2024-02-22T03:40:43+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>What is the <strong>root</strong>?</p>, <p>What is the <strong>suffix</strong>?</p>, <p>What is the <strong>combining form</strong>?</p>, <p>What is the <strong>prefix</strong>?</p>, <p>To read a medical term you go backwards. True or false?</p>, <p>When should you drop a combining vowel?</p>, <p>When should you <strong>not </strong>drop a combining vowel?</p>, <p>aden/o</p>, <p>arthr/o</p>, <p>bi/o</p>, <p>carcin/o</p>, <p>Inflammation of a gland</p>, <p>arthr/itis</p>, <p>cardi/o</p>, <p>cephal/o</p>, <p>cardi/o/logy</p>, <p>pertaining to the head</p>, <p>cerebr/o</p>, <p>cerebr/al</p>, <p>cis/o</p>, <p>crin/o</p>, <p>cyst/o</p>, <p>cyt/o</p>, <p>derm/o or dermat/o</p>, <p>in/cis/ion</p>, <p>translate endocrine gland</p>, <p>encephal/o</p>, <p>combining form of intestines (usually the small intestines)</p>, <p>combining form of red</p>, <p>translate red cell/red blood cell</p>, <p>combining form of sugar</p>, <p>gnos/o</p>, <p>combining form of woman, female</p>, <p>translate study of women/women's health</p>, <p>combining form of blood</p>, <p>combining form of liver</p>, <p>iatr/o</p>, <p>combining form of white</p>, <p>translate white cell/ white blood cell</p>, <p>study of </p>, <p>combining form of kidney</p>, <p>neur/o</p>, <p>onc/o</p>, <p>combining form of eye</p>, <p>combining form of bone</p>, <p>combining form of disease</p>, <p>translate inflammation of bone's joint</p>, <p>combining form of child</p>, <p>translate physician for children</p>, <p>combining form of mind</p>, <p>radi/o</p>, <p>combining form of nose </p>, <p>sarc/o</p>, <p>sect/o</p>, <p>combining form of clot, clotting</p>, <p>ur/o</p>, <p>-ac</p>, <p>-al </p>, <p>-algia</p>, <p>suffix for cell</p>, <p>suffix for an excision, cutting to remove, removal</p>, <p>suffix for blood condition</p> flashcards
MedTerm Chp. 1-4, Combining Forms

MedTerm Chp. 1-4, Combining Forms

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  • What is the root?

    It is the foundation of the word.

  • What is the suffix?

    The ending of a word.

  • What is the combining form?

    Root + Combining vowel

  • What is the prefix?

    The beginning of a word,

  • To read a medical term you go backwards. True or false?

    True

  • When should you drop a combining vowel?

    When there is a suffix beginning with a vowel.

  • When should you not drop a combining vowel?

    When it's between two roots, even if the next root starts with a vowel. Ex: gastroenterology

  • aden/o

    gland

  • arthr/o

    joint

  • bi/o

    life

  • carcin/o

    cancerous, cancer

  • Inflammation of a gland

    aden/itis

  • arthr/itis

    inflammation of a joint

  • cardi/o

    heart

  • cephal/o

    head

  • cardi/o/logy

    study of the heart

  • pertaining to the head

    cephal/ic

  • cerebr/o

    cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

  • cerebr/al

    pertaining to the cerebrum

  • cis/o

    to cut

  • crin/o

    to secrete

  • cyst/o

    bladder (urinary bladder when by itself)

  • cyt/o

    cell

  • derm/o or dermat/o

    skin

  • in/cis/ion

    process of (-ion) cutting (cis/o) into (in-)

  • translate endocrine gland

    secreting (crin/o) glands within (endo-)

  • encephal/o

    brain

  • combining form of intestines (usually the small intestines)

    enter/o

  • combining form of red

    erythr/o

  • translate red cell/red blood cell

    erythr/o/cyte

  • combining form of sugar

    glyc/o

  • gnos/o

    knowledge

  • combining form of woman, female

    gynec/o

  • translate study of women/women's health

    gynec/o/logy

  • combining form of blood

    hemat/o, hem/o

  • combining form of liver

    hepat/o

  • iatr/o

    treatment, physician

  • combining form of white

    leuk/o

  • translate white cell/ white blood cell

    leuk/o/cyte

  • study of

    log/o

  • combining form of kidney

    nephr/o, ren/o

  • neur/o

    nerve

  • onc/o

    tumor (cancerous)

  • combining form of eye

    ophthalm/o

  • combining form of bone

    oste/o

  • combining form of disease

    path/o

  • translate inflammation of bone's joint

    oste/o/arthr/itis

  • combining form of child

    ped/o

  • translate physician for children

    ped/iatr/ic

  • combining form of mind

    psych/o

  • radi/o

    x-rays

  • combining form of nose

    rhin/o (think of rhinoplasty)

  • sarc/o

    flesh

  • sect/o

    to cut

  • combining form of clot, clotting

    thromb/o

  • ur/o

    urinary tract, urine

  • -ac

    pertaining to

  • -al

    pertaining to

  • -algia

    pain

  • suffix for cell

    -cyte

  • suffix for an excision, cutting to remove, removal

    -ectomy

  • suffix for blood condition

    -emia