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HIM361 Test 3
combining forms/suffixes/prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| andr/o | males |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| gon/o | seed |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| orch/o | testis, testicles |
| orchi/o | testis, testicles |
| orchid/o | testis, testicles |
| pen/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| semin/i | semen, seed |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa, semen |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa, semen |
| terat/o | monster |
| test/o | testis, testicle |
| varic/o | varicose veins |
| vas/o | vessel, duct; vas deferens |
| zo/o | animal life |
| -genesis | formation |
| -one | hormone |
| -pexy | fixation, put in place |
| -stomy | new opening |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura matter |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| mening/o | membranes, meninges |
| meningi/o | membranes, meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, or bone marrow |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root of spinal nerves |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (refers to the meninges) |
| vag/o | vagus nerve - 10th cranial nerve |
| alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
| -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burning |
| comat/o | deep sleep coma |
| esthesi/o | feeling, nervous sensation |
| esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kines/o | movement |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -kinesis | movement |
| -kinetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o | artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol a lipid substance |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o | valve |
| valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ven/i | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle lower heart chamber |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air, lung |
| pneumon/o | air, lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | pleural cavity, chest |
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