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Chapter 05: Body Structure
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes
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04/18/2011

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Term
cyt/o
Definition

cell

 

ex. cyt/o/logist - specialist who studies cells

Term
hist/o
Definition

tissue

 

ex. hist/o/logy - the study of the tissue

Term
nucle/o
Definition

nucleus

 

ex. nucle/o/toxin - poison or toxin that acts on the nucleus

Term
anter/o
Definition

anterior, front

 

ex. anter/o/posterior - the front and behind

Term
caud/o
Definition

tail

 

ex. caud/al - pertaining to the tail

Term
dist/o
Definition

far, farthest

 

ex. dist/al - pertaining to the far or farthest object or area

Term
dors/o
Definition

back (of body)

 

ex. dors/al - pertaining to the back (of body)

Term
infer/o
Definition

lower, below

 

ex. infer/ior - pertaining to the low or lowest object or area

Term
later/o
Definition

side, to one side

 

ex. later/o/abdomin/al - pertaining to the side of the abdomen

Term
medi/o
Definition

middle

 

ex. medi/o/later/al - pertaining to the side of the middle

Term
poster/o
Definition

back (of body), behind, posterior

 

ex. poster/o/later/al - pertaining to the side of the back (of body)

Term
proxim/o
Definition

near, nearest

 

ex. proxim/al - pertaining to the near or nearest object or area

Term
ventr/o
Definition

belly, belly-side

 

ex. ventr/al - pertaining to the belly or belly-side

Term
abdomin/o
Definition

abdomen

 

ex. abdomin/o/pelv/ic - pertaining to the pelvis and abdomen

Term
acr/o
Definition

extremity

 

ex. acr/o/megaly - enlargement of the extremities (fingers or toes)

Term
inguin/o
Definition

groin

 

ex. inguin/al - pertaining to the groin

Term
lumb/o
Definition

loin

 

ex. lumb/o/dynia - pain in the loin

Term
omphal/o
Definition

navel (umbilicus)

 

ex. omphal/o/cele - herniation or swelling of the navel (umbilicus)

Term

pelv/i

 

pelv/o

Definition

pelvis

 

ex. pelv/i/metery - measuring the pelvis

 

ex. pelv/o/scopy - visual examination of the pelvis

Term

albin/o

 

leuc/o

 

leuk/o

Definition

white

 

ex. albin/ism - white colorization condition (white and pale skin)

 

ex. leuc/o/cyte - white blood cell

 

ex. leuk/o/derma - whitening of the skin

Term
anthrac/o
Definition

black, coal

 

ex. anthrac/osis - abnormal black colorization condition

Term
chlor/o
Definition

green

 

ex. chlor/o/cyte - green cell (exists in a plant cell: chloroplast(s))

Term

cirrh/o

 

jaund/o

 

xanth/o

Definition

yellow

 

ex. cirrh/osis - abnormal yellow colorization condition

 

ex. jaund/ice - yellow skin or eye(s) colorization condition

 

ex. xanth/emia - yellow colorization of the blood

Term
cyan/o
Definition

blue

 

ex. cyan/o/derma - blue colorization of the skin

Term

ertherm/o

 

erythr/o

 

rube/o

Definition

red

 

ex. erythem/a - red colorization condition

 

ex. erythr/o/cyte - red blood cell

 

ex. rube/osis - abnormal red colorization condition

Term
melan/o
Definition

black

 

ex. melan/oma - black color tumor

Term
poli/o
Definition

gray

 

ex. poli/o/myel/itis - inflammation and gray colorization of the spinal cord

Term
fasci/o
Definition

band

 

ex. fasci/itis - inflammation of the band

Term
home/o
Definition

same, alike

 

ex. home/o/stasis - system that maintaining equilibrium

Term
idi/o
Definition

unknown, peculiar

 

ex. idi/o/path/ic - pertaining to the unknown disease

Term
path/o
Definition

disease

 

ex. path/o/gen - origin of the disease

Term
radi/o
Definition

radiation, x-ray

 

ex. radi/o/graphy - process of recording the radiation or x-ray

Term
somat/o
Definition

body

 

ex. somat/o/path/ic - pertaining to the disease of the body

Term
viscer/o
Definition

internal organs, viscera

 

ex. viscer/o/megaly - enlargement of the internal organs or viscera

Term
xen/o
Definition

foreign, strange

 

ex. xen/o/graft - foregin tissue transplant

Term
xer/o
Definition

dry

 

ex. xer/osis - abnormal dry condition

Term
-genesis
Definition

forming, producing, origin

 

ex. path/o/genesis - origin of the disease

Term
-gnosis
Definition

knowing

 

ex. pro/gnosis - before knowing, before an examination

Term
-gram
Definition

record, a writing

 

ex. son/o/gram - sound record

Term
-graph
Definition

instrument for recording

 

ex. son/o/graph- instrument for recording sound

Term
-graphy
Definition

process of recording

 

ex. myel/o/graphy - process of recording the spinal cord

Term
-pathy
Definition

disease

 

ex. cyt/o/pathy - cell disease

Term
ab-
Definition

from, away from

 

ex. ab/axi/al - pertaining to away from the axis

Term
ad-
Definition

toward

 

ex. ad/duction - toward movement

Term
allo-
Definition

other, differing from the usual

 

ex. allo/plasty - differing from the usual surgical repair

Term
infra-
Definition

below, under

 

ex. infra/cost/al - pertaining to below or under the rib

Term
peri-
Definition

around

 

ex. peri/cardi/um - around the heart

Term
super-
Definition

upper, above

 

ex. super/ior - pertaining to the upper or above part or area

Term
trans-
Definition

across, through

 

ex. trans/ocul/ar - pertaining to across or through the eye

Term
ultra-
Definition

excess, beyond

 

ex. ultra/sound - excess or beyond sound

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