Glossary of Lesson 8 Medical Vocabulary
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- aur-
- Combining Form
ear
- later-
- Combining Form
side
- oss-
- Combining Form
bone
- radic-
- Combining Form
root
- sopor-
- Combining Form
sleep
- vas-
- Combining Form
vessel
- ab- (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before c and t)
- Prefix
away from
- ad- (ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- beforel; an- before n; ap- before p; as- before s; a- before sp; at- before t)
- Prefix
to, toward
- ambi-
- Prefix
both
- ante-
- Prefix
before, forward
- bi- (bin-, bis-)
- Prefix
two, twice, double, both
- circum-
- Prefix
around
- con- (co- before h; col- before l; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)
- Prefix
together, with, thoroughly, very
- contra-
- Prefix
against, opposite
- de-
- Prefix
down, away from, absent
- dis- (di- before g, v and usually before l; dif- before f)
- Prefix
apart, away
- ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)
- Prefix
out of, away from
- extra- (rarely extro-)
- Prefix
on the outside, beyond
- in- (il- before l; im-before b, m, and p; ir- before r)
- Prefix
in, into
- in-
- Prefix
not
- in- (il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)
- Prefix
very, thoroughly
- infra-
- Prefix
beneath, below
- inter-
- Prefix
between
- intra- (rarely intro-)
- Prefix
within
- non-
- Combining Form/Prefix
nine, ninth
- mult- (often multi-)
- Prefix
many, much, affecting many parts
- ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)
- Prefix
against, toward; very, thoroughly
- per- (pel- before l)
- Prefix
through; very, thoroughly
- post-
- Prefix
after, following, behind
- pre-
- Prefix
before, in front of
- pro-
- Prefix
forward, in front
- re-
- Prefix
back, again
- retro-
- Prefix
backward, in back, behind
- se-
- Prefix
apart, away from
- semi-
- Prefix
half
- sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p)
- Prefix
under
- super- (often supra-)
- Prefix
over, above; excess
- trans-
- Prefix
across, through
- ultra-
- Prefix
beyond, excess
- abdomin-
- Combining Form
belly, abdomen
- adip-
- Combining Form
fat
- bacill-
- Combining Form
[rod, staff] bacillus
- burs-
- Combining Form
[leather sack] bursa
- calc-
- Combining Form
stone, calcium, lime (salts)
- calor-
- Combining Form
heat, energy
- capit-
- Combining Form
head
- cerebr-
- Combining Form
brain
- cost-
- Combining Form
rib
- dent-
- Combining Form
tooth
- dors-
- Combining Form
back (of the body)
- extern-
- Combining Form
outer
- fibr-
- Combining Form
fiber, filament
- fistul-
- Combining Form
(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body
- frig-, frigor-
- Combining Form
cold
- insul-
- Combining Form
island
- intern-
- Combining Form
inner
- meat-
- Combining Form
passage, opening, meatus (pronounced mee-ate'-us)
- nas-
- Combining Form
nose
- pur-
- Combining Form
pus
- radic-, rad-, radix
- Combining Form
root
- ren-
- Combining Form
kidney
- sangui(n)-
- Combining Form
blood
- son-
- Combining Form
sound
- synov-
- Combining Form
synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac
- tub-
- Combining Form
[trumper] tube
- tuss-
- Combining Form
cough
- vacc-
- Combining Form
cow
(words with vaccin- have to do with vaccine)
- vir-, virus-
- Combining Form
[poison, venom] virus
- viscer-
- Combining Form
internal organ(s)
- uni-
- Combining Form/Prefix
one
- bi-, bin-, bis-
- Combining Form/Prefix
two, twice, double, both
- tri-
- Combining Form/Prefix
three
- quadr-
- Combining Form/Prefix
four
- quint-
- Combining Form/Prefix
five, fifth
- sex-, sext-
- Combining Form/Prefix
six, sixth
- sept-
- Combining Form/Prefix
seven
- oct-, octa-
- Combining Form/Prefix
eight
- dec-, deca-
- Combining Form/Prefix
ten, one-tenth
- -al
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to
- -an
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to, located in
- -ar
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to, located in
- -arium
- Noun-Forming Suffix
denotes a place for something
- -ary
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to
- -ate
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
having the form of, possessing
- -ia
- Noun-Forming Suffix
forms abstract nouns
- -ian
- Noun-forming Suffix
indicates an expert in a certain field
- -ic
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to
- -id
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to
(-oid, having the form of)
- -ile
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to, capable of
- -ine
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to, located in
- -ive
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
pertaining to
- -lent
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
full of
- -ose
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
full of
- -ous
- Adjective-Forming Suffix
full fo
- -ty
- Noun-Forming Suffix
forms abstract nouns
- -y
- Noun-Forming Suffix
forms abstract nouns
- -ad
- Adverb-forming Suffix
to; toward
- -cle
- Diminutive Suffix
Small
- -ella
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -il
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -ol
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -ule
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -culus
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -ellum
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -illa
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -olus
- Diminutive Suffix
small
- -ulus
- Diminutive Suffix
small