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CQLC Med Term I
Combining Forms Ch 1
Question | Answer |
---|---|
actin(o) | light |
aer(o) | air;gas |
alge | pain |
alges(i) | pain |
algio | pain |
algo | pain |
andro | masculine |
arther(o) | plaque;fatty substance |
bacteri(o) | bacteria |
bar(o) | weight;pressure |
bas(o) | base |
basi(o) | base |
bio | life |
blasto | immature cell |
calc(o) | calcium |
calci(o) | calcium |
carcin(o) | cancer |
chem(o) | chemical |
chlor(o) | chlorine,green |
chondri(o) | cartilage,grainy,gritty |
chondr(o) | cartilage,grainey,gritty |
chrom(o) | color |
chromat(o) | color |
chrono | time |
cry(o) | cold |
crypt(o) | hidden;obscure |
cyan(o) | blue |
cycl(o) | circle;cycle;ciliary body |
cyst(o) | bladder,cyst,cystic duct |
cysti | bladder,cyst,cystic duct |
cyt(o) | cell |
dextr(o) | right,toward the right |
dips(o) | thirst |
dors(o) | back |
dorsi | back |
echo | reflected sound |
electr(o) | electricity;electric |
eosin(o) | red;rosy |
erythr(o) | red.redness |
esthesio | sensation,perception |
etio | cause |
fibr(o) | fiber |
fluor(o) | light;luminous;flourine |
fungi | fungus |
galact(o) | milk |
gen(o) | producing;being born |
gero | old age |
geront(o) | old age |
gluco | glucose |
glyco | sugars |
gonio | angle |
granul(o) | granular |
gyn(o) | women |
gyne | women |
gyneco | women |
home(o) | same;constant |
homo | same;constant |
hydr(o) | hydrogen,water |
hypn(o) | sleep |
iatr(o) | physician;treatment |
immun(o) | safe;immune |
kinesi(o) | motion |
kineso | motion |
lact(o) | milk |
lacti | milk |
latero | lateral,to one side |
leuk(o) | white |
lip(o) | fat |
lith(o) | stone |
log(o) | speech,words,thought |
macr(o) | large;long |
medi(o) | middle;medial plane |
meg(a) | large;million |
megal(o) | large;million |
melan(o) | black;dark |
mes(o) | middle;median |
micr(o) | small;one-millionth;tiny |
mio | smaller;less |
morph(o) | structure;shape |
narco | sleep;numbness |
necr(o) | death;dying |
noct(i) | night |
nucle(o) | nucleus |
nyct(o) | night |
oncho | tumor |
onco | tumor |
orth(o) | straight;normal |
oxy | sharp;acute;oxygen |
path(o) | disease |
phago | eating;devouring;swallowing |
pharmaco | drugs;medicine |
phon(o) | disease |
phot(o) | light |
physi | physical;natural |
physio | physical;natural |
plasma | formative;plasma |
plasmo | formative;plasma |
pseud(o) | false |
pyo | pus |
pyreto | fever |
pyro | fever;fire;heat |
radio | radiation;x-ray;radius |
salping(o) | tube |
schiz(o) | split;division |
scler(o) | hardness;hardening |
scolio | crooked;bent |
somat(o) | body |
somn(o) | sleep |
somni | sleep |
sono | sound |
spasmo | spasm |
spher(o) | round;spherical |
spir(o) | breath;breathe |
staphyl(o) | grapelike clusters |
steno | narrowness |
strepto | twisted chains;streptocci |
styl(o) | peg-shaped |
syring(o) | tube |
terato | monster(as a malformed fetus) |
therm(o) | heat |
tono | tension;pressure |
top(o) | place;topical |
tox(i) | poison;toxic |
toxico | poison;toxin |
toxo | poison;toxin |
tropho | food;nutrition |
vivi | life |
xeno | stranger |
xer(o) | dry |
zo(o) | life |