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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.
A comprehensive list of medical terminology combining forms.
The following tables go through some of the most common combining forms, their meaning, and an example of a medical term that uses the combining form. Illustrations, key concept textboxes, and review questions are included to help you better understand the combining forms.
Together, the root and vowel are called the combining form. Suffix: The suffix appears at the end of a term and may indicate a specialty, test, procedure, function, disorder, or status. Otherwise, it may define whether the word is a noun, verb, or adjective.
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Word Roots and Combining Forms Root Word Combining Form Definition Example A abdomen abdomin/o abdomen abdominocentesis achilles achill/o Achilles’ heel achillobursitis acid acid/o acid (pH) acidosis acoust acoust/o hearing acoustics acr acr/o extremity acroarthritis actin actin/o ray actinodermatitis
Appendix A – Medical Word Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms Medical Word Element Meaning a-, an- without, not ab- away from -ac pertaining to acr/o extremities acou-, acous/o hearing aden/o gland adip/o fat adren/o, adrenal/o adrenal glands aer/o air ...
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This glossary shows medical prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms.
When a word root is combined with a combining form vowel the word part is referred to as a combining form. Make sure you understand key parts of medical terminology. Drag the words into the correct boxes. By the end of this book, you will have identified hundreds of word parts within medical terms.