Medical Terminology: Suffixes, Combining Forms, and Body Structures (Flashcards)

A set of 41 flashcards covering suffix meanings, combining forms, and selected body structures.

-logist

One who studies; a specialist.

-logy

The study or science of.

-ac, -al, -ic

Pertaining to.

-an, -ar, -ary

Pertaining to.

-eal, -ive, -tic

Pertaining to.

-ical

From -ic + -al.

-able and -ible

Capable of.

-ase

Enzyme.

-eum and -ium

Membrane.

-ia and -ism

Condition; theory.

-iac

One who suffers.

-opia

Vision.

-ose

Sugar.

-ous

Pertaining to; full of.

-y

State; condition.

Cardi/o

Heart.

Crin/o

To secrete.

Dermat/o

Skin.

Esthesi/o

Sensation.

Gastr/o

Stomach.

Gynec/o

Female.

Immun/o

Immune.

Neur/o

Nerve.

Obstetr/o

Midwife.

Onc/o

Tumor.

Ophthalm/o

Eye.

Cardi/o

Heart.

Crin/o

To secrete.

Dermat/o

Skin.

Esthesi/o

Sensation.

Gastr/o

Stomach.

Gynec/o

Female.

Immun/o

Immune.

Neur/o

Nerve.

Obstetr/o

Midwife.

Onc/o

Tumor.

Ophthalm/o

Eye.

Orth/o

Straight.

Ped/o

Child.

Ot/o

Ear.

Laryng/o

Larynx.

Path/o

Disease.

Ne/o

New.

Nat/o

Birth.

Psych/o

Mind.

Radi/o

Radiation.

Rheumat/o

Rheumatism.

Rhin/o

Nose.

Ur/o

Urinary tract.

Aden/o

Gland.

Angi/o

Vessel.

Append/o

Appendix.

Bi/o

Life.

Blephar/o

Eyelid.

Cerebr/o

Brain.

Col/o

Colon; large intestine.

Cutane/o

Skin.

Faci/o

Face.

Hepat/o

Liver.

Mammo/o

Breast.

Muscul/o

Muscle.

Myel/o

Bone marrow; spinal cord.

Oste/o

Bone.

Pulm/o

Lung.

Tonsill/o

Tonsils.

Trache/o

Trachea.

Vas/o

Vessel.

Amyl/o

Starch.

Glyc/o

Sugar.

Hemat/o

Blood.

Lact/o

Milk.

Lip/o

Fat.

Lith/o

Stone.

Micr/o

Small.

Muc/o

Mucus.

Prote/o

Protein.

Pyr/o

Fire.

Arteri/o

Artery.

Amni/o

Amnion.

Chron/o

Time.