Med Term final review
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| A suffix meaning pertaining to | - al
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| A suffix for producing, originating, causing | - genic
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| A suffix for control, stop | - stasis
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| A suffix for abnormal condition | - osis
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| A suffix for dissolution, separating | - lysis
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| A suffix for breathing | - pnea
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| A suffix for instrument for visual examination | - scope
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| A suffix for surgical crushing | - tripsy
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| A suffix for surgical repair | - plasty
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| A suffix for hernia, protrusion | - cele
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| A suffix for rupture | - rrhexis
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| Another suffix for pertaining to | - ac
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| A suffix for state of | - ism
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| A suffix for split or fissure | - schisis
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| A suffix meaning softening | - malacia
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| A prefix for new | neo -
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| A prefix for across, beyond | trans-
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| A prefix for above, excessive | hyper-
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| A prefix for slow | brady -
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| A prefix for rapid | tachy -
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| A prefix for many, much | poly -
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| Combining form for tissue, the major covering of the external surfaces of the body | epitheli/o
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| Combining form referring to basic unit of all living things | cyt/o
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| Combining form for tumor | onc/o
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| Combining form for cancer | carcin/o
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| Combining form for internal organs | viscer/o
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| Combining form for back, behind | poster/o
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| Combining form for below | infer/o
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| Combining form for furthest away | dist/o
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| Combining form meaning belly (front) | ventr/o
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| Combining form for middle | medi/o
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| Combining form for back and above | poster/o
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| Directional form for toward the tail | caudad
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| Combining form for extremities | acr/o
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| Combining form for white | leuk/o
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| Combining form for front and to the side | later/o
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| Combining form for blue | cyan/o
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| Pertaining to under the skin | subcutaneous
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| Abnormal condition, fungus, nail bed | onychomycosis
onych/o - nail; myc/o - fungus
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| "Black tumor" | melanoma
melan/o - black; oma - tumor
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| Combining form for throat | pharyng/o
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| "under the skin" | hypodermic
hypo - under; dermic - skin
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| Combining form for chest cavity | thorac/o
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| "visual examination of the larynx" | laryngoscopy
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| Pertaining to the trachea | tracheal
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| Inflammation of the throat | pharyngitis
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| Combining form for bean-shaped organ that filters blood (kidney) | nephr/o
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| "difficulty breathing" | dyspnea
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| Hollow muscular organ that holds urine (bladder) | cyst/o
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| Combining form for scanty, few | olig/o
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| "pus in the urine" | pyuria
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| Combining form for opening, "meatus" | meat/o
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| "blood in the urine" | hematuria
hemat - blood; uria - pertaining to urine
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| "visual exam of the bladder" | cystoscopy
cyst/o - bladder; scopy - visual examination
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| Combining form for uterus | hyster/o
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| Creation of an artificial opening into the bladder | cystostomy
cyst/o - bladder; stomy - opening
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| Root word for cervix (neck), pertaining to the cervix | cervic/o
cervical
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| Passage from the uterus to outside the body | colp/o
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| Combining form for vessel, duct | vasec/o
"vasectomy" - opening into the vessel or duct
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| "inflammation of the prostate gland" | prostatits
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| "inflammation of the cervix" | cervicitis
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| Excision of the prostate gland | prostatectomy
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| Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart | artery
arteri/o
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| tubelike structures; carries blood all throughout the body; all blood vessels | angi/o
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| Combining form for blood clot | thromb/o
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| "excision within the artery" | endarterectomy
end - within; arter - artery; ectomy - excision or removal
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| Combining form for electrical activity | electr/o
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| "rapid breathing" | tachypnea
tachy-rapid; pnea - breathing
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| Stopping the flow of blood | hemostasis
hemo - blood; stasis - stop or control
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| "disease of the heart muscle | cadiomyopathy
cardi - heart; my - muscle; pathy - disease
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| last part of the large intestine; connects the sigmoid colon to the anus | rect/o
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| "disease of the tongue" | glossopathy
gloss - tongue; pathy - disease
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| Combining form for gums | gingiv/o
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| Combining form for abdominal cavity | lapar/o
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| Combining form for digestion | peps/o
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| "excision of the gallbladder" | cholecystectomy
chole - gallbladder
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| "enlargement of the liver | hepatomegly
hepat - liver; megaly - enlargement
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| pertaining to the esophagus | esophageal
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| organ that produces bile for the digestion of fats | hepat/o
(liver)
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| The semitransparent membrane separating the auditory canal and the middle ear cavity | tympanic membrane
tympan/o
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| Combining form for iris | ir/o
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| Transparent, anterior part of the sclera that lies over the iris | kerat/o
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| Combining form meaning vision | opt/o
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| Instrument used for visual examination of the eye | ophthalmoscope
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| "inflammation of the thyroid gland" | thyroiditis
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| "study of the endocrine system" | endocrinology
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| Fluid-like sack that allows for easy movement in the joint | bursa
burs/o
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| Combining form for joints | arthr/o
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| "inflammation of the cartilage" | chondritis
chondr/o - cartilage
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| Combining form for death | necr/o
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| Combining form for ilium | ili/o
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| "muscular pain" | myalgia
my - muscle; algia - pain
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| "visual examination of the joint" | arthroscopic; arthroscopy
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| Combining form for speech | phasi/o; phasic
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| Combing form for half | hemi
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| "disease of the brain" | encephalopathy
en - within; cephal - pertaining to the head/brain; pathy - disease
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| "inflammation of the meninges" | meningitis
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| "disease of the nerves" | polyneuritis
poly - many; neur/o - nerves; itis - inflammation
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