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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- without, away from | |
| an- without | |
| anti- against | |
| auto- self | |
| brady- slow | |
| de- without | |
| dys- painful, difficult, abnormal | |
| endo- within, inner | |
| epi- upon, over | |
| eu- normal, good | |
| ex- external, outward | |
| extra- outside of | |
| hetero- different | |
| homo- same | |
| hyper- over, above | |
| hypo- under, below | |
| in- not; inward | |
| inter- among, between | |
| intra- within, inside | |
| macro- large | |
| micro- small | |
| neo- new | |
| para- beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair | |
| per- through | |
| peri- around | |
| post- after | |
| pre- before, in front of | |
| pro- before | |
| pseudo- false | |
| re- again | |
| retro- backward, behind | |
| sub- below, under | |
| tachy- rapid, fast | |
| trans- through, across | |
| ultra- beyond, excess | |
| un- not | |
| bi- two | |
| hemi- half | |
| mono- one | |
| multi- many | |
| nulli- none | |
| pan- all | |
| poly- many | |
| quadri- four | |
| semi- partial, half | |
| tetra- four | |
| tri- three | |
| -ac pertaining to | |
| -al pertaining to | |
| -an pertaining to | |
| -ar pertaining to | |
| -ary pertaining to | |
| -atic pertaining to | |
| -eal pertaining to | |
| -iac pertaining to | |
| -ic pertaining to | |
| -ical pertaining to | |
| -ile pertaining to | |
| -ine pertaining to | |
| -ior pertaining to | |
| -nic pertaining to | |
| -ory pertaining to | |
| -ose pertaining to | |
| -ous pertaining to | |
| -tic pertaining to | |
| abdomin/o abdomen | |
| adip/o fat | |
| anter/o front | |
| brachi/o arm | |
| cardi/o heart | |
| caud/o tail | |
| cephal/o head | |
| cervic/o neck | |
| chondr/o cartilage | |
| crani/o skull | |
| crin/o to secrete | |
| crur/o leg | |
| cyt/o cell | |
| dermat/o skin | |
| dist/o away from | |
| dors/o back of body | |
| enter/o small intestine | |
| epitheli/o epithelium | |
| gastr/o stomach | |
| glute/o buttock | |
| gynec/o woman | |
| hemat/o blood | |
| hist/o tissue | |
| immun/o protection | |
| infer/o below | |
| inguin/o groin | |
| laryng/o larynx | |
| later/o side | |
| lumb/o loin | |
| lymph/o lymph | |
| medi/o middle | |
| muscul/o muscles | |
| nephr/o kidney | |
| neur/o nerve | |
| ophthalm/o eye | |
| ot/o ear | |
| orth/o straight, upright | |
| pariet/o cavity wall | |
| ped/o foot | |
| pelv/o pelvis | |
| peritone/o peritoneum | |
| pleur/o pleura | |
| poster/o back | |
| proct/o rectum and anus | |
| proxim/o near to | |
| pub/o genital region | |
| pulmon/o lung | |
| rhin/o nose | |
| spin/o spine | |
| super/o above | |
| thorac/o chest | |
| ur/o urine | |
| urin/o urine | |
| vascul/o blood vessel | |
| ventr/o belly | |
| vertebr/o vertebra | |
| viscer/o internal organ | |
| albin/o white | |
| angin/o vessel | |
| bas/o base | |
| bi/o life | |
| carcin/o cancer | |
| chem/o chemical | |
| cortic/o outer layer | |
| cauter/o to cut | |
| cry/o cold | |
| cutane/o skin | |
| derm/o skin | |
| dermat/o skin | |
| diaphor/o profuse sweating | |
| electr/o electricity | |
| erythr/o red | |
| ethesi/o feeling | |
| hidr/o sweat | |
| ichthy/o scaly, dry | |
| kerat/o hard, horny | |
| leuk/o white | |
| lip/o fat | |
| melan/o black | |
| myc/o fungus | |
| necr/o death | |
| onych/o nail | |
| pedicul/o lice | |
| phot/o light | |
| py/o pus | |
| rhytid/o wrinkle | |
| sarco/o flesh | |
| scler/o hard | |
| septic/o infection | |
| seb/o oil | |
| system/o system | |
| trich/o hair | |
| ungu/o nail | |
| vesic/o bladder | |
| xer/o dry | |
| -derma skin condition | |
| allo- other, different from usual | |
| xeno- foreign | |
| ankyl/o stiff joint | |
| arthr/o joint | |
| articul/o joint | |
| burs/o sac | |
| carp/o wrist | |
| cry/o cold | |
| cervic/o neck | |
| electr/o electricity | |
| chondr/o cartilage | |
| clavicul/o clavicle | |
| coccyg/o coccyx | |
| cortic/o outer portion | |
| cost/o rib | |
| crani/o skull | |
| femor/o femur | |
| fibul/o fibula | |
| humer/o humerus | |
| ili/o ilium | |
| ischi/o ischium | |
| kyph/o hump | |
| lamin/o lamina, part of vertebra | |
| lord/o bent backward | |
| lumb/o low back, loin | |
| mandibul/o mandible | |
| maxill/o maxilla | |
| medull/o inner portion | |
| metacarp/o metacarpals | |
| metatars/o metatarsals | |
| myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord | |
