Chapter 1 Review - Building Medical Terms/Define Combing Form

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cis/o

to cut

hemat/o

blood

carcin/o

cancer

combining form for heart - cardi/o suffix meaning abnormal softening - malacia

cardiomalacia - term meaning softening of the heart

chem/o

chemical

path/o

disease

ot/o

ear

ophthalm/o

eye

gynec/o

female

word root form for stomach - gastr/o suffix meaning to surgically create an opening - ostomy

gastrostomy - term meaning creating an opening into the stomach

aden/o

gland

cardi/o

heart

immun/o

immunity

nephr/o

kidney

pulmon/o

lung

neur/o

nerve

rhin/o

nose

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

word root meaning ear - ot suffix meaning inflammation - itis

term meaning ear inflammation - otitis

word root meaning gland - adeno suffix for tumor/mass - oma

term meaning gland tumor or mass - adenoma

prefix meaning over, above - hyper suffix meaning nourishment , development - trophy

term meaning overdevelopment - hypertrophy

combining form meaning stomach - gastr/o combing form meaning small intestine - enter/o suffix meaning study of - logy

term meaning study of stomach and small intestine - gastroenterology

combining form for nose - rhin/o suffix meaning surgical repair - pasty

term meaning surgical repair of the nose - rhinoplasty

combining form meaning cancer - carcin/o suffix meaning that which produces - gen

term meaning that which produces cancer

combining form meaning disease - path/o suffix meaning the study of - logy

term meaning the study of disease - pathology

prefix meaning water - hydro suffix meaning - treatment - therapy

term meaning water treatment - hydrotherapy

laryng/o

voice box

hydr/o

water


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