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Medical Terminology Set 3
Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, and Combined forms for Medical Terminology
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04/18/2011

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Term
water
Definition
What does aque/o mean?
Term
pertaining to
Definition
What does the suffix -ar mean?
Term
-arche
Definition
Suffix meaning beginning
Term
arter/o, arteri/o
Definition
What two combined forms mean artery?
Term
arteriol/o
Definition
What combined form means arteriole?
Term
joint
Definition
What does arthr/o mean?
Term
articulate
Definition
What does the suffix -arthria mean?
Term
joint
Definition
What does articul/o mean?
Term
pertaining to
Definition
What does the suffix -ary mean?
Term
asbest/o
Definition
What combined form means asbestos?
Term
-ase
Definition
What suffix means enzyme?
Term
lack of strength
Definition
What does the suffix -asthenia mean?
Term
atel/o
Definition
What combined form means incomplete?
Term
ather/o
Definition
What combined form means plaque (fatty substance)?
Term
process; condition
Definition
What two things does the suffix -ation mean?
Term
atri/o
Definition
What combined form means atrium?
Term
hearing
Definition
What do audi/o and audit/o both mean?
Term
aur/o, auricul/o
Definition
What two combined forms mean ear?
Term
self, own
Definition
What two things does aut/o mean?
Term
aut-, auto-
Definition
What two prefixes both mean self and own?
Term
axill/o
Definition
What combined form means armpit?
Term
azot/o
Definition
What combined form means urea and nitrogen?
Term
bacill/o
Definition
What combined form means bacilli?
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bacteri/o
Definition
What combined form means bacteria?
Term
balan/o
Definition
What combined form means glans penis?
Term
pressure, weight
Definition
What two things does bar/o mean?
Term
bartholin/o
Definition
What combined form means Bartholin glands?
Term
base
Definition
What does bas/o mean?
Term
bi-
Definition
What prefix means two?
Term
bi/o
Definition
What combined form means life?
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