Scientific/Medical Terminology - Module 1 Combining Forms

Acantha-

thorn, spine

Alg-

pain

Alges-

sensitivity to pain

All-

other, divergence, difference from

Angi-

(blood) vessel, duct

Arteri-

artery

Arthr-

joint

Bi-

life

Brady-

slow

Cardi-

heart

Cephal-

head

Crani-

skull

Cyt-

[hollow container] cell

Encephal-

brain (a combination of "en", in, and "cephal", head)

Erythr-

red, red blood cell

Lept-

thin, fine, slight

Leuk-

white, white blood cell

Lith-

stone, calculus

Log-

word, study

Malac-

soft

Mes-

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

-Meter, Metr-

measure, measuring device

Nephr-

kidney

Neur-

nerve, nervous system

Oste-

bone

Prosop-

face

Prot-

first, primitive, early

Scler-

hard

Sten-

narrow

Stere-

solid, having three dimensions

Tachy-

rapid

Tox(i)

poison

-logy

-logist

study, science, the study or science of one who specializes in a certain study or science

-malacia

the softening (of tissues) of

-sclerosis

the hardening (of tissues) of

-stenosis

the narrowing (of a part of the body)

-toxic

-toxin

poisonous (to an organ)

a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)