Additional Combining Words Flashcards
1
Q
Audi/o
A
Hearing
2
Q
Bio
A
Life
3
Q
Caus, caut
A
Burn
4
Q
Clas, clast
A
Break
5
Q
Duct
A
Lead
6
Q
Ectas
A
Dilate
7
Q
Edem
A
Swelling ( due to fluid accumulation in the tissue)
8
Q
Esthes
A
Sensation
9
Q
Gen/o
A
Producing
10
Q
Iatr/o
A
Treatment (caused by the treatment)
11
Q
Kin/e, kin/o
A
Movement, motion
12
Q
Lysis, lys/o, lytic
A
Breaking down
13
Q
Morph/o
A
Form, structure, shape
14
Q
Op/ia, ops/ia, opsy
A
Vision
15
Q
Path
A
Disease
16
Q
Phage
A
Eating
17
Q
Phas
A
Speech
18
Q
Phil
A
Affinity
19
Q
Plegia
A
Paralysis
20
Q
Poiesis
A
Formation
21
Q
Schisto
A
Split
22
Q
Spasm/o
A
Spasm
23
Q
Stasis
A
Standing still, stoppage
24
Q
Troph/o
A
Nourishment, food
25
Brachy
Short
26
Brady
Slow
27
Brev/I
Short
28
Cry/o
Cry
29
Crypt/o
Hidden
30
Dextr/o
Right, right side
31
Dipl/o
Double, twice
32
Dolich/o
Long
33
Glyc/o, gluc/o
Sugar, sweet
34
Heter/o
Other, different
35
Hom/eo, hom/o
Same/ alike
36
Hydro
Wet, water, fluid
37
Iso
Equal, alike
38
Lept/o
Slender, small, thin
39
Levo
Left, to the left
40
Macr/o
Large
41
Mal
ill, bad
42
Malaco
Soft, softening
43
Mega
Large, oversized
44
Necr/o
Death
45
Olig/o
Few, little
46
Orth/o
Straight, normal, right
47
Pachy
Thick
48
Pale/o
Old, primitive
49
Platy/o
Flat, wide
50
Ple/o
Many, more
51
Poikil/o
Irregular, varying
52
Scler/o
Hardness
53
Sinistr/o
Left, to the left
54
Sten/o
Narrow, contracted
55
Stere/o
Solid, three dimensional
56
Tachy
Fast, rapid
57
Tel/e, tel/o
Distant end
58
Therm/o
Heat
59
Xer/o
Dry
