BLD 204 - Medical Terminology

hemat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"blood"

rubri(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"red"

spher(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"ball", "sphere"

hem(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"blood"

neutr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"neutral"

morph(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"form", "shape"

acanth(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"thorn"

poikil(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"varied", "irregular"

myel(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"spinal cord", "marrow"

eosin(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"red"

leuk(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"white"

schiz(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"divide"

anis(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"unequal", "uneven"

kerat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"cornea", "horn"

stomat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"mouth"

phil(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"affinity for"

-penia

class
suffix


definition
"deficiency of"

thromb(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"clot"

echin(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"hedgehog"

erythr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"red"

reticul(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"net", "reticulum"

lys(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to dissolve", "destruction", "dissolution"

centr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"center", "central"

cellul(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"cell"

phag(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to eat", "eating"

pin(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to drink", "drinking"

chrom(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"color"

chromat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"color"

lys(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to dissolve", "destruction", "dissolution"

reticul(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"net", "reticulum"

cyt(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"cell"

gloss(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"tongue"

jejun(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"jejunum"

aliment(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"food", "nutrients"

hepat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"liver"

enter(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"intestine"

proct(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"anus", "rectum"

pharyng(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"throat", "pharynx"

copr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"dung", "feces"

col(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"colon"

chyl(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"chyle", "juice"

gastr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"stomach"

sacchar(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"sugar"

emet(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"vomit"

chez(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"stool", "feces"

gluc(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"glucose" (i.e. sugar)

gingiv(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"gums" (i.e. gingiva)

melen(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"black"

metabol(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to change"

esophag(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"esophagus"

bili(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"bile"

orex(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"appetite"

duoden(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"duodenum"

labi(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"lip"

prote(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"protein"

stomat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"mouth"

phag(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to eat", "eating"

steat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"fat"

bucc(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"cheek"

dont(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"tooth", "teeth"

amyl(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"starch"

lingu(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"tongue"

glyc(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"glucose" (i.e. sugar)

or(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"mouth"

pancreat(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"pancreas"

oment(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"omentum"

sial(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"saliva"

ile(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"ileum"

Dermat(o)-

Class: combining form
Definition: "Skin" "Dermis"

Pil(o)-

Class: combining form
Definition: "hair"

Melan(o)-

Class: Combining form
Definition: "black"

Derm(o)-

Class: combining form
Definition: "skin" "dermis"

Onych(o)-

Class: combining form
Definition: "nail"

vestibul(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"vestibule", "chamber"

ot(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"ear"

audi(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"hearing"

myring(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"membrane"

acoust(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"sound"

cochle(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"cochlea"

aur(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"ear"

tympan(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"drum", "tympanum"

cortic(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"cortex"

trop(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"to turn", "turning", "changing"

aden(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"gland"

adren(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"adrenal"

crin(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"secrete"

palm(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"palm", "sole of forefoot"

caud(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"tail"

medi(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"middle"

poster(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"after", "behind"

rostr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"nose", "beak"

plant(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"sole" (i.e. sole of hindfoot)

retr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"backward", "behind"

mes(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"middle"

plantar(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"sole" (i.e. sole of hindfoot)

ventr(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"belly"

dors(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"the back" (i.e. dorsum)

crani(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"head"

anter(o)-

class
combining form


definition
"before", "front"

ipsi-

class
prefix


definition
"same", "unchanging"