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CH 14 Study Guide
CH 14 REVIEW (Combining Forms)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid/o- | acid (low pH) |
| acr/o- | extremity ; highest point |
| aden/o- | gland |
| adrenal/o- | adrenal gland |
| adren/o- | adrenal gland |
| affect/o- | state of mind ; mood ; to have an influence on |
| ag/o- | to lead to |
| andr/o- | male |
| antagon/o- | oppose or work against |
| anter/o- | before ; front part |
| bi/o- | life ; living organisms ; living tissue |
| calc/i- | calcium |
| calc/o- | calcium |
| carcin/o- | cancer |
| chrom/o- | color |
| congenit/o- | preset at birth |
| cortic/o- | cortex (outer region) |
| crin/o- | secrete |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| dem/o- | people ; population |
| dextr/o- | right ; sugar |
| diabet/o- | diabetes |
| dips/o- | thirst |
| erg/o- | activity ; work |
| estr/a- | female |
| estr/o- | female |
| fertil/o- | able to conceive a child |
| galact/o- | milk |
| genit/o- | genitalia |
| gestat/o- | from conception to birth |
| gigant/o- | giant |
| glandul/o- | gland |
| globul/o- | shaped like a globe |
| gluc/o- | glucose (sugar) |
| glyc/o- | glucose (sugar) |
| glycos/o- | glucose (sugar) |
| gonad/o- | gonads (ovaries and testes) |
| gynec/o- | female ; woman |
| hirsut/o- | hairy |
| home/o- | same |
| hormon/o- | hormone |
| hypophys/o- | pituitary gland |
| inhibit/o- | block ; hold back |
| insulin/o- | insulin |
| insul/o- | island |
| iod/o- | iodine |
| ket/o- | ketones |
| lact/o- | milk |
| lob/o- | lobe of an organ |
| log/o- | word ; the study of |
| mast/o- | breast ; mastoid process |
| melan/o- | black |
| men/o- | month |
| mineral/o- | mineral ; electrolyte |
| mult/i- | many |
| myx/o- | mucus-like substance |
| nephr/o- | kidney ; nephron |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| nod/o- | node (knob of tissue) |
| nodul/o- | small, knobby mass |
| ovari/o- | ovary |
| ox/y- | oxygen ; quick |
| pancreat/o- | pancreas |
| phag/o- | eating ; swallowing |
| phe/o- | gray |
| pituit/o- | pituitary gland |
| pituitar/o- | pituitary gland |
| puber/o- | growing up |
| radi/o- | radius (forearm bone) ; x-rays ; radiation |
| recept/o- | receive |
| ren/o- | kidney |
| resist/o- | withstand the effect of |
| retin/o- | retina (of the eye) |
| somat/o- | body |
| sphenoid/o- | sphenoid bone |
| stat/o- | standing still ; staying in one place |
| stimul/o- | exciting strengthening |
| test/o- | testis ; testicle |
| testicul/o- | testis ; testicle |
| thalam/o- | thalamus |
| thym/o- | thymus ; rage |
| thyr/o- | shield-shaped structure (thyroid gland) |
| thyroid/o- | thyroid gland |
| toc/o- | labor and childbirth |
| ton/o- | pressure ; tone |
| toxic/o- | poison ; toxin |
| tox/o- | poison |
| trop/o- | having an affinity for ; stimulating ; turning |
| ur/o- | urine ; urinary system |
| uter/o- | uterus (womb) |
| viril/o- | masculine |
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