| orth/o straight | |
| oste/o bone | |
| patell/o patella | |
| pector/o chest | |
| ped/o child, foot | |
| pelv/o pelvis | |
| phalang/o phalanges | |
| pod/o foot | |
| prosthet/o addition | |
| pub/o pubis | |
| radi/o radius, ray (X-ray) | |
| sacr/o sacrum | |
| scapul/o scapula | |
| scoli/o crooked, bent | |
| spin/o spine | |
| spondyl/o vertebrae | |
| stern/o sternum | |
| synov/o synovial membrane | |
| synovi/o synovial membrane | |
| tars/o ankle | |
| thorac/o chest | |
| tibi/o tibia | |
| uln/o ulna | |
| vertebr/o vertebra | |
| -blast immature, embryonic | |
| -clasia to surgically break | |
| -desis stabilize, fuse | |
| -listhesis slipping | |
| -logic pertaining to study of | |
| -porosis porous | |
| duct/o to bring | |
| extens/o to stretch out | |
| fasci/o fibrous band | |
| fibr/o fibers | |
| flex/o to bend | |
| kinesi/o movement | |
| muscul/o muscle | |
| my/o muscle | |
| myocardi/o heart muscle | |
| myos/o muscle | |
| plant/o sole of foot | |
| rotat/o to revolve | |
| ten/o tendon | |
| tend/o tendon | |
| tendin/o tendon | |
| vers/o to turn | |
| -asthenia weakness | |
| -ion action, condition | |
| -kinesia movement | |
| -tonia tone | |
| -trophic pertaining to development | |
| ab- away from | |
| ad- toward | |
| circum- around | |
| e- outward, without | |
| in- inward, without | |
| habilitat/o ability | |
| hydr/o water | |
| necr/o death | |
| physic/o body | |
| therm/o heat | |
| ankyl/o stiff joint | |
| anthr/o joint | |
| burs/o bursa | |
| carp/o carpus | |
| cervic/o neck | |
| chondr/o cartilage | |
| clavicul/o clavicle | |
| cortic/o outer layer | |
| cost/o rib | |
| carni/o skull | |
| cutane/o skin | |
| femor/o femur | |
| fibul/o fibula | |
| humer/o humerus | |
| ili/o ilium | |
| ischi/o ischium | |
| kyph/o hump | |
| lamin/o lamina | |
| lord/o bent backward | |
| lumb/o loin | |
| mandibul/o mandible | |
| medull/o inner region | |
| metacarpo/o metacarpus | |
| metatars/o metatarsus | |
| myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord | |
| orth/o straight | |
| oste/o bone | |
| patell/o patella | |
| path/o disease | |
| ped/o foot; disease | |
| phalang/o phalanges | |
| pod/o foot | |
| prosthet/o addition | |
| pub/o pubis | |
| radi/o radius, x-ray | |
| sacr/o sacrum | |
| sarc/o flesh | |
| scapul/o scapula | |
| scoli/o crooked | |
| spin/o spine | |
| spondyl/o vertebra | |
| stern/o sternum | |
| synov/o synovial membrane | |
| system/o system | |
| tars/o tarsus | |
| thorac/o chest | |
| tibi/o tibia | |
| uln/o ulna | |
| vertebr/o vertebra | |
| angi/o vessel | |
| aort/o aorta | |
| arteri/o artery | |
| ather/o fatty substance | |
| atri/o atrium | |
| cardi/o heart | |
| coron/o heart | |
| corpor/o body | |
| embol/o plug | |
| isch/o to hold back | |
| myocardi/o heart muscle | |
| sphygm/o pulse | |
| steth/o chest | |
| thromb/o clot | |
| valv/o valve | |
| valvul/o valve | |
| varic/o dilated vein | |
| vascul/o blood vessel | |
| vas/o vessel | |
| ven/o vein | |
| ventricul/o ventricle | |
| -cardia heart condition | |
| -manometer instrument to measure pressure | |
| -ole small | |
| -spasm involuntary muscle contraction | |
| -tension pressure | |
| -tonic pertaining to tone | |
| di- two | |
| arteriol/o arteriole | |
| bi/o life | |
| cutane/o skin | |
| duct/o to bring | |
| electr/o electricity | |
| fibrin/o fibers | |
| lip/o fatty substance | |
| my/o muscles | |
| orth/o straight | |
| pector/o chest | |
| peripher/o away from center | |
| phleb/o vein | |
| pulmon/o lung | |
| scler/o hard | |
| sept/o a wall | |
| son/o sound | |
| vas/o vessel | |
| venul/o venule | |
| agglutin/o clumping | |
| bas/o base | |
| chrom/o color | |
| coagul/o clotting | |
| eosin/o rosy red | |
| erythr/o red | |
| fibrin/o fibers, fibrous | |
| fus/o pouring | |
| granul/o granules | |
| hem/o blood | |
| hemat/o blood | |
| morph/o shape | |
| neutr/o neutral | |
| phag/o eat, swallow | |
| sanguin/o blood | |
| septic/o infection | |
| -apheresis removal, carry away | |
| -crit separation of | |
| -cytic pertaining to cells | |
| -cytosis more than the normal number of cells | |
| -emia blood condition | |
| -globin protein | |
| -penia abnormal decrease, too few | |
| -phil attracted to | |
| -philia condition of being attracted to | |
| -philic pertaining to being attracted to | |
| -plastic pertaining to formation | |
| -plastin formation | |
| -poiesis formation | |
