| Question | Answer |
| Combining Form | root+combining vowel |
| Combining vowel | -vowel added after root (a,i,o,u)
-may join multiple roots together
-for pronunciation only, have no meaning |
| Prefix | -at the beginning of the word
-there isn't always one
-may have multiple meanings |
| Root | -the core element of any term
-there MUST be one
-many terms have more than one |
| Suffix | -found at the end of the word
-may have multiple meanings |
| Thorax | The part of the trunk between the abdomen and the neck. (the chest) |
| Villus | Thin, hairlike projection, particularly of a mucous membrane lining a cavity. |
| Thoraces | Multiple- parts of the trunk between the abdomen and the neck. (many chests) |
| Villi | Multiple- Thin, hairlike projections, particularly of mucous membrane ling a cavity. |
| Axilla | Armpit |
| Axillae | Multiple armpits |
| an- | not, lack of, without
prefix |
| anti- | against
prefix |
| bi- | two, twice, double
prefix |
| con- | with, together
prefix |
| endo- | inner, inside, within
prefix |
| epi- | above, upon, over
prefix |
| hyper- | above, beyond, excess, excessive
prefix |
| hypo- | below, deficient, smaller, low, under
prefix |
| peri- | around
prefix |
| pre- | before, in front of
prefix |
| post- | after
prefix |
| arthr- | joint
root |
| card- | heart
root |
| dermat- | skin
root |
| enter- | intestine
root |
| gastr- | stomach
root |
| gynec- | woman, female
root |
| pyrex- | fever, heat
root |
| respir- | breathing
root |
| tens- | pressure
root |
| thyr- | thyroid
root |
| ur- | urinary system
root |
| vertebr- | vertebra
root |
| arthr/o | joint
r/cf |
| card/i | heart
CF |
| cost/o | Rib
CF |
| dermat/o | Skin
CF |
| enter/o | Intestine
CF |
| gastr/o | Stomach
CF |
| gynec/o | Woman, Female
CF |
| neur/o | Nerve, nervous tissue, nerve tissue.
CF |
| respir/a | Breathing
CF |
| tens/o | Pressure
CF |
| thyr/o | Thyroid
CF |
| ur/o | Urinary system
CF |
| -al | pertaining to
suffix |
| -desis | bind together, fixation of bone or joint.
suffix |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical excision
suffix |
| -ia | condition
suffix |
| -ic | pertaining to
suffix |
| -ine | pertaining to, substance
suffix |
| -ism | action, condition, process
suffix |
| -itis | inflammation, infection
suffix |
| -logist | one who studies, specialist
suffix |
| -logy | to study, the study of.
suffix |
| -pathy | Disease
Suffix |
| -plasty | Formation, repair, surgical repair.
Suffix |
| -scope | instrument for viewing, instrument.
Suffix |
| -scopy | to examine, to view, visual examination.
suffix |
| -ion | action, condition, process
suffix |
| -oid | appearance of, resemble, resembling.
suffix |
| -um | tissue, structure
suffix |
| endocardium | the inside lining of the heart |
| arthroplasty | Surgery to restore as far as possible the function of a joint. |
| arthroscopy | Visual examination of the interior of a joint. |
| cardiology | Medical specialty of diseases of the heart. |
| costovertebral | Pertaining to the rib and spine. |
| dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin. |
| dermatology | Medical specialty concerned with disorders of the skin. |
| endogastric | Pertaining to the inside of the stomach. |
| gastroenterology | Medical specialty of stomach and intestines. |
| hypertension | persistent high arterial blood pressure. |
| gynecology | Medical specialty of the care of the female reproductive system. |
| hypogastric | Abdominal region below the stomach. |
| hypotention | persistent low arterial blood pressure. |
| neural | Pertaining to nervous tissue. |
| pericardium | Structure around the heart. |
| respiratory | relating to respiration, or the organs of respiration. |
| epigastric | Abdominal region above the stomach |
