Medical Vocab lessons 9-12

-able

adjective forming suffix

capable of (being), able to

-ation

noun forming suffix

indicating an action or process: the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is

-ce

noun forming suffix

the act of (being), the state of (being)

-cy

noun forming suffix

the act of (being), the state of (being)

-ible

adjective forming suffix

capable of (being)

-id

adjective forming suffix

in a state or condition of

-ile

adjective forming suffix

capable of (being), like

-ion

noun forming suffix

the act of

-ive

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to

-ment

noun forming suffix

agent or instrument

-or

noun forming suffix

agent or instrument

-orium

noun forming suffix place for something

-ory

1) adjective forming suffix- pertaining to

2) noun forming suffix- place for something

-ure, -ura

noun forming suffix result of an action

anter-

combining form

front, in front

brachi-

combining form

(upper) arm

-cid-, -cis-

combining form

cut, kill

-cip-, -cept-

combining form

take

cresc-, -cret

combining form

(begin to), grow

digit-

combining form

finger, toe

duc-, duct-

combining form

lead, bring, conduct

fac-, -fic-, -fect

combining form

make

faci-, -fici-, facies

combining form

face, appearance, surface

febr-, febris

combining form

fever

fev-, lat-

combining form

carry, bear

flect-, flex-

combining form

bend

fung-

combining form

[mushroom] fungus

fus-

combining form

pour

genit-

combining form

bring forth, give birth

ger-, gest-

combining form

carry, bear

immun(i)-

[exempt] safe, protected

inferior-

combining form

below

lab-, laps-

combining form

slide, slip

later-

combining form

side

or-, os-

combining form

mouth, opening

oss-

combining form

bone

pedicul-

combining form

louse

poster-, posterior

combining form

behind, in back

sect-

combining form

cut

somn-

combining form

sleep

stabil-, stabl-

combining form

stable, fixed

superior-

combining form

above

tum(e)-

combining form

be swollen

amyl-

combining form

starch

angin-

combining form

choking pain, angina pectoris

aort-

combining form

aorta

arct(at)-

combining form

compress

ather-

combining form

[soup] fatty deposit

atri-

combining form

[entrance hall] atrium

bol-

combining form

a throwing

capill-

combining form

[hair] capillary

cirs-

combining form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

-clud-, -clus-

combining form

close

cor, cord-

combining form

heart

coron-

combining form

crown

cusp, -cuspid

combining form

point

dextr-

combining form

right (side)

-form

combining form

shape

gurgit-, gurgitat

combining form

flood, flow

pector-

combining form

breast, chest

phleb-

combining form

vein

pulm(on)-

combining form

lung, pulmonary artery

rhythm-

combining form

[steady motion] heartbeat

sept-

combining form

wall, partition

sin-, sinus-

combining form

[curve, hallow] sinus

sinistr-

combining form

left (side)

sphygm-

combining form

pulse

stal-, stol-

combining form

send, contraction

tens(i)-

combining form

stretch

thromb-

combining form

blood clot

top-

combining form

place

vag-

combining form

[wandering'] the vagus nerve

varic-, varix

combining form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

vas-

combining form

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

ven-

combining form

vein

ventr-

combining form

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

alve-

combining form

hollow, cavity

amygdal-

combining form

[almond] tonsil

anthrax, anthrac-

combining form

coal; anthrax

aux-, auxe-, -auxis

combining form

grow, increase

bacter(i)-

combining form

[small staff] bacterium

bronch(i)-

combining form

[windpipe] bronchus

capn-

combining form

[smoke] carbon dioxide

cocc-, -coccus

combining form

[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)

coni-, koni-

combining form

dust

labi-

combining form

lip

larynx, laryng-

combining form

larynx

paresis

combining form

slackening of strength, paralysis

pharynx, pharyng-

combining form

[throat] pharynx

phys-

combining form

air, gas

pleur-

combining form

[side] pleura

pne-

combining form

breathe

pneum(at)-

combining form

[breathe] air gas

pneum(on)-

combining form

lung

sider-

combining form

iron

spir(at)-

combining form

breathe

staphyl-

combining form

[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes)

stern-

combining form

chest, breast, breastbone

steth-

combining form

chest, breast

strept-

combining form

[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)