| -rrhagic pertaining to abnormal flow | |
| -stasis standing still | |
| adenoid/o adenoids | |
| axill/o axilla, underarm | |
| immun/o protection | |
| inguin/o groin region | |
| lymph/o lymph | |
| lymphaden/o lymph node | |
| lymphangi/o lymph vessel | |
| nucle/o nucleus | |
| splen/o spleen | |
| thym/o thymus gland | |
| tonsill/o tonsils | |
| -edema swelling | |
| -globulin protein | |
| -phage to eat | |
| -toxic pertaining to poison | |
| cyt/o cell | |
| erythr/o red | |
| fibrin/o fibers | |
| leuk/o white | |
| lip/o fat | |
| lymph/o lymp | |
| phleb/o vein | |
| thromb/o clot | |
| -cyte cell | |
| -ia pertaining to | |
| -ion action | |
| -ic pertaining to | |
| -oid resembling | |
| -oma mass | |
| -otomy cutting into | |
| -ous pertaining to | |
| -tic pertaining to | |
| The combining form that means air sac or alveolus is alveol/o | |
| The combining form that means coal is anthrac/o | |
| The combining form that means incomplete is atel/o | |
| A combining form that means bronchus is bronch/o; bronchi/o | |
| The combining form that means bronchiole is bronchiol/o | |
| The combining form that means dust is coni/o | |
| The combining form that means epiglottis is epiglott/o | |
| The combining form that means larynx is laryng/o | |
| The combining form that means lobe is lob/o | |
| A combining form that means nose is nas/o; rhin/o | |
| A combining form that means oxygen is ox/o; ox/i | |
| The combining form that means pharynx is pharyng/o | |
| The combining form that means pleura is pleur/o | |
| A combining form that means lung or air is pneum/o; pneumon/o | |
| The combining form aer/o means air | |
| The combining form that means sinus is sinus/o | |
| The combining form that means breathing is spir/o | |
| The combining form that means trachea is trache/o | |
| The suffix that means carbon dioxide is -capnia | |
| The suffix that means paralysis is -plegia | |
| The suffix that means smell is -osmia | |
| The suffix that means voice is -phonia | |
| The suffix that means breathing is -pnea | |
| The suffix that means spitting is -ptysis | |
| The suffix that means chest is -thorax | |
| A medical term that means instrument to view inside a bronchus is bronchoscope | |
| A medical term that means surgical repair of the voice box is laryngoplasty | |
| A medical term that means instrument to measure oxygen is oximeter | |
| A medical term that means insufficient oxygen is hypoxia | |
| A medical term that means puncture pleura to withdraw fluid is pleurocentesis | |
| A medical term that means inflammation of the pharynx is pharyngitis | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the lung is pulmonary | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the pharynx is pharyngeal | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the larynx is laryngeal | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the bronchus is bronchial | |
| A medical term that means abnormal condition of nose fungus is rhinomycosis | |
| A medical term that means inflammation of all the sinuses is pansinusitis | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is thoracic | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to within the trachea is endotracheal | |
| A medical term that means without voice is aphonia | |
| A medical term that means excessive carbon dioxide is hypercapnia | |
| A medical term that means lack of (sense of) smell is anosmia | |
| A medical term that means slow breathing is bradypnea | |
| A medical term that means difficult breathing is dyspnea | |
| A medical term that means pus in the chest is pyothorax | |
| A medical term that means chest pain is thoracalgia | |
| A medical term that means normal breathing is eupnea | |
| A medical term that means surgical repair of the bronchus is bronchoplasty | |
| A medical term that means not breathing is apnea | |
| The tonsils in the throat are considered part of the lymphatic system. | |
| The opening through the vocal cords is called the glottis | |
| Which organ of the respiratory system is used by both the respiratory and digestive systems? pharynx | |
| The small hairs that line the opening to the nose and the airways are called cilia | |
| Air is carried between the pharynx and bronchial tubes in the trachea | |
| The pulmonary capillaries tightly encase the alveoli | |
| The suffix that means protection is -phylaxis | |
| The combining form that means blue is cyan/o | |
