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Med. Term. 14
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms "O"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| obes/o- | fat |
| obsess/o- | besieged by thoughts |
| obstetr/o- | pregnancy and childbirth |
| obstip/o- | severe constipation |
| obstruct/o- | blocked by a barrier |
| occiput/o- | occiput (back of head) |
| occlus/o- | close against |
| ocul/o- | eye |
| odont/o- | tooth |
| odyn/o- | pain |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ol | chemical substance |
| -ole | small thing |
| olfact/o- | the sense of smell |
| olig/o- | scanty; few |
| olisthe/o- | slipping |
| -olisthesis | abnormal condition with slipping |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -omatosis | abnormal condition of multiple tumor or masses |
| oment/o- | omentum |
| om/o- | tumor; mass |
| omphal/o- | umbilicus; navel |
| -on | a substance; structure |
| onc/o- | tumor; mass |
| -one | chemical substance |
| onych/o- | nail (fingernail or toenail) |
| o/o- | ovum (egg) |
| oophor/o- | ovary |
| operat/o- | perform a procedure; surgery |
| ophidi/o- | snake |
| ophthalm/o- | eye |
| -opia | condition of vision |
| opportun/o- | well-timed; taking advantage of an opportunity |
| oppos/o- | forceful resistance |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| optic/o- | lenses; properties of light |
| opt/o- | eye; vision |
| -or | person or thing that produces or does |
| orbicul/o- | small circle |
| orbit/o- | orbit (eye socket) |
| orchi/o- | testis |
| orch/o- | testis |
| orex/o- | appetite |
| organ/o- | organ |
| or/o- | mouth |
| orth/o- | straight |
| -ory | having the function of |
| -ose | full of |
| -osing | condition of doing |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| osm/o- | the sense of smell |
| osse/o- | bone |
| ossicul/o- | ossicle (little bone) |
| ossificat/o- | changing into bone |
| oste/o- | bone |
| ot/o- | ear |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| ovari/o- | ovary |
| ov/i- | ovum (egg) |
| ov/o- | ovum (egg) |
| ovul/o- | ovum (egg) |
| ox/i- | oxygen |
| ox/o- | oxygen |
| ox/y | oxygen; quick |