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Med. Term. Suhailah6
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, Combing Forms "F"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| faci/o- | face |
| factiti/o- | artificial; made up |
| fallopi/o- | uterine (fallopian) tube |
| fasci/o- | fascia |
| fec/a- | feces; stool |
| fec/o- | feces; stool |
| femor/o- | femur (thigh bone) |
| fer/o- | to bear |
| ferrit/o- | iron |
| ferr/o- | iron |
| fertil/o- | able to conceive a child |
| fet/o- | fetus |
| fibrill/o- | muscle fiber; nerve fiber |
| fibrin/o- | fibrin |
| fibr/o- | fiber |
| fibul/o- | fibula (lower leg bone) |
| filtrat/o- | filtering; straining |
| filtr/o- | filter |
| fiss/o- | splitting |
| fixat/o- | to make stable or still |
| flatul/o- | flatus (gas) |
| flex/o- | bending |
| fluor/o- | fluorescence |
| -flux | flow |
| foc/o- | point of activity |
| foli/o- | leaf |
| follicul/o- | follicle (small sac) |
| foramin/o- | foramen (opening into a cavity or channel) |
| forens/o- | court proceedings in criminal law |
| -form | having the form of |
| format/o- | structure; arrangement |
| fove/o- | small, depressed area |
| fract/o- | break up |
| fratern/o- | close association or relationship |
| -frice | thing that produces friction |
| front/o- | front |
| fruct/o- | fruit |
| fulgur/o- | spark of electricity |
| fund/o- | fundus (part farthest from the opening) |
| fundu/o- | fundus |
| fung/o- | fungus |
| fus/o- | pouring |