| The combining form that means sac is cyst/o | |
| The combining form that means diaphragm is diaphragmat/o | |
| The combining form that means 'to breathe' is hal/o | |
| The combining form that means 'mucus' is muc/o | |
| Combining forms that means 'lung' pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o | |
| The combining form that means 'wall' is sept/o | |
| The combining form somn/o means sleep | |
| The combining form tuss/o means cough | |
| The combining form that means anus is an/o | |
| A combining form that means appendix is append/o; appendic/o | |
| The combining form that means cheek is bucc/o | |
| The combining form that means cecum is cec/o | |
| The combining form that means gallbladder is cholecyst/o | |
| The combining form that means common bile duct is choledoch/o | |
| A combining form that means colon is col/o; colon/o | |
| A combining form that means tooth is dent/o; odont/o | |
| The combining form that means duodenum is duoden/o | |
| The combining form that means small intestine is enter/o | |
| The combining form that means esophagus is esophag/o | |
| The combining form that means stomach is gastr/o | |
| The combining form that means gums is gingiv/o | |
| A combining form that means tongue is gloss/o; lingu/o | |
| The combining form that means liver is hepat/o | |
| The combining form that means lip is labi/o | |
| The combining form that means abdomen is lapar/o | |
| The combining form that means mouth is or/o | |
| The combining form that means pancreas is pancreat/o | |
| The combining form that means anus and rectum is proct/o | |
| The combining form that means pylorus is pylor/o | |
| The combining form that means rectum is rect/o | |
| The combining form that means salivary gland is sialaden/o | |
| The combining form that means sigmoid colon is sigmoid/o | |
| The suffix that means vomit is -emesis | |
| The suffix that means condition of stones is -lithiasis | |
| The suffix that means appetite is -orexia | |
| The suffix that means digestion is -pepsia | |
| The suffix that means pertaining to a meal is -prandial | |
| The suffix that means surgical crushing is -tripsy | |
| The combining form that means weight is bar/o | |
| The combining form that means bile duct is cholangi/o | |
| The combining form that means bile, gall is chol/e | |
| The combining form that means gallbladdder is cholecyst/o | |
| The combining form that means yellow is cirrh/o | |
| The combining form that means ileum is ile/o | |
| The combining form that means jejunumis jejun/o | |
| The combining form that means stone is lith/o | |
| The combining form that means tooth is odont/o | |
| The combining form that means mouth is or/o | |
| The combining form that means palate is palat/o | |
| The combining form that means phayrnx is pharyng/o | |
| The combining form that means polyp is polyp/o | |
| The combining form that means fire is pyr/o | |
| The suffix that means pertaining to vomiting is -emetic | |
| The suffix that means pertaining to medical treatment is -iatric | |
| The suffix that means appetite is -orexia | |
| The suffix that means eat, swallow is -phagia | |
| The combining form that means nitrogenous waste is azot/o | |
| The combining form that means bacteria is bacteri/o | |
| The combining form that means urinary bladder is cyst/o | |
| The combining form that means glomerulus is glomerul/o | |
| A combining form that means sugar or glucose is glycos/o | |
| The combining form that means ketones is keton/o | |
| The combining form that means stone is lith/o | |
| The combining form that means meatus is meat/o | |
| A combining form that means kidney is nephr/o; ren/o | |
| The combining form that means night is noct/i | |
| The combining form that means scanty is olig/o | |
| The combining form that means renal pelvis is pyel/o | |
| A combining form that means urine is ur/o; urin/o | |
| The combining form that means ureter is ureter/o | |
| The combining form that means urethra is urethr/o | |
| The suffix that means stone is -lith | |
| The suffix that means condition of stones is -lithiasis | |
| The suffix that means drooping is -ptosis | |
| The suffix that means surgical crushing is -tripsy | |
| The suffix that means urine condition is -uria | |
| A medical term that means bladder pain is cystalgia | |
| A medical term that means surgical removal of the bladder is cystectomy | |
