Body Structures Word Scramble
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Combining Form | Meaning | Word Association | Definition of Word Association |
append/o, appendic/o | appendix | Appendectomy | Excision of appendix. |
bi/o | life or living | Biology | Science of life and living things. |
blephar/o | eyelid | Blepharoptosis | The drooping of the upper eyelid. |
cerebr/o, encephal/o | brain (cerebro=cerebrum sometimes) | CerebralEncephalitis | Cerebral palsy: paralysis caused by a brain defect.Encephalitis: inflammation of the brain. |
chir/o | hand | Chirospasm | Ex: writer's cramp |
col/o | colon, large intestine | Colonoscopy | Visual exam of the colon. |
cutane/o, derm/a, dermat/o | skin | Cutaneous | pertaing to the skin. |
faci/o | face | Facial | pertains to the face. |
hepat/o | liver | Hepatitis | An inflammatory condition of the liver. |
mamm/o, mast/o | breast | MammographyMastectomy | The use of x-rays to diagnose breast diseases.Surgical removal of the breast. |
Muscul/omy/o | muscle | Muscular | Person with well developed muscles. |
Myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord | Myelopathy | Any disease of spinal cord. Any disease of bone marrow. |
oste/o | bone | Osteoarthritis | One or more joints undergo degenerative changes. |
pulm/o,pulmon/o,pneum/o, pneumon/o | lungs | Pulmonary, Pneumonia, Pneumatic | Pertaining to lungs.A lung conditionPertaining to air or gas. |
tonsill/o | tonsil | Tonsillitis | Inflammation of the tonsils. |
trache/o | trachea | Tracheostomy | Operation that forms a new opening into the trachea. |
vas/o | vessel,vas deferens | Vasectomy | Removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens, a form of male contraception. |
aden/o | gland | Adenoids | Resembled or thought to be glands. |
angi/o | vessel | Angiogram | X-ray film of blood vessels filled with a contrast medium. |
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