1、Common Combining Forms,Prefixes and Suffixes Chapter 3大家好1Abdomin/o abdomenabdominocentesisb.dminsenti:sisabdominoscopyb.dminskpi-scopy=process of viewing using an endoscope.大家好2Acr/o extremities,top,extreme pointacrophobia.krfubiThe suffix phobia means an intenseacromegaly.krmegli大家好3Acu/o sharp,se
2、vere,suddenacutekju:t adenoma.dnum 大家好4Aden/o glandadenoma.dnumadenovirus.di:nuvairs 大家好5Agor/amarketplaceagoraphobia.grfubiA morbid fear of open spaces.大家好6Amni/oamnionamniocentesis.mniusenti:sis-centesis=surgical puncture.amniotic.mniutik 大家好7Angi/oblood vesselangioplasty.ndiuplsti angiogenesis.nd
3、iudenisis大家好8Arteri/oarteryarteriosclerosis:tiriusklirusisarteriovenous:tirvins大家好9Arthr/ojointarthroplastya:zr.plsti arthrosis:rusis The suffix osis means abnormal condition or state.大家好10Axill/oarmpitaxillo-thoracic flap The combining form thorac/o means chest.axilla ksil 大家好11Blephar/oblepharospa
4、smblefruspzm blepharoptosis.blefrptusisThe suffix ptosis means prolapse大家好12Bronch/obronchial tubesbronchiole brkiulThe suffix ole means small or tiny.bronchitis br:kaitis 大家好13Carcin/ocancercarcinogenk:sindnThe suffix sis means process,stage,or condition,and the suffix genesis means forming.大家好14Ca
5、rp/owrist bones carpus k:pscarpal k:pl大家好15Chem/odrug,chemicalchemotherapy.kemuerpi chemicalkemiklThe suffix ical means pertaining to.大家好16Chondr/ocartilagechondrocytekdrsitThe suffix cyte means cell.chondrolysiskndrlisis The suffix lysis means breaking down,decomposition.大家好17Chron/otimechronologic
6、al krnldikl chronickrnik大家好18Cib/omealscibophobia sibfbi:cibariumsibrim 大家好19Cis/oto cutincision insin excision eksin大家好20Col/ocolon(large intestine)colorectalkulrektlcolitiskulaitis inflammation of the colon.大家好21Cost/oribcosta l kstlcostotomy kst:tmi 大家好22Cutane/oskincutaneouskju:teinisThe suffix
7、eous meams pertaining to.cutaneolipectomykju:teiniulipektmiThe suffix lip/o means fat.大家好23Cyst/ourinary bladdercystographysistgrfi The suffix graphy means the process of recording.cystic sistik大家好24Dactyl/ofingers,toesdactylogramdktilgrm The suffix gram means recording.dactylitis.dktlaitis大家好25Duct
8、/oto lead,carryabductorbdktadductor dkt 大家好26Encephal/obrainencephalomyelitis en.seflumailaitis 大家好27Flex/oto bendflexor fleksflexible fleksblThe suffix ible means capable of.大家好28Furc/oforking,branchingfurcate f:keitThe suffix ate changes the word into verb.furcal f:kl 大家好29Hydr/o water,fluidhydrop
9、hobia.haidrfubihydrotherapy haidruerpi大家好30Gloss/oTongueglossal glsl-al=pertaining to.glossitis glsaitis大家好31Glyc/osugarglycosuria.glaikusjuriThe combining form ur/o means urine.glycoprotein.glaikupruti:n大家好32Immun/oprotectionimmunity imju:niti The suffix ity means state or condition.immunoglobulini
10、mju:nuglbjulin大家好33Inguin/o groininguinocutaneous wnukjutenisThe combining form cutane/o means skin.inguinal iwinl region大家好34Isch/oto hold backischium iskim ischemiaiski:mi The suffix emia means blood condition.大家好35Lapar/oabdomen,abdominal walllaparotomy.lprtmi The suffix tomy means cut into.lapar
11、oscope lpr.skup大家好36Laryng/o larynx(voice box)laryngopharygeal lrigufrindil The combining form pharyng/o means pharynx(throat).laryngeal lrindillaryngectomy lrindektmiThe suffix ectomy means surgical removal.大家好37Lymph/o lymphlymphocyte limfsaitlymphoidlimfidThe suffix oid means resembling.大家好38Mamm
12、/o breasmammographymmgrfi mammogenicmmdenik hormone大家好39Mast/o breastmastectomymstektmimastodynia mstdini The suffix dynia means pain.大家好40Morph/oshape,formmorphological.m:fldikl morphocytology m:fsaitldi Cyt/o=cell,-logy=study.The whole word means study the shape of cells.morphologym:fldi大家好41Mort/
13、odeathmortality m:tlitiDeath rate.postmortalpustm:tlThe prefix post-means before.premortal pri:m:tl 大家好42Muc/o mucusmucoid mju:kid cell-oid=resembling.mucocutaneous mju:kukju:teinjsCutaneous=pertaining to skin.大家好43My/o musclemyocardial.maik:dil The combining form cardi/o means the heart.myoma maium
