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Details Title: LOM ch.3 Description: Combining forms, noun & adjective suffixes Total Flash Cards: 81 Created: 04/04/2005 11:42:43	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term acr/o Definition extremities, top, extreme point Term acu/o Definition sharp, severe Term agor/a Definition markerplace Term amni/o Definition amnion Term angi/o Definition vessel Term arteri/o Definition artery Term axill/o Definition armpit Term blephar/o Definition eyelid Term bronch/o Definition bronchial tubes Term chem/o Definition drug, chemical Term chron/o Definition time Term col/o Definition colon Term encephal/o Definition brain Term hydr/o Definition water Term isch/o Definition to hold back Term lapar/o Definition abdomen,abdominal wall Term laryg/o Definition larynx (voice box) Term lymph/o Definition lymph Term mamm/o Definition breast Term mast/o Definition breast Term morph/o Definition shape, form Term muc/o Definition mucus Term my/o Definition muscle Term myel/o Definition spinal cord, bone marrow Term nephr/o Definition kidney Term neur/o Definition nerve Term neutr/o Definition neutrophil (WBC) Term ot/o Definition ear Term peritone/o Definition peritoneum Term phag/o Definition to eat, swallow Term phleb/o Definition vein Term plas/o Definition formation, developement Term pleur/o Definition pleaura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall muscles) Term pneumon/o Definition lungs Term pulmon/o Definition lungs Term rect/o Definition rectum Term splen/o Definition spleen Term staphyl/o Definition clusters Term strept/o Definition twisted chains Term tonsill/o Definition tonsils Term -cele Definition hernia Term -centsesis Definition surgical puncture to remove fluid Term -coccus (plural: -cocci) Definition berry-shaped bacterium (plural: bacteria) Term -dynia Definition pain Term -ectomy Definition excision, removal, resection Term -genesis Definition condition of producing, forming Term -genic Definition pertaing to produced in, producing, produced by, or in Term -gram Definition record Term -graph Definition instrument for recording Term -graphy Definition process of recording Term -lysis Definition breakdown, destruction, sepatation Term -malacia Definition softening Term -megaly Definition enlargement Term -oma Definition tumor, mass, collection of fluid Term -opsy Definition to view Term -penia Definition deficiency Term -phobia Definition fear of Term -plasty Definition surgical repair Term -ptosis Definition drooping, sagging, prolapse Term -sclerosis Definition hardening Term -stasis Definition stopping, controlling Term -stomy Definition opening to form a mouth (stoma) Term -therapy Definition treatment Term -trophy Definition development, nourishment Term -er Definition one who Term -ia Definition condition Term -ole Definition little, small Term -ule Definition little, small Term -um, -ium Definition structure, tissue,thing Term -y Definition condition Term -ac, -iac Definition pertaining to Term -ac, -iac Definition pertaining to Term -al Definition pertaining to Term -ar Definition pertaining to Term -ary Definition pertaining to Term -eal Definition pertaining to Term -ic, -ical Definition pertaining to Term -oid Definition resembling Term -ose Definition pertaining to, full of Term -ous Definition pertaining to Term -tic Definition pertaining to