Medical Terminology Combining Form Ch. 10,11,12, 22

Front 1

anxi/o

Back 1

Uneasy, anxious, distressed

Front 2

aut/o

Back 2

Self

Front 3

hallucin/o

Back 3

Hallucination, to wander in the mind.

Front 4

hypn/o

Back 4

Sleep

Front 5

iatr/o

Back 5

Treatment

Front 6

ment/o

Back 6

Mind

Front 7

neur/o

Back 7

Nerve

Front 8

phil/o

Back 8

Attraction to, love

Front 9

phren/o

Back 9

Mind

Front 10

psych/o

Back 10

Mind

Front 11

schiz/o

Back 11

Split

Front 12

stomat/o

Back 12

Body

Front 13

cerebell/o

Back 13

Cerebellum

Front 14

cerebr/o

Back 14

Cerebrum

Front 15

dur/o

Back 15

Dura matter

Front 16

encephal/o

Back 16

Brain

Front 17

gli/o

Back 17

Glial cells

Front 18

lept/o

Back 18

Thin, slender

Front 19

mening/o

meningi/o

Back 19

Membranes, meninges

Front 20

my/o

Back 20

Muscle

Front 21

myel/o

Back 21

Spinal cord (means bone marrow in other contexts)

Front 22

neur/o

Back 22

Nerve

Front 23

pont/o

Back 23

Pons

Front 24

radicul/o

Back 24

Nerve root (of spinal nerves)

Front 25

thalam/o

Back 25

Thalamus

Front 26

thec/o

Back 26

Sheath (refers to the meninges)

Front 27

vag/o

Back 27

Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)

Front 28

alges/o

Back 28

Sensitivity to pain

Front 29

caus/o

Back 29

Burning

Front 30

cormat/o

Back 30

Deep, sleep, (coma)

Front 31

esthesi/o

Back 31

Feeling, nervous sensation

Front 32

kines/o

kinesi/o

Back 32

Movement

Front 33

lex/o

Back 33

Word, phrase

Front 34

tax/o

Back 34

Order, coordination

Front 35

narc/o

Back 35

Sleep, stupor

Front 36

syncop/o

Back 36

To cut off, cut short

Front 37

angi/o

Back 37

Vessel

Front 38

aort/o

Back 38

Aorta

Front 39

arter/o

arteri/o

Back 39

Artery

Front 40

ather/o

Back 40

Yellowish plaque, fatty substance (Greek athlete means porridge)

Front 41

atri/o

Back 41

Atrium, upper heart chamber

Front 42

brachi/o

Back 42

Arm

Front 43

cardi/o

Back 43

Heart

Front 44

cholesterol/o

Back 44

Cholesterol (a lipid substance)

Front 45

coron/o

Back 45

Heart

Front 46

cyan/o

Back 46

Blue

Front 47

myx/o

Back 47

Mucus

Front 48

ox/o

Back 48

Oxygen

Front 49

pericardi/o

Back 49

Pericardium

Front 50

phleb/o

Back 50

Vein

Front 51

rrhythm/o

Back 51

Rhythm

Front 52

sphygm/o

Back 52

Pulse

Front 53

steth/o

Back 53

Chest

Front 54

thromb/o

Back 54

Clot

Front 55

valvul/o

valv/o

Back 55

Valve

Front 56

vas/o

Back 56

Vessel

Front 57

ven/o

ven/i

Back 57

Vein

Front 58

vascul/o

Back 58

Vessel

Front 59

ventricul/o

Back 59

Ventricle, lower heart chamber

Front 60

adenoid/o

Back 60

Adenoids

Front 61

alveol/o

Back 61

Alveolus, air sac

Front 62

bronch/o

bronchi/o

Back 62

Bronchial tube, bronchus

Front 63

bronchiol/o

Back 63

bronchiole, small bronchus

Front 64

capn/o

Back 64

Carbon dioxide

Front 65

coni/o

Back 65

Dust

Front 66

epiglott/o

Back 66

Epiglottis

Front 67

laryng/o

Back 67

Larynx, voice box

Front 68

lob/o

Back 68

Lobe of the lung

Front 69

mediastin/o

Back 69

mediastinum

Front 70

nas/o

Back 70

Nose

Front 71

orth/o

Back 71

Straight, upright

Front 72

ox/o

Back 72

Oxygen

Front 73

pector/o

Back 73

Chest

Front 74

pharyng/o

Back 74

Pharynx, throat

Front 75

phon/o

Back 75

Voice

Front 76

phren/o

Back 76

Diaphragm

Front 77

pleur/o

Back 77

Pleura

Front 78

pneum/o

pneumon/o

Back 78

Air, lung

Front 79

pulmon/o

Back 79

Lung

Front 80

rhin/o

Back 80

Nose

Front 81

sinus/o

Back 81

Sinus, cavity

Front 82

spir/o

Back 82

Breathing

Front 83

tel/o

Back 83

Complete

Front 84

thorac/o

Back 84

Chest

Front 85

tonsill/o

Back 85

Tonsils

Front 86

trache/o

Back 86

Trachea, windpipe