| A medical term that means bladder inflammation is cystitis | |
| A medical term that means surgically create an opening into the bladder is cystostomy | |
| A medical term that means surgical repair of the bladder is cystoplasty | |
| A medical term that means surgical crushing of a stone is lithotripsy | |
| A medical term that means X-ray record of the kidney is nephrogram | |
| A medical term that means an abnormally soft kidney is nephromalacia | |
| A medical term that means drooping kidney is nephroptosis | |
| A medical term that means cutting into a kidney is nephrotomy | |
| A medical term that means kidney disease is nephropathy | |
| A medical term that means surgical fixation of the kidney is nephropexy | |
| A medical term that means condition of kidney stones is nephrolithiasis | |
| A medical term that means X-ray record of the renal pelvis is pyelogram | |
| A medical term that means surgical repair of the renal pelvis is pyeloplasty | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the kidney is renal | |
| A medical term that means study of the urinary system is urology | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the ureter is ureteral | |
| A medical term that means ureter dilation is ureterectasis | |
| A medical term that means narrowing of a ureter is ureterostenosis | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to the urethra is urethral | |
| A medical term that means urethral pain is urethralgia | |
| A medical term that means instrument to visually examine the urethra is urethroscope | |
| A medical term that means narrowing of the urethra is urethrostenosis | |
| A medical term that means pertaining to urine is urinary | |
| A medical term that means condition of no urine is anuria | |
| A medical term that means condition of difficult or painful urination is dysuria | |
| A medical term that means condition of blood in the urine is hematuria | |
| A medical term that means condition of scanty amount of urine is oliguria | |
| A medical term that means condition of pus in the urine is pyuria | |
| The presence of ketones in the urine may indicate diabetes | |
| A patient with nephrolithiasis is suffering from stones | |
| The combining form that means body is corpor/o | |
| The combining form that means genitals is genit/o | |
| The combining form that means sameness is home/o | |
| The combining form that means water is hydr/o | |
| The combining form that means physician, medical, treatment is iatr/o | |
| The combining form that means distinctive is idi/o | |
| The combining form that means protein is protein/o | |
| The combining form that means poison is tox/o | |
| The combining form that means urethra is urethr/o | |
| The suffix that means to destroy is -lysis | |
| The suffix that means urine condition is -uria | |
| The combining form that means sugar is gylcos/o | |
| The combining form that means amnion is amni/o | |
| The combining form that means cervix is cervic/o | |
| The combining form that means chorion is chori/o | |
| A combining form that means vagina is colp/o; vagin/o | |
| The combining form that means cul-de-sac is culd/o | |
| The combining form that means embryo is embry/o | |
| A combining form that means vulva is episi/o; vulv/o | |
| The combining form that means fetus is fet/o | |
| A combining form that means female is estr/o; gynec/o | |
| The combining form that means hymen is hymen/o | |
| A combining form that means uterus is uter/o; hyster/o; metr/o | |
| The combining form that means milk is lact/o | |
| A combining form that means breast is mamm/o; mast/o | |
| The combining form that means menses is men/o | |
| The combining form that means birth is nat/o | |
| A combining form that means ovary is oophor/o; ovari/o | |
| The combining form that means egg is o/o | |
| The combining form that means perineum is perine/o | |
| The combining form that means male is andr/o | |
| The combining form that means glans penis is balan/o | |
| The combining form that means hidden is crypt/o | |
| The combining form that means epididymis is epididym/o | |
| A combining form that means testes is orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o; testicul/o | |
| The combining form that means prostate is prostat/o | |
| The combining form that means sperm is spermat/o | |
| The combining form that means penis is pen/o | |
| The combining form that means vas deferens is vas/o | |
