Medical Terms Chapter 1

Front 1

Abdomin/o-

Back 1

Abdomen
Combining Form

Front 2

Append/o-

Back 2

Appendix.
Combining Form

Front 3

Arteri/o-

Back 3

Artery
Combining Form

Front 4

Arthr/o-

Back 4

Joint
Combining Form

Front 5

Bi/o-

Back 5

Living organisms
Combining Form

Front 6

Card/i-

Back 6

Heart
Combining Form

Front 7

Cardi/o-

Back 7

Heart
Combining Form

Front 8

Cholecyst/o-

Back 8

Gallbladder
Combining Form

Front 9

Col/o-

Back 9

Colon
Combining Form

Front 10

Colon/o-

Back 10

Colon
Combining Form

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Cost/o-

Back 11

Rib
Combining Form

Front 12

Cutane/o-

Back 12

Skin
Combining Form

Front 13

Derm/o-

Back 13

Skin
Combining Form

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Digest/o-

Back 14

Break down food; digest
Combining Form

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Enter/o-

Back 15

Intestine
Combining Form

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Esthes/o-

Back 16

Sensation; feeling
Combining Form

Front 17

Gastr/o-

Back 17

Stomach
Combining Form

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Gemin/o-

Back 18

Set or group
Combining Form

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Hem/o-

Back 19

Blood
Combining Form

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Hepat/o-

Back 20

Liver
Combining Form

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Hyster/o-

Back 21

Uterus (womb)
Combining Form

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Intestin/o-

Back 22

Intestine
Combining Form

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Lapar/o-

Back 23

Abdomen
Combining Form

Front 24

Laryng/o-

Back 24

Larynx (voice box)
Combining Form

Front 25

Later/o-

Back 25

Side
Combining Form

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Mamm/o-

Back 26

Breast
Combining Form

Front 27

Menstru/o-

Back 27

Monthly discharge of blood
Combining Form

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Ment/o-

Back 28

Mind
Combining Form

Front 29

Muscul/o-

Back 29

Muscle
Combining Form

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Nas/o-

Back 30

Nose
Combining Form

Front 31

Neur/o-

Back 31

Nerve
Combining Form

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Nucle/o-

Back 32

Nucleus
Combining Form

Front 33

Nutri/o-

Back 33

Nourishment
Combining Form

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Pelv/o-

Back 34

Pelvis
Combining Form

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Phag/o-

Back 35

Eating; swallowing
Combining Form

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Pleg/o-

Back 36

Paralysis
Combining Form

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Pneumon/o-

Back 37

Lung; air
Combining Form

Front 38

Psych/o-

Back 38

Mind
Combining Form

Front 39

Sperm/o-

Back 39

Sperm
Combining Form

Front 40

Spir/o-

Back 40

Breathe
Combining Form

Front 41

Tens/o-

Back 41

Pressure
Combining Form

Front 42

Therap/o-

Back 42

Therapy
Combining Form

Front 43

Thyroid/o-

Back 43

Thyroid gland
Combining Form

Front 44

Tonsill/o-

Back 44

Tonsil
Combining Form

Front 45

Trache/o-

Back 45

Trachea
Combining Form

Front 46

Urin/o-

Back 46

Urine; Urinary system
Combining Form

Front 47

Uter/o-

Back 47

Uterus (womb)
Combining Form

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Vagin/o-

Back 48

Vagina
Combining Form

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Ven/o-

Back 49

Vein
Combining Form

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-ac

Back 50

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-al

Back 51

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-ar

Back 52

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-ary

Back 53

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-ation

Back 54

A process; being or having
Suffix

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-ectomy

Back 55

Surgical excision
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-gram

Back 56

A record or picture
Suffix

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-graphy

Back 57

Process of recording
Suffix

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-ia

Back 58

Condition; state; thing
Suffix

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-iatry

Back 59

Medical treatment
Suffix

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-ic

Back 60

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-ine

Back 61

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-ion

Back 62

Action; condition
Suffix

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-ism

Back 63

Process; disease from a specific cause
Suffix

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-ist

Back 64

One who specialized in
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-itis

Back 65

Inflammation of; Infection of
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-ive

Back 66

Pertaining to
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-logy

Back 67

The study of
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-lysis

Back 68

Process of breaking down or destroying
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-megaly

Back 69

Enlargement
Suffix

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-metry

Back 70

Process of measuring
Suffix

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-oma

Back 71

Tumor; mass
Suffix

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-osis

Back 72

Condition; abnormal condition; process
Suffix

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-ous

Back 73

Pertaining to
Suffix

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-pathy

Back 74

Disease; suffering
Suffix

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-scope

Back 75

Instrument used to examine
Suffix

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-scopy

Back 76

Process of using an instrument to examine
Suffix

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-stomy

Back 77

Surgically created opening
Suffix

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-therapy

Back 78

Treatment
Suffix

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-tomy

Back 79

Process of cutting or making an incision
Suffix

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a-

Back 80

Away from; without
Prefix

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an-

Back 81

Without; not
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anti-

Back 82

Against
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bi-

Back 83

Two
Prefix

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brady-

Back 84

Slow
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de-

Back 85

Reversal of; without
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dys-

Back 86

Painful; difficult; adnormal
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endo-

Back 87

Innermost; within
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epi-

Back 88

Upon; above
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eu-

Back 89

Normal; good
Prefix

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hemi-

Back 90

One half
Prefix

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hyper-

Back 91

Above; more than normal
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hypo-

Back 92

Below; deficient
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inter-

Back 93

Between
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intra-

Back 94

Within
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mal-

Back 95

Bad; inadequate
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mono-

Back 96

One; single
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peri-

Back 97

Around
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poly-

Back 98

Many; much
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post-

Back 99

After; behind
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pre-

Back 100

Before; in front of
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quadri-

Back 101

Four
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re-

Back 102

Again and again
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sub-

Back 103

Below; underneath; less than
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tachy-

Back 104

Fast
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trans-

Back 105

Across; through
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tri-

Back 106

Three
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