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Med. Term. 14
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms "O"
Question | Answer |
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obes/o- | fat |
obsess/o- | besieged by thoughts |
obstetr/o- | pregnancy and childbirth |
obstip/o- | severe constipation |
obstruct/o- | blocked by a barrier |
occiput/o- | occiput (back of head) |
occlus/o- | close against |
ocul/o- | eye |
odont/o- | tooth |
odyn/o- | pain |
-oid | resembling |
-ol | chemical substance |
-ole | small thing |
olfact/o- | the sense of smell |
olig/o- | scanty; few |
olisthe/o- | slipping |
-olisthesis | abnormal condition with slipping |
-oma | tumor; mass |
-omatosis | abnormal condition of multiple tumor or masses |
oment/o- | omentum |
om/o- | tumor; mass |
omphal/o- | umbilicus; navel |
-on | a substance; structure |
onc/o- | tumor; mass |
-one | chemical substance |
onych/o- | nail (fingernail or toenail) |
o/o- | ovum (egg) |
oophor/o- | ovary |
operat/o- | perform a procedure; surgery |
ophidi/o- | snake |
ophthalm/o- | eye |
-opia | condition of vision |
opportun/o- | well-timed; taking advantage of an opportunity |
oppos/o- | forceful resistance |
-opsy | process of viewing |
optic/o- | lenses; properties of light |
opt/o- | eye; vision |
-or | person or thing that produces or does |
orbicul/o- | small circle |
orbit/o- | orbit (eye socket) |
orchi/o- | testis |
orch/o- | testis |
orex/o- | appetite |
organ/o- | organ |
or/o- | mouth |
orth/o- | straight |
-ory | having the function of |
-ose | full of |
-osing | condition of doing |
-osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
osm/o- | the sense of smell |
osse/o- | bone |
ossicul/o- | ossicle (little bone) |
ossificat/o- | changing into bone |
oste/o- | bone |
ot/o- | ear |
-ous | pertaining to |
ovari/o- | ovary |
ov/i- | ovum (egg) |
ov/o- | ovum (egg) |
ovul/o- | ovum (egg) |
ox/i- | oxygen |
ox/o- | oxygen |
ox/y | oxygen; quick |