Medical Vocab Chapter 8

Front 1

Adipose

Back 1

Ad - prefix - to, toward
I - connecting vowel
Ose- adjective forming suffix - full of

Front 2

Adrenaline

Back 2

Ad - prefix - to, toward
Ren - combining form - kidney
Al - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to
Ine - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to, located in

Front 3

Auricule

Back 3

Aur - combining form - ear
Ic - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to
Ule - diminutive suffix - smallness

Front 4

Auris Externa

Back 4

Aur - combining form - ear
Is - third declension genitive ending - of the tooth

Front 5

Bacillar

Back 5

Bacill - combining form - [rod, staff] bacillus
Ar - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to, located in

Front 6

Biceps

Back 6

Bi - prefix - two, twice, double, both
Ceps - combining form - head

Front 7

Bursae

Back 7

Burs - combining form - [leather sack] bursa
Ae - first declension genitive ending - of the bladder

Front 8

Calcipenia

Back 8

Calc - combining form - stone, calcium, lime (salts)
I - combining vowel
Pen - combining form - decrease, deficiency
Ia - noun forming suffix - state, condition

Front 9

Calcium

Back 9

Calc - combining form - stone, calcium, lime (salts)
Ium - noun forming suffix - membrane, connective tissue

Front 10

Calorimeter

Back 10

Calor - combining form - heat, energy
I - connecting vowel
Meter - combining form - measure, measuring device (Words ending in -meter indicate instruments for measuring.)

Front 11

Capitulum

Back 11

Capit - combining form - head
Ulum - form diminutives - small

Front 12

Cerebellum

Back 12

Cerebr - combining form - brain
Ellum - forms diminutives - small

Front 13

Costotome

Back 13

Cost - combining form - rib
O - connecting vowel
Tome - compound suffix form - a surgical instrument for cutting

Front 14

Denticle

Back 14

Dent - combining form - tooth
I - connecting vowel
Cle - forms diminutives - small

Front 15

Diplobacillus

Back 15

Diplo - combining form - double, twin
Bacill - combining form - [rod, staff] bacillus
Us - noun forming suffix - condition, person

Front 16

Dorsad

Back 16

Dors - combining form - back (of the body)
Ad - adverb forming suffix - direction towards a part of the body

Front 17

Externalize

Back 17

Extern - combining form - outer
Al - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to
Ize - verb forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 18

Fibromyoma

Back 18

Fibr - combining form - fiber, filament
O - connecting vowel
My - combining form - [mouse] muscle
Oma - noun forming suffix - usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 19

Fistula

Back 19

Fistul - combining form - (tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tube like passage in the body
A - noun forming suffix - state, condition

Front 20

Frigotherapy

Back 20

Frig - combining form - cold
O - connecting vowel
Therap - combining form - treat medically, heal
Y - noun forming suffix - procedure

Front 21

Insulin

Back 21

Insul - combining form - island
In - suffix - forms names of substances

Front 22

Internal

Back 22

Intern - combining form - inner
Al - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 23

Leiomyofibroma

Back 23

Lei - combining form - smooth
O - connecting vowel
My - combining form - [mouse] muscle
O - connecting vowel
Fibr - combining form - fiber, filament
Oma - noun forming suffix - usually tumor, occasionally disease

Front 24

Meatoscopy

Back 24

Meat - combining form - passage, opening, meatus
O - connecting vowel
Scopy - compound suffix form - examination

Front 25

Myelofibrosis

Back 25

Myel - combining form - bone marrow, spinal cord, myelin
O - connecting vowel
Fibr - combining form - fiber, filament
Osis - noun forming suffix - abnormal or diseased condition

Front 26

Myofibril

Back 26

My - combining form - [mouse] muscle
O - connecting vowel
Fibr - combining form - fiber, filament
Il - forms diminutives - small

Front 27

Nasal

Back 27

Nas - combining form - nose
Al - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 28

Neaurotropic Virus

Back 28

Neur - combining form - [tendon] nerve, nervous system, neuron
O - connecting vowel
Trop - combining form - turning
Ic - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 29

Nonose

Back 29

Non - combining form/prefix - nine, ninth
Ose - adjective forming suffix - full of

Front 30

Occiput

Back 30

Oc - prefix - against, toward; very, thoroughly
Caput, capitis - combining form - head

Front 31

Osteosynovitis

Back 31

Oset - combining form - bone
O - connecting vowel
Syn - prefix - together, with, joined
O - connecting vowel
v - consonant
it is - noun forming suffix - inflammation

Front 32

Pertussis

Back 32

Per - suffix - through; very, thoroughly
Tuss - combining form - cough
Is - third declension genitive ending - of the tooth

Front 33

Polyradiculitis

Back 33

Poly - combining form - many, excessive
Radic - combining form - root
U - connecting vowel
L - consonant.
it is - noun forming suffix - inflammation

Front 34

Postnasal

Back 34

Post - prefix - after, following, behind
Nas - combining form - nose
Al - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 35

Quadriplegia

Back 35

Quadr - combining form - four
I - connecting vowel
Pleg - combining form - strike, paralyze
Ia - noun forming suffix - state, condition

Front 36

Purulent

Back 36

Pur - combining form - pus
U - connecting vowel
Lent - adjective forming suffix - full of

Front 37

Radiculomeningomyelitis

Back 37

Radic - combining form - root
Ulo - forms diminutives - small
Mening - combining form - meningeal membrane, meninges
O - connecting vowel
Myel - combining form - bone marrow, spinal cord, myelin
Isis - noun forming suffix - inflammation

Front 38

Radix

Back 38

Radix - combining form - root

Front 39

Renogastric

Back 39

Ren - combining form - kidney
O - connecting vowel
Gastr - combining form - stomach
Ic - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 40

Retroviruses

Back 40

Retro - prefix - backward, in back, behind
Virus - combining form - [poison, venom] virus
Es - fifth declension nominative ending

Front 41

Sanguine

Back 41

Sangui(n) - combining form - blood
Ne - combining form - new

Front 42

Subaural

Back 42

Sub - prefix - under
Aur - combining form - ear
Al - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 43

Synovia

Back 43

Synov - combining form - synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac
Ia - noun forming suffix - state, conidtion

Front 44

Tubectomy

Back 44

Tub - combining form - [trumpet] tube
Ec - prefix - out of, away from
Tomy - compound suffix form - surgical incision

Front 45

Tussive

Back 45

Tuss - combining form - cough
Ive - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 46

Vaccine

Back 46

Vacc - combining form - cow, have to do with vaccine
Ine - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to, located in

Front 47

Viremia

Back 47

Vir - combining form - [poison, venom] virus
Em - prefix - in, into, within
Ia - noun forming suffix - state, condition

Front 48

Viscerotropic

Back 48

Viscer - combining form - internal organ(s)
O - connecting vowel
Trop - combining form - turning
Ic - adjective forming suffix - pertaining to

Front 49

Viscus

Back 49

Viscus - combining form - internal organ

Front 50

Ultrasonogram

Back 50

Ultra - prefix - beyond, excess
Son - combining form - sound
O - connecting vowel
Gram - compound suffix form - a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)