Clc 2413-996 Lesson 4 Flashcards

Front 1

combining form aut-

Back 1

self

Front 2

combining form crin-

Back 2

(seperate) secrete, secretion

Front 3

combining form esthe(s)-

Back 3

sensation, sensitivity, sense

Front 4

combining form gen(e)-,
-gen

Back 4

come into being, produce

Front 5

combining form gram-

Back 5

(something written) a record

Front 6

combining form graph-

Back 6

write, record

Front 7

combining form iatr-

Back 7

healer, physician; treatment

Front 8

combining form idi-

Back 8

of one's self

Front 9

combining form kine-

Back 9

move

Front 10

combining form kines(i)-

Back 10

movement, motion

Front 11

combining form ly(s)

Back 11

destroy, break down

Front 12

combining form myx-

Back 12

mucus

Front 13

combining form orth-

Back 13

straight, erect; normal

Front 14

combining form ot-

Back 14

ear

Front 15

combining form path-

Back 15

(suffering) disease

Front 16

combining form phil-

Back 16

love; have an affinity for

Front 17

combining form pt-

Back 17

fall, sag, drop, prolapse

Front 18

combining form pyr-

Back 18

(fire) fever, burning

Front 19

combining form pyret-

Back 19

fever

Front 20

combining form pyrex-

Back 20

be feverish

Front 21

combining form rhe-

Back 21

(run) slow, secrete

Front 22

combining form rhag-

Back 22

(burst forth) flow frofusely, hemorrhage

Front 23

combining form rhex-

Back 23

rupture

Front 24

combining form rhin-

Back 24

nose

Front 25

combining form scop-

Back 25

look at, examine

Front 26

combining form sep-

Back 26

(be putrid) be infected

Front 27

combining form ta-

Back 27

stretching

Front 28

combining form tel-

Back 28

end, completion

Front 29

combining form ten-,
tenon(t)-

Back 29

tendon

Front 30

combining form therap(eu)-

Back 30

treat medically, heal

Front 31

combining form tom-

Back 31

a cutting, slice, incision

Front 32

combining form ton-

Back 32

(a stretching) (muscular) tone, tension

Front 33

compound suffix form
-ectasia, -ectasis, -ectomy

Back 33

dilation, enlargement surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ

Front 34

compound suffix form -gen*

Back 34

substance that produces (something)

Front 35

compound suffix form
-genesis

Back 35

formation, origin

Front 36

compound suffix form -genic

Back 36

causing, producing, caused

Front 37

compound suffix form
-genous

Back 37

by, produced by or in

Front 38

compound suffix form -gram

Back 38

a record of the acitvity of an organ

Front 39

compound suffix form -graph

Back 39

an instrument for recording the activity of an organ

Front 40

compound suffix form -graphy

Back 40

1. the recording of the activity of an organ (usually an xray)
2. a descriptive treatise (on a subject)

Front 41

compound suffix form -lysis

Back 41

dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration

Front 42

compound suffix form -lytic

Back 42

pertaining to dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adjectives from words ending in -lysis

Front 43

compound suffix form -pathy

Back 43

disease

Front 44

compound suffix form -ptosis

Back 44

dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)

Front 45

compound suffix form -rrhagia

Back 45

profuse discharge, hemorrhage

Front 46

compound suffix form -rrhea

Back 46

profuse discharge, excessive secretion

Front 47

compound suffix form -rrhexis

Back 47

bursting (of tissues), rupture

Front 48

compound suffix form -scope

Back 48

an instrument for examining

Front 49

compound suffix form -scopy

Back 49

examination

Front 50

compound suffix form -tome

Back 50

a surgical instrument for cutting

Front 51

compound suffix form -tomy

Back 51

surgical incision