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White Module
Combining forms, Prefixes and Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albin/o | white |
| albumin/o | Albumin (protein) |
| all/o | divergence, difference from, opposition to the normal |
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| andr/o | male |
| bacteri/o | bacteria (pl bacterium) |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cali/o | calyx |
| calic/o | calyx |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
| colp/o | vagina |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| labi/o | lip |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| lith/o | stone |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses; menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus (womb); |
| myc/o | fungus (pl. fungi) |
| nat/o | birth |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orchi/o | testis (pl. testes) |
| orch/i | testis (pl. testes) |
| orchid/o | testis (pl. testes) |
| ov/i | egg |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum (area between scrotum (or vulva in female) and anus |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| salping/o | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tube) |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa; sperm cells |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine |
| uter/o | uterus (womb) |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| PREFIXES/SUFFIXES | **************** |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| -al | P2 |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | P2 |
| -arche | Beginning |
| -ary | P2 |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasis | To break, surgical fracture |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| dys- | painful, difficult, bad |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| endo- | within, in |
| epi- | above, upon, on |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gravida | pregant woman |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specified) |
| inter- | between |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| juxta- | beside, next to |
| lacti- | milk |
| -lysis | destruction, separation, loosening |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| multi- | many, much |
| -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -para | to bear; offspring |
| -pathy | disease |
| peri- | around |
| -pexy | fixation (of an organ) |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| poly- | many, much |
| primi- | first |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -salpinx | tube (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tube) |
| -schisis | a splitting |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tocia | childbirth; labour |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -triptor | instrument for crushing |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | turning |
Created by:
Helen Swales
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