Combining Form

Front 1

aden/o

Back 1

Gland

Hint 1

Adenoma= aden/ gland oma/ tumor or mass. Tumor of a glad

Front 2

arthr/o

Back 2

Joint

Hint 2

Arthritis- inflammation of the jont

arthr/o= joint. itis= inflammation

Front 3

bi/o

Back 3

Life

Hint 3

Biology- the process or condition of the study of life.

bi/o= life. log= study. y= process or condition

Front 4

Carcin/o

Back 4

Cancerous or cancer

Hint 4

Carcinoma- is a cancerours tumor

carcin/o= cancerous. oma= tumor

Front 5

Cardi/o

Back 5

Heart

Hint 5

Cardiology-the process or condition of study of the heart

Front 6

Cephal/o

Back 6

Head

Hint 6

Cephalic- pertaining to the head

cephal/o=head. ic= pertaining to

Front 7

cerebr/o

Back 7

Cerebrum ( the largest part of the brain)

Hint 7

Cerebral- pertaining to the cerebrum

Cerebr/ =cerebrum. al= pertaining to

Front 8

cis/o

Back 8

To cut

Hint 8

Incision- the process of cutting into

Prefix/ in= into cis= cut. Suffix/ ion= process

Front 9

Crin/o

Back 9

To secrete ( to form and give off )

Hint 9

Endocrine glands- glands that secrete hormones inside the body

endo= within. crine= secrete

Exocrine glands- outside the body

Front 10

cyst/o

Back 10

Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst ( sac containing fluid )

Hint 10

Cystoscopy- the process of visual examination of the urinary bladder

Cyst/o=urinary bladder. scop= visual examination y= process

Front 11

cyt/o

Back 11

Cell

Hint 11

Cytology- process or condition of the study of cells

cyt= cell. log= study. y= process or condition

Front 12

derm/o. dermat/o

Back 12

Skin

Hint 12

Dermatitis- inflammation of the skin

dermat= skin. itis= inflammation

Hypodermic- pertaining to under the skin

Hypo= under or below. derm= skin

Ic= pertaining to

Front 13

electr/o

Back 13

Electricity

Hint 13

Electrocardiogram- the record of electric active in the heart

electr/o= electricity cardi/o=heart gram= record of

Front 14

Encephal/o

Back 14

Brain

Hint 14

Electroencephalogram- the record of electric active in the brain

Electr/o= electricity encephal/o= brain gram= record

Front 15

Enter/o

Back 15

Intestines ( usually the small intestine )

Hint 15

Enteritis- inflammation of the intestine

Enter= intestine itis= inflammation

Front 16

Erythr/o

Back 16

Red

Hint 16

Erythrocyte- are red blood cell, they carry oxygen in the blood

Erythr/o= red Cyte= cell

Front 17

Gastr/o

Back 17

Stomach

Hint 17

Gastrectomy- removal of part of the stomach

Gastr= stomach Ectomy= excision or removal

Front 18

Glyc/o

Back 18

Suger

Hint 18

Hyerglycemia- blood condition with excessive sugar in the blood

Hyer= excessive, adove, or more than normal Glyc= sugar Emia= blood condition

Front 19

Gnos/o

Back 19

Knowledge

Hint 19

Diagnosis- the state of complete knowledge

Dia= complete gnos= knowledge sis= state or condition of

Front 20

Gynec/o

Back 20

Woman, female

Hint 20

Gynecology- the process of study of the female

Gynec/o= woman, female logy= process of study

Front 21

Hemat/o

Back 21

Blood

Hint 21

Hematology- the process of study of the blood

Hemat/o= blood logy= process of study

Front 22

Hem/o

Back 22

Blood

Hint 22

Hematoma- collection of blood

Hemat= blood oma= mass or collection of blood

Front 23

Hepat/o

Back 23

Liver

Hint 23

Hepatitis- inflammation of the liver

Hepat= liver itis= inflammation

Front 24

Iatr/o

Back 24

Treatment, physician

Hint 24

Iatrogenic- produced by a physician or treatments

Iatr/o= treatment, physician genic= pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

Front 25

Leuk/o

Back 25

White

Hint 25

Leukocyte- white blood cell

Leuk/o= white cyte= cell

Front 26

Log/o

Back 26

Study of

Hint 26

Dermatology- the study of skin

Dermat/o= skin logy= study of

Front 27

Nephr/o

Back 27

Kidney

Hint 27

Nephritis- inflammation of the kidney

Nephr= kidney itis= inflammation

Front 28

Neur/o

Back 28

Nerve

Hint 28

Neurology- the study of nerves

Neur/o= nerve. Logy= study of

Front 29

Onc/o

Back 29

Tumor ( cancerous )

Hint 29

Oncology- the study of tumor

Onc/o= tumor logy= study of

Front 30

Ophthalm/o

Back 30

Eye

Hint 30

Ophthalmoscope- an instrument for visual examination of the eye

Ophthal/o= eye. Scope= instrument for visual examination

Front 31

Oste/o

Back 31

Bone

Hint 31

Osteitis- inflammation of the bone

Oste= bone. Itis= inflammation

Front 32

Path/o

Back 32

Disease

Hint 32

Pathology- the process of study of disease

Path/o= disease. logy= study of

Front 33

Ped/o

Back 33

Child

Hint 33

Pediatric- pertaining to a child

ped= child. ic= pertaining to

Front 34

Psych/o

Back 34

Mind

Hint 34

Psychology- the process of study of the mind

psych/o= mind. logy= process of study

Front 35

Radi/o

Back 35

X-rays

Hint 35

Radiology - process of study of x-rays

radi/o= x-rays. logy= process of study

Front 36

Ren/o

Back 36

Kidney

Hint 36

Renal- pertaining to the kidney

ren= kidney. al= pertaining to

Front 37

Rhin/o

Back 37

Nose

Hint 37

Rhinitis- inflammation of the nose

Rhin= nose itis= inflammation

Front 38

Sarc/o

Back 38

Flesh

Hint 38

Sarcoma- a cancerous tumor of the flesh

serc= flash. oma= tumor, mass, swelling

Front 39

Sect/o

Back 39

To cut

Hint 39

Resection- process of cuttin again

re= back, backwards, again. sect= to cutt. ion= process

Front 40

Thronb/o

Back 40

Clot, clotting

Hint 40

Thrombocyte- clotting cells

Thromb/= clot, clotting. cyte= cell

Front 41

Ur/o

Back 41

Urinary tract, urine

Hint 41

Urologist- specialist in the study of the urinary tract

Front 42

Abdomin/o

Back 42

Abdomen

Hint 42

Abdominal- pertaining to the abdomen

abdomin= abdomen. al= pertaining to

Front 43

Adip/o

Back 43

Fat

Hint 43

Adipose- pertaining to or full of fat

adip/o= fat. ose= pertaining to or full of

Front 44

anter/o

Back 44

Front

Hint 44

Anterior- pertaining to the front

anter= front. ior= pertaining to

Front 45

Cervic/o

Back 45

Neck ( of the body or of the uterus )

Hint 45

Cervical- pertaining to the neck

cervic/o= neck. al= pertaining to

Front 46

Chondr/o

Back 46

Cartilage ( type of connective tissue )

Hint 46

Chondrosarcoma-