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MT CHAP 3

  1. ad-
    to, toward, near
  2. a-, ab-
    away from, from
  3. sub-
    under
  4. BF capn-
    carbon dioxide, smoke
  5. BF: ox(y)-, ox(i)-
    oxygen, acid
  6. BF: ferr(i)-, ferr-
    iron
  7. BF: corn(i)-, Corn(u)-
    horn, horn like
  8. BF: kerat-
    horn, horn-like
  9. BF: lith-
    ex. monoLITH
    stone, calculus
  10. BF: hal(i)-, hal-
    • salt
    • ex. halitosis
  11. BF: Sal(i)-
    • salt
    • ex. SALIne solution
  12. BF: hyal-
    glass, glassy
  13. BF: vitr(i)-
    glass, glassy
  14. BF: glyc-, gluc-
    sugar
  15. BF: Sacchar-
    sugar
  16. BF: Myc-, mycet-
    fungus
  17. BF: Seb-, Seb(i)-
    grease
  18. BF: adip-
    • fat
    • ex. ADIPose cells (fat cells)
  19. BF: Lip-
    • fat
    • ex. LIPosuction
  20. BF: Amyl-
    • starch
    • ex. AMYLase
  21. BF: Blenn-
    mucus
  22. BF: Muc-, Muc(i)-
    mucus, mucuous membrane
  23. BF: Myx-
    mucus
  24. BF: Py-
    Pus
  25. BF: Ptyal-
    saliva
  26. BF: sial-
    saliva
  27. BF: ole-
    oil
  28. BF: Acet-, acet(i)-
    • acid, vinegar
    • ex. ACETate, ACETIc acid
  29. BF: Hydr-
    water
  30. BF: Hidr-
    sweat
  31. BF: Galact-
    • Milk
    • ex. GALACTose
  32. BF: Lact-, Lact(i)-
    • Milk
    • ex. LACTate
  33. BF: pyr-, pyret-
    fire, fever
  34. BF: Aden-
    • gland
    • ex. ADENoid glass
  35. BF: Carcin-
    • Cancer
    • ex. CARCINoma
  36. BF verb: Crin-
    • to secrete
    • ex. endoCRINology - studying gland secretions
  37. Suffix Noun: -agogue
    agent inducing flow
  38. Suffix Noun: -ase
    • enzyme
    • ex. AmylASE - enzyme in mouth
  39. Suffix Noun: -in
    • Substance
    • ex. toxIN
  40. Suffix Adj: -ad
    toward, in the direction of
  41. Suffix Adj: -ate
    having
  42. Suffix Adj: -eal
    relating to
  43. Suffix Adj: -form
    having the shape of
  44. Suffix Adj:-ose
    full of, pertaining to
  45. Suffix Verb: -fy
    • to make
    • ex. ramiFY
  46. Terminations Adj:
    -ferous, -ferent (fer/ous, fer/ent)
    bearing, carrying
  47. Terminations Adj:
    -genic, -genous (gen/ic, gen/ous)
    causing, caused by
  48. Terminations Adj:
    -omatous (o/mat/ous)
    pertaining to tumors
  49. Terminations Noun:
    -oma (o/ma)
    • tumor
    • ex. carcinOMA
  50. Terminations Noun:
    -omatosis (o/mat/o/sis)
    tumorous condition
  51. Terminations Noun:
    -poeisis (poei/sis)
    production
  52. Terminations Noun:
    -rrhea (rrhe/a)
    • flow
    • ex. diaRRHEA - shit FLOWS
  53. Terminations Noun:
    -therapy (therap/y)
    treatment
Author
Feaky
ID
137706
Card Set
MT CHAP 3
Description
medical terminology
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