Terms in this set (534)
combining form derm/o dermat /o skin - identifies as skin disease
cutane- skin - identifies anatomically
nephr- kidney - identifies as kidney disease
ren- kidney - anatomically
stomat- mouth - disease
or- mouth - anatomical structure
combining form erythr/o red
combining form gastr/o stomach
hepat/o liver
immun/o immune,immunity,safe
oste/o bone
suffixdescribes pathology, symptom, surgical or diagnostic
procedure, or part of speech
-itis inflamation
-megaly enlargement The Language of Medicine -oma tumor
EXAM an- without, not
prefix hyper- excessive, above, more than normal
intra- in, within
para- near, beside, beyond
poly- many, much
pre- before
prefix indicates number, time, position, direction or negation
esthes feeling
therm heat
muscul muscle
nas nose
ur urine
nat birth
-ia condition
-ar pertaining to
combining form enter/o intestines (usually the small intestine)
suffix -cyte cell
4 parts to word word root, prefix, suffix, combining form
hyster/o uterus
EXAM
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