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Medical Terminology - Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 2
09/07/2011

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Term

Prefixes 

ad-

Definition

 

to, toward, near

Term

Prefixes  

a-, ab-

Definition
away from, from
Term

Prefixes 

 

sub-

Definition

 

under

Term

Base forms derived from nouns



capn-

Definition

 

carbon dioxide, smoke

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

ox(y)-, ox(i)-

Definition

 

oxygen, acid

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

ferr(i)-, ferr-

Definition

 

iron

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

corn(i)-, corn(u)-

Definition

 

horn, horn-like

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

kerat-

Definition

 

horn, horn-like

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

lith-

Definition

 

stone, calculus

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

hal(i)-, hal-

Definition

 

salt

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

sal(i)-

Definition

 

salt

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

hyal-

Definition

 

glass, glassy

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

vitr(i)-

Definition

 

glass, glassy

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

glyc-, gluc-

Definition

 

sugar

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

sacchar-

Definition

 

sugar

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

myc-, mycet-

Definition

 

fungus

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

seb-, seb(i)-

Definition

 

grease

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

adip-

Definition
fat
Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

lip-

Definition

 

fat

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

amyl-

Definition

 

starch

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

blenn-

Definition

 

mucus

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

muc-, muc(i)-

Definition

 

mucus, mucous membrane

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

myx-

Definition

 

mucus

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

py-

Definition

 

pus

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

ptyal-

Definition

 

salvia

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

sial-

Definition

 

salvia

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

ole-

Definition

 

oil

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

acet-, acet(i)-

Definition

 

acid, vinegar

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

hydr-

Definition

 

water

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

hidr- 

Definition

 

sweat

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

galact-

Definition

 

milk

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

pyr-, pyret-

Definition

 

fire, fever

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

aden-

Definition

 

gland

Term

Base forms derived from nouns

 

carcin-

Definition

 

cancer

Term

Base form derived from a verb



crin-

Definition

 

to secrete

Term

Suffixes used to form nouns



-agogue

Definition

 

agent inducing flow

Term

Suffixes used to form nouns

 

-ase 

Definition

 

enzyme

Term

Suffixes used to form nouns


-in

Definition

 

substance

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives



-ad

Definition

 

toward, in the direction of

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives

 

-ate

Definition

 

having

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives

 

-eal

Definition

 

relating to

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives

 

-form

Definition

 

having the shape of

Term

Suffixes used to form adjectives

 

-ose

Definition

 

full of, pertaining to

Term

Suffix used to form verbs



-fy

Definition

 

to make

Term

Terminations used to form adjectives



-ferous, -ferent

(fer/ous, fer/ent)

Definition

 

bearing, carrying

Term

Terminations used to form adjectives

 

-genic, -genous

(gen/ic, gen/ous)

Definition

 

causing, caused by

Term

Terminations used to form adjectives

 

-omatous

(o/mat/ous)

Definition
 
pertaining to tumors
Term

Terminations used to form nouns



-oma

(o/ma)

Definition

 

tumor

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-omatosis

(o/mat/o/sis)

Definition

 

tumorous condition

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-poiesis

(poie/sis)

Definition

 

production

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-rrhea

(rrhe/a)

Definition

 

flow

Term

Terminations used to form nouns

 

-therapy

(therap/y)

Definition

 

treatment

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