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Combing Forms, Suffix, Prefix - Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adren/o | adrenal glands |
| adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
| andr/o | male |
| calc/o | calcium |
| crin/o | secrete |
| chrom/o | colour |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dips/o | thirst |
| glyc/o | sweetness, sugar |
| glycos/o | sweetness, sugar |
| gluc/o | sweetness, sugar |
| glucos/o | sweetness, sugar |
| home/o | same, alike |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| kal/o | potassium |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| phe/o | dusky, dark |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -crine | secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -ectomy | excision and removal of |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | origin, producing, forming |
| -genesis | origin, producing, forming |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ism | condition |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | the study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -stasis | remaining still, standing still |
| -tomy | incision, to cut |
| -toxic | per. to poison |
| -tropin | stimulate |
| -uria | urine |
| endo- | in, within |
| eu- | good, normal |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | deficient, below normal |
| poly- | many, much |
Created by:
Kimberley Porter
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