osis | abnormal condition |
diagnostic suffixes
-pathy | disease condition |
diagnostic suffixes
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
diagnostic suffixes
-rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive discharge of blood |
diagnostic suffixes
-sclerosis | hardening |
diagnostic suffixes
-uria | condition of urine |
adjective suffixes
-al, -eal, -ar, -ary, -ic | pertaining to |
procedural suffixes
-centesis | procedure to remove fluid |
procedural suffixes
-ectomy | removal |
procedural suffixes
-gram | record |
procedural suffixes
-graphy | process of recording |
procedural suffixes
-lysis | breakdown |
procedural suffixes
-plasty | repair |
procedural suffixes
-scopy | visual examination |
procedural suffixes
-stomy | opening |
procedural suffixes
-therapy | treament |
procedural suffixes
-tomy | incision |
inflamations
appendicitis | appendix |
inflamations
bursitis | bursa |
inflamations
cellulitis | soft tissue under skin |
inflamations
dermatitis | skin |
inflamations
endocarditis | inner lining of the heart |
inflamations
epiglottitis | epiglottis |
inflamations
gastritis | stomach |
inflamations
hepatitis | liver |
inflamations
myositis | muscle |
inflamations
nephritis | kidney |
inflamations
osteomyelitis | bone and bone marrow |
inflamations
otitis | ear |
inflamation
peritonitis | peritoneum |
inflamation
pharyngitis | throat |
inflamation
thrombophlebitis | vein (with clot formation) |
sarcomas
chondrosarcoma | cartilage |
sarcomas
fibrosarcoma | fibrous tissue |
sarcomas
leiomyosarcoma | visceral / smooth muscle |
sarcomas
liposarcoma | fatty tissue |
sarcomas
osteogenic sarcoma | bone |
sarcomas
rhabidomyosarcoma | skeletal muscle |
assorted malignant tumors
hepatoma | liver |
assorted malignant tumors
lymphoma | lymph nodes |
assorted malignant tumors
melanoma | pigmented cells in the skin |
assorted malignant tumors
mesothelioma | pleural cells in lungs |
assorted malignant tumors
multiple myeloma | bone marrow cells |
assorted malignant tumors
thymoma | thymus gland |
disease condition
adenopathy | lymph nodes |
disease conditions
adrenopathy | adrenal glands |
disease conditions
hepatopathy | liver |
disease conditions
lymphadenopathy | lymph nodes |
disease conditions
myopathy | muscles |
disease conditions
neuropathy | nerves |
disease conditions
osteopathy | bones |
disease conditions
retinopathy | retina of the eye |
resections
adenectomy | gland |
resections
adenoidectomy | adenoids |
resections
appendectomy | appendix |
resections
colectomy | colon |
resections
gastrectomy | stomach |
resections
laminectomy | a piece of the backbone |
resections
myomectomy | muscle tumor |
resections
pneumonectomy | lung |
resectons
prostatectomy | prostate |
resections
splenectomy | spleen |