| The combining form that means seminal vesicle is vesicul/o | |
| The suffix that means condition of sperm is -spermia | |
| The suffix that means state of pregnancy is -cyesis | |
| The suffix that means pregnant woman is -gravida | |
| The suffix that means to bear (offspring) is -para | |
| The suffix that means resembling is -oid | |
| The suffix that means uterine tube is -salpinx | |
| A suffix that means childbirth is -partum; -tocia | |
| The female external genitalia are collectively referred to as the vulva | |
| Uterine tubes connect the ovaries and uterus. | |
| The first menstrual period is called menarche | |
| The middle layer of the uterus is called the myometrium | |
| Until the end of the eighth week of gestation, the infant is called a(n) embryo | |
| The umbilical cord connects the fetus to the placenta | |
| The inner membranous sac surrounding the fetus amnion | |
| The first stage of labor and delivery is called the dilation stage | |
| The male reproductive system and the urinary system share which organ? urethra | |
| The tip of the penis is called the glans penis | |
| An intrauterine device is used to prevent pregnancy | |
| The combining form that means to widen is dilat/o | |
| The combining form that means ovary is oophor/o | |
| The combining form that means ovum is ov/o, ov/i | |
| The combining form that means ovary is ovari/o | |
| The combining form that means sexual intercourse is pareun/o | |
| The combining form that means root is radic/o | |
| The combining form that means uterine (fallopian) tubes is salping/o | |
| The combining form that means prostate gland is prostat/o | |
| The combining form that means sperm is spermat/o | |
| The suffix that means beginning is -arche | |
| The suffix that means produces is -genesis | |
| The suffix that means to kill is -cide | |
| The suffix that means formation of cells is -plasia | |
| The prefix that means before, in front of is ante- | |
| The prefix that means against is contra- | |
| The suffix that means first is primi- | |
| The combining form that means extremities is acr/o | |
| A combining form that means adrenal glands is adren/o; adrenal/o | |
| The combining form that means body is somat/o | |
| The combining form that means calcium is calc/o | |
| The combining form that means to secrete is crin/o | |
| A combining form that means female (besides gynec/o) is estr/o | |
| A combining form that means sugar is glyc/o; glycos/o | |
| The combining form that means sex glands is gonad/o | |
| The combining form that means sameness is home/o | |
| The combining form that means potassium is kal/i | |
| The combining form that means sodium is natr/o | |
| A combining form that means eye (besides ocul/o, opt/o, and optic/o) is ophthalm/o | |
| The combining form that means pancreas is pancreat/o | |
| The combining form that means parathyroid gland is parathyroid/o | |
| The combining form that means pineal gland is pineal/o | |
| The combining form that means pituitary gland is pituitar/o; pituit/o | |
| A medical term that means state of excessive thyroid (hormones) is hyperthyroidism | |
| The combining form that means thymus gland is thym/o | |
| A combining form that means thyroid gland is thyr/o; thyroid/o | |
| A combining form that means poison is toxic/o | |
| The suffix that means blood condition is -emia | |
| The suffix that means thirst is -dipsia | |
| The suffix that means pertaining to a meal is -prandial | |
| The suffix that means to stimulate is -tropin | |
| A medical term that means many (excessive) thirst is polydipsia | |
| A medical term that means condition of (too) much urine is polyuria | |
| A medical term that means sugar in the urine is glycosuria | |
| A medical term that means surgical removal of adrenal gland is adrenalectomy | |
| A medical term that means enlarged adrenal gland is adrenomegaly | |
| A medical term that means study of the endocrine system is endocrinology | |
| A medical term that means state of insufficient pituitary (hormones) is hypopituitarism | |
| A medical term that means surgical removal of thymus is thymectomy | |
| A medical term that means endocrine system disease is endocrinopathy | |
| A medical term that means surgical removal of parathyroid gland is parathyroidectomy | |
| A medical term that means thymus inflammation is thymitis | |
| A medical term that means thymus tumor is thymoma | |
