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Medical Terminology Chapter 1
Combining forms
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
08/19/2008

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Term

actin (o)

 

AK-tin-o

Definition
light
Term

aer (o)

 

AR-o

Definition
air, gas
Term

alge, alges (i), algio, algo

 

AL-go

Definition
pain
Term

andro

 

AN-dro

Definition
masculine
Term

ather (o)

 

ath-er-o

Definition
plaque, fatty substance
Term

bacteri (o)

 

bak-TER-e-o

Definition
bacteria
Term

bar (o)

 

BAR-o

Definition
weight, pressure
Term

bas (o), basi (o)

 

BA-so

Definition
base
Term

bio

 

BI-o

Definition
life
Term

blasto

 

blas-TO

Definition
immature cells
Term

calc (o), calci (o)

 

kal-si-O

Definition
calcium
Term

carcin (o)

 

ka-SIN-o

Definition
cancer
Term

chem (o)

 

kem-O

Definition
chemical
Term

chlor (o)

 

klo-ro

Definition
chlorine, green
Term

chondri (o), chondr (o)

 

KON-dro

Definition
cartilage, grainy, gritty
Term

chrom (o), chromat (o)

 

kro-ma-TO

Definition
color
Term

chrono

 

kro-NO

Definition
time
Term

cry (o)

 

KRI-o

Definition
cold
Term

crypt (o)

 

krip-to

Definition
hidden, obscure
Term

cyan (o)

 

si-a-NO

Definition
blue
Term

cycl (o)

 

si-KLO

Definition
circle, cycle, ciliary body
Term

cyst(o)

 

SIS-to

Definition
bladder, cyst, cystic duct
Term

cyt (o)

 

SI-to

Definition
cell
Term

dextr (o)

 

DEKS-tro

Definition
right, toward the right
Term

dips (o)

 

dip-so

Definition
thirst
Term

dors (o), dorsi

 

dor-SO

Definition
back
Term

echo

 

ek-o

Definition
reflected sound
Term

electr (o)

 

e-lek-tro

Definition
electric, electricity
Term

eosin (o)

 

e-o-sin-o

Definition
red, rosy
Term

erythr (o)

 

er-i-THRO

Definition
red, redness
Term

esthesio

 

es-the-ze-O

Definition
sensation, perception
Term

etio

 

E-te-o

Definition
cause
Term

fibr (o)

 

fi-bro

Definition
fiber
Term

fluor (o)

 

FLUR-o

Definition
light, luminous, fluorine
Term

fungi

 

FUN-ji

Definition
fungus
Term

galact (o)

 

ga-LAK-to

Definition
milk
Term

gen (o)

 

JEN-o

Definition
producing, being born
Term

gero, geront(o)

 

jar-on-TO

Definition
old age
Term

gluco

 

glu-ko

Definition
glucose
Term

glyco

 

gli-ko

Definition
sugars
Term

gonio

 

go-ne-O

Definition
angle
Term

granul (o)

 

gran-yu-LO

Definition
granular
Term

gyn (o), gyne, gyneco

 

gi-NO

Definition
women
Term

home (o), homo

 

HO-me-o

Definition
same, constant
Term

hydr (o)

 

hi-dro

Definition
water, hydrogen
Term

hypn (o)

 

hip-no

Definition
sleep
Term

iatr (o)

 

i-at-ro

Definition
physician, treatment
Term

immun (o)

 

IM-yu-no

Definition
safe, immune
Term

kinesi (o), kineso

 

ki-ne-se-o

Definition
motion
Term

lact (o), lacti

 

LAK-to

Definition
milk
Term

latero

 

LAT-er-o

Definition
lateral, to one side
Term

leuk (o)

 

LU-ko

Definition
white
Term

lip (o)

 

LI-po

Definition
fat
Term

lith (o)

 

li-THO

Definition
stone
Term

log (o)

 

log-O

Definition
speech, words, thought
Term

macr (o)

 

mak-ro

Definition
large, long
Term

medi (o)

 

ME-de-o

Definition
middle, medial plane
Term

meg (a), megal (o)

 

MEG-a-lo

Definition
large, million
Term

melan (o)

 

MEL-a-no

Definition
black, dark
Term

mes (o)

 

MEZ-o

Definition
middle, median
Term

micr (o)

 

MI-kro

Definition
small, one-millionth, tiny
Term

mio

 

mi-o

Definition
smaller, less
Term

morph (o)

 

mor-FO

Definition
structure, shape
Term

narco

 

NAR-ko

Definition
sleep, numbness
Term

necr (o)

 

ne-KRO

Definition
death, dying
Term

noct(i)

 

nok-TI

Definition
night
Term

nucle (o)

 

NU-kle-o

Definition
nucleus
Term

nyct (o)

 

nik-to

Definition
night
Term

oncho, onco

 

ong-KO

Definition
tumor
Term

orth (o)

 

or-tho

Definition
straight, normal
Term

oxy

 

ok-se

Definition
sharp, acute, oxygen
Term

path (o)

 

PATH-o

Definition
disease
Term

phago

 

FAG-o

Definition
eating, devouring, swallowing
Term

pharmaco

 

FAR-ma-KO

Definition
drugs, medicine
Term

phon (o)

 

fo-NO

Definition
sound, voice, speech
Term

phot (o)

 

fo-TO

Definition
light
Term

physi, physio

 

FIZ-e-o

Definition
physical, natural
Term

plasma, plasmo

 

PLAZ-ma

Definition
formative, plasma
Term

pseud (o)

 

SU-do

Definition
false
Term

pyo

 

PI-o

Definition
pus
Term

pyreto

 

pi-re-TO

Definition
fever
Term

pyro

 

pi-ro

Definition
fever, fire, heat
Term

radio

 

RA-de-O

Definition
radiation, x-ray, radius
Term

salping (o)

 

sal-pin-JO

Definition
tube
Term

schiz (o)

 

 skiz-o

Definition
split, division
Term

scler (o)

 

skler-o

Definition
hardness, hardening
Term

scolio

 

sko-le-O

Definition
crooked, bent
Term

somat (o)

 

SO-ma-to

Definition
body
Term

somn (o), somni

 

som-NO

Definition
sleep
Term

sono

 

son-o

Definition
sound
Term

spasmo

 

SPAZ-mo

Definition
spasm
Term

sper (o)

 

SFER-o

Definition
round, spherical
Term

spir (o)

 

SPI-ro

Definition
breath, breathe
Term

staphyl (o)

 

STAF-i-lo

Definition
grapelike clusters
Term

steno

 

sten-o

Definition
narrowness
Term

strepto

 

strep-to

Definition
twisted chains, streptococci
Term

styl (o)

 

STI-lo

Definition
peg-shaped
Term

syring (o)

 

si-ri-JI

Definition
tube
Term

terato

 

TER-a-to

Definition
monster (as a malformed fetus)
Term

therm (o)

 

ther-MO

Definition
heat
Term

tono

 

to-NO

Definition
tension, pressure
Term

top (o)

 

to-PO

Definition
place, topical
Term

toxico, tox (i), toxo

 

tok-SI

Definition
poison, toxin
Term

tropho

 

TROF-o

Definition
food, nutrition
Term

vivi

 

vi-VI

Definition
life
Term

xeno

 

zen-o

Definition
stranger
Term

xer (o)

 

ZE-ro

Definition
dry
Term

zo (o)

 

ZO-o

Definition
life
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