14、 A benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.大家好44Myel/ospinal cord bone marrowmyeloma.mailummyelocyte.mailusaitAn immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow.大家好45Nat/ibirthpostnatal pustneitil prenatal pri:netl 大家好46Necr/odeath(of cells or whole body)necroticnekrtik tissueThe suffix tic means pe
15、rtaining to.necrosisnekrusis virusnecrocytosis nekrsaitusis-osis=abnormal condition.大家好47Nect/oto bind,tie,connectconnectiveknektiv tissue大家好48Nephr/o kidneynephronnefrnnephrologynifrldi大家好49Neur/onerveneuronnjurnA cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses.neurological.njurldikl 大家好50Neutr/
16、oneutrophilneutron nju:trnneutrocyte nju:trsait neutrophil nju:trfil 大家好51Norm/orule,ordernormoglycemian:mglaisi:mi normotensive n:mutensiv The suffix tensive means pertaining to blood pressure.大家好52Ophthalm/oeyeophthalmology.flmldi ophthalmoscope flm.skup大家好53Oste/oboneosteoarthritis.stiu:raitisost
17、eotomy.stitmi大家好54Ot/o earotopharyngeal.tfriil tubesotologyutldi 大家好55Ox/ooxygencarbon dioxidedaiksaid The prefix di-means two.hypoxemia.haipksi:miThe prefix hypo-means less than normal.emia=blood condition.大家好56Path/o diseasepathology pldi pathogenpdn 大家好57Peritone/operitoneumperitoneocentesis.peri
18、.tuniusntisisperitoneoplasty.perituniu.plsti大家好58Phag/oto eat,swallowphagocytefgsait phagosome fgsum The suffix some means body.大家好59Phleb/oveinphlebitisflibaitis phlebotomist flibtmist大家好60Plas/o formation,developmentaplasia pleiziThe prefix a-means without and the suffix ia means condition.大家好61Pl
19、eur/opleurapleuroperitonealpluruperitni:lpleuralplur 大家好62Pneumon/o lungspneumonosis nju:mtusispneumonia nju:munj大家好63Pulmon/olungspulmonary plmnri The suffix ary means pertaining to.pulmonology.pulmnli大家好64Pub/opubispubofemoral pju:bufemrlpubococcygeus pju:bu kksidis muscle大家好65Rect/o rectumrecto r
20、ektu-vaginalvdainl fistularectal rektl大家好66Ren/o kidneyrenalri:nl failurerenography ri:nrfi大家好67Sarc/o fleshsarcoma s:kumsarcoplasmic s:ku.plzmik protein大家好68Seps/oinfectionantisepsis.ntisepsis The prefix anti-means against.antiseptic.ntiseptik大家好69Somn/osleepinsomnia insmnisomnolencesmnlns Sleepy,d
21、rowsy.大家好70Son/osoundultrasonographyltrsngrfiThe prefix ultra-means beyond.graphy=process of recording.大家好71Splen/o spleensplenomegaly.spli:numegli The suffix megaly means abnormal enlargement.splenalgic splinldikThe combining form alg/o means pain.大家好72Staphyl/o clustersstaphylococcal stfilukkl bac
22、teriaThe suffix coccal means pertaining to coccus which is a spherical bacterium.staphylococcus.stfilkks大家好73Strept/otwisted chainsstreptococcal.streptkklstreptomycin streptmasnThe suffix mycin means antibiotics,usually fungal derivatives.大家好74The/oto put,placesynthesis sinisisThe prefix syn-means t
23、ogether.大家好75Thel/onippleepithelial.epii:lilcellThe prefix epi-means above.thelorrhagiai:lreidi The suffix rrhagia means an abnormal or excessive flow or discharge.大家好76Thorac/ochestthoracolumbar:rkulmbThe combining form lumb/o means loin.thoracentesis:rsenti:sis大家好77Thromb/o clotthrombocytermbsaitP
24、latelet,essential for blood clotting.thrombolytic rmbulitikdrug-lytic=break down,dissolve.大家好78Thyr/othyroidthyrotoxicosis airu.tksikusisthyroglobulin airulbjulin 大家好79Tonsill/o tonsilstonsillotomy.tnsiltmi tonsillectomy.tnsilektmi大家好80Top/oplace,position,locationectopic ektpikpregnancy _The prefix
25、ec-means out or outside.大家好81Tox/opoisontoxictksik toxolysin tkslaisin大家好82Trache/o trachea,windpipetracheoesophageal treikiui:sfdi:ltrachea treiki大家好83Urethr/ourethraurethrostenosisjuri:rstinusisThe suffix stenosis means narrowing.大家好84Ven/o veinvenous vi:ns sinusvenodilationvi:nudailein大家好85谢谢大家好86