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CH 10 Study Guide
CH 10 REVIEW (Combining Forms)
Term | Definition |
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access/o- | supplemental or contributing part |
affer/o- | bring towards the center |
alg/o- | pain |
alges/o- | sensation |
angi/o- | blood vessel ; lymphatic vessel |
arachn/o- | spider; spider web |
arteri/o- | artery |
arter/o- | artery |
astr/o- | star-like structure |
audit/o- | the sense of hearing |
autonom/o- | independent ; self-governing |
axi/o- | axis |
blast/o- | immature ; embryonic |
bi/o- | life ; living organisms ; living tissue |
carp/o- | wrist |
caus/o- | burning |
cavit/o- | hollow space |
cav/o- | hollow space |
cephal/o- | head |
cerebell/o- | cerebellum (posterior part of the brain) |
cerebr/o- | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
clon/o- | rapid contracting and relaxing |
cochle/o- | cochlea (of the inner ear) |
comat/o- | unconsciousness |
concuss/o- | violent shaking or jarring |
conduct/o- | carrying ; conveying |
contus/o- | bruising |
convuls/o- | seizure |
cortic/o- | cortex (outer region) |
crani/o- | cranium (skull) |
cutane/o- | skin |
cyt/o- | cell |
dendr/o- | branching structure |
diabet/o- | diabetes |
disk/o- | disk |
dors/o- | back ; dorsum |
dur/o- | dura mater |
effer/o- | go out from the center |
electr/o- | electricity |
emiss/o- | to send out |
encephal/o- | brain |
ependym/o- | cellular lining |
epilept/o- | seizure |
esthes/o- | sensation ; feeling |
esthet/o- | sensation ; feeling |
excis/o- | to cut out |
express/o- | communicate |
faci/o- | face |
fibrill/o- | muscle fiber ; nerve fiber |
fibr/o- | fiber |
fiss/o- | splitting |
foc/o- | point of activity |
format/o- | structure ; arrangement |
front/o- | front |
gemin/o- | set or group |
gli/o- | cells that provide support |
glob/o- | shaped like a globe ; comprehensive |
gloss/o- | tongue |
gustat/o- | the sense of taste |
hemat/o- | blood |
herni/o- | hernia |
hydr/o- | water ; fluid |
ict/o- | seizure |
infarct/o- | area of dead tissue |
isch/o- | keep back ; block |
lamin/o- | lamina (flat area on the vertebra) |
lex/o- | word |
log/o- | word ; the study of |
lumb/o- | lower back ; area between the ribs and pelvis |
lymph/o- | lymph ; lymphatic system |
magnet/o- | magnet |
malign/o- | intentionally causing harm ; cancer |
man/o- | thin ; frenzy |
mening/o- | meninges |
meningi/o- | meninges |
ment/o- | mind ; chin |
micr/o- | one millionth ; small |
mot/o- | movement |
myelin/o- | myelin |
myel/o- | bone marrow ; spinal cord ; myelin |
my/o- | muscle |
narc/o- | stupor ; sleep |
neur/o- | nerve |
nerv/o- | nerve |
nuch/o- | neck |
occipit/o- | occiput (back of the head) |
ocul/o- | eye |
olfact/o- | the sense of smell |
olig/o- | scanty ; few |
opt/o- | eye ; vision |
pariet/o- | wall of a cavity |
pathet/o- | suffering |
peripher/o- | outer aspects |
peritone/o- | peritoneum |
pharyng/o- | pharynx (throat) |
phas/o- | speech |
phob/o- | fear ; avoidance |
phot/o- | light |
pleg/o- | paralysis |
potent/o- | being capable of doing |
psych/o- | mind |
punct/o- | hole ; perforation |
radicul/o- | spinal nerve root |
recept/o- | receive |
retard/o- | slow down ; delay |
rhiz/o- | spinal nerve root |
scler/o- | hard ; sclera (white of the eye) |
sect/o- | to cut |
sen/o- | old age |
sens/o- | sensation |
somat/o- | body |
somn/o- | sleep |
spast/o- | spasm |
spin/o- | spine |
stere/o- | three dimensions |
surg/o- | operative procedure |
syncop/o- | fainting |
tact/o- | touch |
techn/o- | technical skill |
tempor/o- | temple (side of the head) |
thalam/o- | thalamus |
tom/o- | cut ; slice ; layer |
ton/o- | pressure ; tone |
tract/o- | pulling |
transmitt/o- | to send across or through |
trochel/o- | structure shaped like a pulley |
troph/o- | development |
vag/o- | wandering ; vagus nerve |
vascul/o- | blood vessel |
ven/o- | vein |
ventricul/o- | ventricle (lower heart chamber ; chamber in the brain) |
ventr/o- | front ; abdomen |
vestribul/o- | vestibule (entrance) |
vis/o- | sight ; vision |