Chapter 1 Review - Building Medical Terms/Define Combing Form
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
