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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

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