1The combining form of Greek word "leptos"
lept-
2The meaning and example of Greek word "leptos"
"thin, fine, slight
e.g. lept-omeninges"
3The combining form of Greek word "leukos"
leuk-
4The meaning and example of Greek word "leukos"
"white, white blood cell
e.g. leuk-emia"
5The combining form of Greek word "lithos"
lith-
6The meaning and example of Greek word "lithos"
"stone, calculus
e.g. angio-lith"
7The meaning and example of Greek word "logos"
"word, study
e.g. bio-log-y"
8The combining form of Greek word "logos"
log-
9The combining form of Greek word "malakos"
malac-
10The meaning and example of Greek word "malakos"
"soft
e.g. malac-osteon"
11The combining form of Greek word "mesos"
mes-
12The meaning and example of Greek word "mesos"
"middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
e.g. mes-oderm"
13The combining form of Greek word "metron"
-meter, metr-
14The meaning and examples of Greek word "metron"
"measure, measuring device (Words ending in ""-meter"" indicate instruments for measuring.)
e.g. bio-metr-y, cyto-meter"
15The combining form of Greek word "nephros"
nephr-
16The meaning and example of Greek word "nephros"
"kidney
e.g. nephr-ectomy"
17The combining form of Greek word "neuron"
neur-
18The meaning and example of Greek word "neuron"
"[tendon] nerve, nervous system
e.g. neur-ology"
19The combining form of Greek word "osteon"
oste-
20The meaning and example of Greek word "osteon"
"bone
e.g. oste-oporosis"
21The combining form of Greek word "prosōpon"
prosop-
22The meaning and example of Greek word "prosōpon"
face
e.g. prosop-ospasm
23The combining form of Greek word "prōtos"
prot-
24The meaning and example of Greek word "prōtos"
first, primitive, early
e.g. prot-oneuron
25The combining form of Greek word "skleros"
scler-
26The meaning and example of Greek word "skleros"
"hard
e.g. scler-oderma"
27The combining form of Greek word "stenos"
sten-
28The meaning and example of Greek word "stenos"
"narrow
e.g. sten-ocephaly"
29The combining form of Greek word "stereos"
stere-
30The meaning and example of Greek word "stereos"
"solid, having three dimensions
e.g. stere-otropism"
31The combining form of Greek word "tachys"
tachy-
32The meaning and example of Greek word "tachys"
"rapid
e.g. tachy-cardia"
33The combining form of Greek word "toxon"
tox(i)-
34The meaning and example of Greek word "toxon"
"poison
e.g. tox-in"
35What are the suffix forms of the combining form "log-"?
-logy, -logist
36The meaning and examples of the combining form "log-"
"study, science, the study or science of one who specializes in a certain study or science
e.g. cardio-logy, neuro-logist"
37What is the suffix form of the combining form "malac"?
-malacia
38The meaning and example of the combining form "malac"
"the softening (of tissues) of
e.g. nephro-malacia"
39What is the suffix form of the combining form "scler-"?
-sclerosis
40The meaning and example of combining form "scler-"
"the hardening (of tissues) of
e.g. arterio-sclerosis"
41What is the suffix form of the combining form "sten-"
-stenosis
42The meaning and example of combining form "sten-"
"the narrowing (of a part of the body)
e.g. angio-stenosis"
43What are the suffix forms of the combining form "tox-"?
-toxic, -toxin
44The meanings and examples of combining form "tox-"
"-toxic: poisonous to an organ, -toxin: a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
e.g. cardio-toxic, neuro-toxin"
"When affixed to a combining form indicating an organ or a part of the body, it
45usually indicates..."
a noninflammatory diseased condition
46Anastomosis
a surgical or pathological connection between two passages
47Exostosis
a bony growth arising from the surface of a bone
48Aponeurosis
a sheet of tissue connecting muscles to bones
49Symbiosis
the living together in close associations of two organisms of different species
50Antibiosis
the association between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other
51The combining form of Greek word "akantha"
acanth-
52The meaning and example of Greek word "akantha"
"thorn, spine
e.g. acanth-ocytosis"
53The combining form of Greek word "algos"
alg-
54The meaning and example of Greek word "algos"
"pain
e.g. my-alg-ia"
55The combining form of Greek word "algēsis"
alges-
56The meaning and example of Greek word "algēsis"
"sensitivity to pain
e.g. alges-ia"
57The combining form of Greek word "allos"
all-
58The meaning and example of Greek word "allos"
"other, divergence, difference from
e.g. all-oplasia"
59The combining form of Greek word "angeion"
angi-
60The meaning and example of Greek word "angeion"
"(blood) vessel, duct
e.g. angi-ocarditis"
61The combining form of Greek word "arteria"
arteri-
62The meaning and example of Greek word "arteria"
"[air passage] artery
e.g. arteri-ogram"
63The combining form of Greek word "arthron"
arthr-
64The meaning and example of Greek word "arthron"
"joint
e.g. arthr-itis"
