The language of medicine, 12th edition chapter 1

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The Language of Medicine By Chabner Combining Form, Suffixes, & Preffixes

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aden/o (adenoma, adenitis)

gland

arthr/o (arthritis0

joint

bi/o (biology, biopsy)

life

carcin/o (carcinoma)

cancer, cancerous

cardi/o (cardiology)

heart

cephal/o (cephalic)

head

cerebr/o (cerebral)

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

cis/o (incision, excision)

to cut

crin/o (endocrine gland)

to secrete

cyst/o (cystoscopy)

urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

cyt/o (cytology)

cell

derm/o, dermat/o (dermatitis)

skin

electr/o (electrocardiogram)

electricity

encephal/o (electroencephalogram)

brain

enter/o (enteritis)

intestines (usually the small intestines)

erythr/o (erythrocyte)

red

gastr/o (gastrotomy, gastrectomy)

stomach

glyc/o (hyperglycemia)

sugar

gnos/o (diagnosis, prognosis)

knowledge

gynec/o (gynecology)

woman, female

hemat/o (hematology)

blood

hem/o (hematoma, hemoglobin)

blood

hepat/o (hepatitis)

liver

iatr/o (iatrogenic)

treatment, physician

leuk/o (leukocyte)

white

log/o (dermatology)

study of

nephr/o (nephritis, nephrology)

kidney

neur/o (neurology)

nerve

onc/o (oncology)

tumor

ophthalm/o (ophthalmoscope)

eye

oste/o (osteitis, osteoarthritis)

bone

path/o (pathology)

disease

ped/o (pediatric)

child

psych/o (psychology, psychiatrist)

mind

radi/o (radiology)

x-rays

ren/o (renal)

kidney

rhin/o (rhinitis)

nose

sarc/o (sarcoma)

flesh

sect/o (resection)

to cut

thromb/o (thrombocyte, thrombosis)

clot, clotting

ur/o (urology)

urinary tract, urine

-ac (cardiac)

pertaining to

-al (neural)

pertaining to

-algia (arthralgia, neuralgia)

pain

-cyte (erythrocyte)

cell

-ectomy (nephrectomy)

excision, removal

-emia (leukemia)

blood condition

-genic (carcinogenic, pathogenic, iatrogenic)

pertaining to producing or forming

-globin (hemoglobin)

protein

-gram (electroencephalogram)

record

-ic, -ical (gastric, neurologic)

pertaining to

-ion (excision)

process

-ist (ophthalmologist)

specialist

-itis (cystitis)

inflammation

-logy (endocrinology)

process of study

-oma (hepatoma)

tumor, mass, swelling

-opsy (biopsy)

process of viewing

-osis (nephrosis, leukocytosis)

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy (enteropathy, adenopathy)

disease condtion

-scope (endoscope)

instrument to visually examine

-scopy (endoscopy)

process of visually examining with an endoscope

-sis (prognosis)

state of, conditon

-tomy (osteotomy)

process of cutting

-y (gastroenterology)

process, condition

a-, an- (anemia)

no, not, without

aut-, auto- (autopsy)

self, own

dia- (diagnosis)

through, complete

endo- (endocrinologist)

within

epi- (epigastric, epidermis)

above, upon

ex-, exo- (excision)

out, outside of, outward

hyper- (hyperthyroidism)

excessive, above, more than normal

hypo- (hypogastric, hypoglycemia)

deficient, below, under, less than normal

in- (incision)

in, into

peri- (pericardium)

surrounding, around

pro- (prostate gland)

before, forward

re- (resection)

back, backward, again

retro- (retrocardiac)

behind

sub- (subhepatic)

below, under

trans- (transhepatic)

across; through

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