Chapter 3: Suffixes & Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acr/o
A
extremities, top, extreme point
3
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acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden, acute vs chronic
4
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aden/o
A
Gland
5
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adip/o
A
Fat
6
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amni/o
A
amnion (sac that surrounds fetus during pregnancy)
7
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angi/o
A
Vessel, arteri/o vs. ven/o & phleb/o
8
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Arteri/o
A
Artery
9
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Arthr/o
A
Joint
10
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Axill/o
A
Armpit
11
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Bi/o
A
life, biology
12
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
13
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bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes
14
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carcin/o
A
Cancer
15
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Cardi/o
A
Heart
16
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chem/o
A
drug, chemical
17
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
18
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chron/o
A
time
19
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col/o
A
colon (large intestine)
20
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cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
21
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encephal/o, cephal/o, crani/o
A
Brain
22
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erythr/o
A
Red
23
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hem/o, hemat/o
A
Blood
24
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hepat/o
A
Liver
25
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
26
inguin/o
Groin
27
isch/o, ischemia
to hold back
28
lapar/o, abdomin/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
29
laryng/o
larynx
30
leuk/o, leukocyte
white
31
lymph/o
Lymph
32
mamm/o
Breast
33
Mast/o
Breast
34
morph/o, morphology
shape, form
35
muc/o
mucus
36
My/o
Muscle
37
myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
38
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
39
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
40
neur/o
nerve
41
neutr/o
neutrophil
42
nucle/o
nucleus
43
ophthalm/o, opt/o
eye
44
oste/o
bone
45
ot/o, otitis media
ear
46
path/o
disease
47
peritone/o
peritoneum
48
phag/o
to eat, swallow
49
phleb/o, phlebotomy, phlebotomist
vein
50
plas/o
formation, development
51
pleur/o
pluera (double layered membrane)
52
pneumon/o, pulmon/o
lungs
53
radi/o
X-rays
54
Rect/o
Rectum
55
Ren/o
Kidney
56
Rhin/o
Nose
57
Sarc/o
Flesh
58
Splen/o
Spleen
59
Staphyl/o
Clusters
60
strept/o
twisted chains
61
thorac/o
Chest
62
Thromb/o
Clot
63
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
64
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
65
ven/o
Vein
66
-algia, -dynia
Pain
67
-cele
Hernia
68
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
69
-coccus (plural: -cocci)
berry-shaped bacterium
70
-cyte
Cell
71
-dynia
Pain
72
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
73
-emia
Blood condition
74
-genesis
Condition if producing, forming
75
-gram (cardiogram)
Record
76
-graph
instrument for recording
77
-graphy
Process of recording
78
-itis
Inflammation
79
-logy
Study of
80
-lysis (hemolysis)
Breakdown, destruction, separation
81
-malacia
Softening
82
-megaly (cardiomegaly)
Enlargement
83
-oma
Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
84
-opsy
To view
85
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
86
-pathy
Disease condition
87
-penia
Deficiency
88
-phobia
Fear
89
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
90
-plasty (angioplasty)
Surgical repair
91
-ptosis
Dropping, falling, prolapse
92
-sclerosis (atherosclerosis / plaque)
Hardening
93
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
94
-scopy
Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)
95
-stasis (hemostasis)
Controlling, stopping
96
-stomy, -tomy, -ectomy, stomat/o (stomatology vs. dentistry)
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
97
-therapy
Treatment
98
-tomy
incision, cutting into
99
-trophy
Development, nourishment
100
-er
One who (person)
101
-ia
Condition
102
-ist
Specialist
103
-ole
Little, small
104
-ule
Little, small
105
-um, -ium
Structure, tissue
106
-us
Structure, substance
107
-y
Condition, process
108
-ac
-iac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
pertaining to
109
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or in
110
-ic
-ical
Pertaining to
111
-oid
Resembling
112
-ose
Pertaining to, full of
113
-ous
Pertaining to
114
-tic (necrotic)
Pertaining to
115
arthr/itis
inflammation of joint
116
blephar/o/ptosis
Dropping eyelid
117
Isch/emia
Loss of normal blood flow
118
oste/o/genic
Produced by bone tissue
119
Staphyl/o/cocci
Berry-shaped bacteria that grow in clusters
120
Hernia
Protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
121
Rectocele
Protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vaginal wall
122
Streptococcus and Staphyloccus
Bacteria that grow in chains or clusters
123
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
124
Leukocytes
White blood cells
125
Thrombocytes or platelets
Clotting cells
126
Acromegaly
Endocrine disorder
Occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after completion of puberty
Often results from a benign tumor of the pituitary gland.
Person is typically normal in height, but bones and soft tissues in the hands, feet, and face grow abnormally.
Abraham Lincoln
127
Splenomegaly
Occurs with excessive hemolysis (red blood cells are destroyed).
If the spleen is removed, other organs carry out its functions.
128
Laparoscopy (vasectomy) if you don’t want to have anymore kids
A form of minimally invasive surgery.
Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope, a lightened telescopic instrument.
Surgeon inserts the laparoscope through an incision in the abdomen near the navel.
Used to examine abdominal viscera for evidence of disease or for various procedures.
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Adenoids
Small masses of lymphatic tissue.
Located in the part of the pharynx near the nose and nasal passages.
The literal meaning, “resembling glands,” is appropriate since they are neither endocrine nor exocrine glands.
Adenoidectomy may be needed if they become enlarged and block the airway from the nose to the pharynx.