65The combining form of Greek word "bios"
bi-
66The meaning and example of Greek word "bios"
"life
e.g. bi-ology"
67The combining form of Greek word "bradys"
brady-
68The meaning and example of Greek word "bradys"
"slow
e.g. brady-rhythmia"
69The combining form of Greek word "kardia"
cardi-
70The meaning and example of Greek word "kardia"
"heart
e.g. cardi-ogram"
71The combining form of Greek word "kephalē"
cephal-
72The meaning and example of Greek word "kephalē"
"head
e.g. cephal-algia"
73The combining form of Greek word "kranion"
crani-
74The meaning and example of Greek word "kranion"
"skull
e.g. epi-crani-um"
75The combining form of Greek word "kytos"
cyt-
76The meaning and example of Greek word "kytos"
"[hollow container] cell
e.g. leuko-cyt-e"
77The combining form of Greek word "enkephalon"
encephal-
78The meaning and example of Greek word "enkephalon"
"brain (a combination of en, in, and kephalē, head)
e.g. encephal-itis"
79The combining form of Greek word "erythros"
erythr-
80The meaning and example of Greek word "erythros"
"red, red blood cell
e.g. erythr-ocyte"
81"a-" / "an-" (before a vowel or h)
"not, without, lacking, deficient
e.g. a-biogensis, cardi-a-sthenia, an-algesia"
82"anti-" / "ant-" (often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i)
"against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
e.g. anti-biotic, ant-acid"
83"di-" (rarely "dis-")
"two, twice, double
e.g. di-phonia, dis-diaclast"
84"dys-"
"difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
e.g. dys-menorrhea, dys-pnea"
85"ec-" / "ex-" (before a vowel)
"out of, away from
e.g. ec-tasis, ex-encephalia"
86"ecto-" / "ect-" (often before a vowel)
"outside of
e.g. ecto-derm, ect-ostosis"
87"en-" / "em-" (before b, m, and p)
"in, into, within
e.g. en-cephalitis, em-bolism"
88"endo-" / "ento-" / "end-" , "ent-" (before a vowel)
"within
e.g. endo-genous, ento-cele, end-odontics, ent-optic"
89"epi-" / "ep-" (before a vowel or h)
"upon, over, above
e.g. epi-cardium, ep-encephalon"
90"exo-"
"outside, from the outside, toward the outside
e.g. exo-cardia, exo-thermal"
91"hemi-"
"half, partial; (often) one side of the body
e.g. hemi-cardia, hemi-plegia"
92"hyper-"
"over, above, excessive, beyond normal
e.g. hyper-hidrosis, hyper-glycemia"
93"hypo-" / "hyp-" (before a vowel or h)
"under, deficient, below, normal
e.g. hypo-chondria, hyp-algesia"
94"mono-" / "mon-" (before a vowel or h)
"one, single
e.g. mono-blast, mon-ocular"
95"peri-"
"around, surrounding
e.g. peri-angiitis, peri-cardiac"
96"syn-" / "sym-" (before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s)
"together, with, joined
e.g. syn-apse, sym-biosis"
97"-a" (forms abstract nouns)
"state, condition
e.g. dyspne-a, erythroderm-a"
98"-ac" (rare) (forms adjectives)
"pertaining to, located in
e.g. cardi-ac, celi-ac"
99"-ia" (forms abstract nouns; often the suffix "-ia" appears as "-y")
"state, condition
e.g. anem-ia, hypertroph-y"
100"-iac" (rare) (forms nouns)
"person afflicted with
e.g. hemophil-iac, man-iac"
101"-iasis" (forms abstract nouns)
"disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism
e.g. elephant-iasis, nephrolith-iasis"
102"-ic" (forms adjectives, but can be used as both adjectives and nouns to often indicate a drug or agent)
"pertaining to, located in
e.g. analges-ic, gastr-ic, parapleg-ic"
103"-in" / "-ine"
"form names of substances
e.g. adrenal-in, chlor-ine"
104"-ist" (forms nouns)
"a person interested in
e.g. cardiolog-ist, dermatolog-ist"
105"-itic" (forms adjectives, but can be used as both adjectives and nouns to often indicate a drug or agent)
"pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation
e.g. antineur-itic, nephr-itic"
106"-itis" (forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition)
"inflammation
e.g. gastr-itis, hepat-itis"
107"-itides"
"the plural form for words ending in ""-itis""
e.g. arthr-itides, derma-itides"
108"-ium" / "-eum" (rarely) (forms nouns)
"membrane, connective tissue
- (in a few words) names a region of the body
e.g. endometr-ium, periton-eum, hypochondr-ium"
109"-ma" (forms nouns) (combining form is "-mat-", sometimes the final "-a" drops off the noun)
"(often) abnormal or diseased conditioned
e.g. ede-ma, sper-m, trau-mat-ic"
110"-osis" (forms abstract nouns)
"abnormal or diseased condition
e.g. nephr-osis, neur-osis"
111"-otic" (forms adjectives from nouns ending in "-osis")
"pertaining to
e.g. nephr-otic, neur-otic"
112"-sia" (forms abstract nouns)
"state, condition
e.g. amne-sia, ecta-sia"
113"-sis" (forms abstract nouns)
"state, condition
e.g. antisep-sis, eme-sis"
114"-tic" (forms adjectives from nouns ending in "-sis", but can be used as both adjectives and nouns to often indicate a drug or agent)
"pertaining to
- words ending in ""-itic"" / ""-tic"" cana refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition
e.g. antisep-tic, neuro-tic"
115"-y" (forms abstract nouns)
see "-ia"