3. Greek combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden-
adenocyst
A
gland
2
Q
acr-
acromegaly
A
extremities
3
Q
ankyl-
ankylosis
A
stiffened, hooked
4
Q
arachn-
arachnoiditis
A
spider, web
5
Q
arteri-
arterioplasty
A
artery
6
Q
blenn-
blennadenitis
A
mucus
7
Q
chrom-, chroma-, chromat-
chromatin
A
colour, pigment
8
Q
derm-, derma-, dermat-
dermatologist
A
skin
9
Q
dips-
dipsosis
A
thirst
10
Q
erythr-
erythraemia
A
red, red blood cell
11
Q
gastr-
gastritis
A
stomach
12
Q
gno-, gnos-
diagnosis
A
know
13
Q
hidr-, idr-
hidrosis
A
sweat
14
Q
hist-, histi-
histiocyte
A
tissue
15
Q
iatr-
iatrology
A
healer, physician
16
Q
kine-
biokinetics
A
move
17
Q
kines-, kinesi-
kinesis
A
movement, motion
18
Q
celi-
celioscopy
A
abdomen
19
Q
col-, coli-, colon-
colonalgia
A
colon
20
Q
crani-
cranioclast
A
skull
21
Q
cyan-
cyanosis
A
blue
22
Q
lapar-
laparotomy
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
23
Q
lex-
dyslexia
A
read
24
Q
melan-
melanin
A
dark, black
25
myel-
myelitis
bone marrow, spinal cord
26
nos-
nosology
disease, illness
27
olig-
oligodactylia
few, deficient
28
paed-
paediatrics
child
29
poli-
poliosis
gray matter (of the brain & spinal chord
30
py-
pyogenic
pus
31
-rhaph-
pericardiorrhaphy
suture
32
sarc-
sarcocyst
flesh, soft tissue
33
splen-
splenopathy
spleen