| A constructed term that means enlarged thyroid is thyromegaly | |
| A medical term that means surgical removal of the thyroid is thyroidectomy | |
| A medical term that means enlarged extremities is acromegaly | |
| A medical term that means abnormal condition of thyroid poisoning is thyrotoxicosis | |
| A medical term that means relating to after a meal is postprandial | |
| A medical term that means retina disease is retinopathy | |
| A medical term that means adrenal gland disease is adrenopathy | |
| Addison's disease is caused by hyposecretion of the adrenal cortex | |
| Cushing's syndrome is caused by hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. | |
| An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called goiter | |
| A combining form that means gland is aden/o | |
| A combining form that means male is andr/o | |
| A combining form that means iodine is iod/o | |
| A combining form that means ketones is ket/o | |
| A combining form that means minerals or electrolytes is mineral/o | |
| A combining form that means ovary is ovari/o | |
| A combining form that means ray is radi/o | |
| A combining form that means testes is testicul/o | |
| A suffix that means 'pertaining to a blood condition' is -emic | |
| A suffix that means 'pertaining to stimulating' is -tropic | |
| A combining form that means extremities is acr/o | |
| A combining form that means glucose is gluc/o | |
| The combining form that means head is cephal/o | |
| The combining form that means cerebrum is cerebr/o | |
| The combining form that means cerebellum is cerebell/o | |
| The combining form that means brain is encephal/o | |
| The combining form that means glue is gli/o | |
| The combining form that means medulla oblongata is medull/o | |
| A combining form that means meninges is mening/o; meningi/o | |
| The combining form that means spinal cord is myel/o | |
| A combining form that means nerve is neur/o | |
| The combining form that means star is astr/o | |
| The combining form that means gray matter is poli/o | |
| The combining form that means pons is pont/o | |
| The combining form that means nerve root is radicul/o | |
| The combining form that means thalamus is thalam/o | |
| The combining form that means sheath (meninges) is thec/o | |
| The combining form that means ventricle is ventricul/o | |
| The combining form that means sense of pain is alges/o | |
| The combining form that means feeling or sensation is esthesi/o | |
| The suffix that means weakness is -paresis | |
| The suffix that means speech is -phasia | |
| The suffix that means paralysis is -plegia | |
| The suffix that means muscle coordination is -taxia | |
| The combining form that means fear or worry is anxi/o | |
| A combining form that means mind is ment/o; phren/o; psych/o | |
| The combining form that means split is schiz/o | |
| The combining form that means body is somat/o | |
| The combining form that means sleep is somn/o | |
| A suffix that means treatment is -therapy | |
| The suffix that means physician is -iatrist | |
| The suffix that means frenzy is -mania | |
| The suffix that means pertaining to being attracted to is -philic | |
| The combining form that means center is centr/o | |
| The combining form that means rapid contracting and relaxing is clon/o | |
| The combining form that means to shake violently is concuss/o | |
| The combining form that means sensation, feeling is esthesi/o | |
| The combining form that means mind is ment/o | |
| The combining form that means nerve is neur/o | |
| The combining form that means away from center is peripher/o | |
| The combining form that means to cut is tom/o | |
| The combining form that means tone is ton/o | |
| The combining form that means forgetfulness is amnes/o | |
| The combining form that means drive;compel is compuls/o | |
| The combining form that means false belief is delus/o | |
| The combining form that means to press down is depress/o | |
| The combining form that means imagined perception is hallucin/o | |
| The combining form that means sleep/stupor is narc/o | |
| The combining form that means besieged by thoughts is obsess/o | |
| The combining form that means irrational fear is phob/o | |
| The combining form that means fire is pyr/o | |
| The combining form that means split is schiz/o | |
| A suffix that means medical treatment is -iatry | |
| A suffix that means seizure is -lepsy | |
| A suffix that means condition to bear is -phoria |