ALHS 1090 Final Exam Review
Combining form (CF) - ANS>>a word root plus a vowel jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
anti- - ANS>>against
jj jj
suffix - ANS>>word ending; define a medical word by defining this first
jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
epi- - ANS>>above, upon
jj jj jj
post - ANS>>after, behind
jj jj jj
mortem - ANS>>death jj jj
macro- - ANS>>large jj jj
micro- - ANS>>small jj jj
mono- - ANS>>one jj jj
poly- - ANS>>many, much, excessive
jj jj jj jj
dermat/o - ANS>>skin jj jj
-plasty - ANS>>surgical repair jj jj jj
-osis - ANS>>abnormal condition
jj jj jj
ichthy/o - ANS>>scaly, dry jj jj jj
alopecia - ANS>>absence or loss of hair; also called baldness jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
pruritus - ANS>>intense itching jj jj jj
Bx - ANS>>biopsy
jj jj
ung. - ANS>>ointment
jj jj
macule - ANS>>freckle jj jj
dia- - ANS>>through, across
jj jj jj
, peri- - ANS>>around
jj jj
-emesis - ANS>>vomiting jj jj
-rrhea - ANS>>discharge, flow jj jj jj
-phagia - ANS>>swallowing, eating jj jj jj
dys- - ANS>>difficult, painful
jj jj jj
GI - ANS>>gastrointestinal; pertaining to the stomach and intestine
jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
UGIS - ANS>>upper gastrointestinal series; a series of radiographic images of the
jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
essophagus, stomach, and small intestine
jj jj jj jj jj
bronchi/o - ANS>>bronchus (plural, bronchi) jj jj jj jj
laryng/o - ANS>>larynx (voice box) jj jj jj jj
pharyng/o - ANS>>pharynx (throat) jj jj jj
pleur/o - ANS>>pleura jj jj
pneum/o - ANS>>lung, air jj jj jj
pulmon/o - ANS>>lung jj jj
-scopy - ANS>>visual examination jj jj jj
aort/o - ANS>>aorta jj jj
ather/o - ANS>>fatty plaque jj jj jj
cardi/o - ANS>>heart jj jj
phleb/o - ANS>>vein jj jj
sphygm/o - ANS>>pulse jj jj
thromb/o - ANS>>blood clot jj jj jj
-stenosis - ANS>>narrowing, stricture jj jj jj
-pathy - ANS>>disease jj jj
my/o - ANS>>muscle jj jj
Combining form (CF) - ANS>>a word root plus a vowel jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
anti- - ANS>>against
jj jj
suffix - ANS>>word ending; define a medical word by defining this first
jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
epi- - ANS>>above, upon
jj jj jj
post - ANS>>after, behind
jj jj jj
mortem - ANS>>death jj jj
macro- - ANS>>large jj jj
micro- - ANS>>small jj jj
mono- - ANS>>one jj jj
poly- - ANS>>many, much, excessive
jj jj jj jj
dermat/o - ANS>>skin jj jj
-plasty - ANS>>surgical repair jj jj jj
-osis - ANS>>abnormal condition
jj jj jj
ichthy/o - ANS>>scaly, dry jj jj jj
alopecia - ANS>>absence or loss of hair; also called baldness jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
pruritus - ANS>>intense itching jj jj jj
Bx - ANS>>biopsy
jj jj
ung. - ANS>>ointment
jj jj
macule - ANS>>freckle jj jj
dia- - ANS>>through, across
jj jj jj
, peri- - ANS>>around
jj jj
-emesis - ANS>>vomiting jj jj
-rrhea - ANS>>discharge, flow jj jj jj
-phagia - ANS>>swallowing, eating jj jj jj
dys- - ANS>>difficult, painful
jj jj jj
GI - ANS>>gastrointestinal; pertaining to the stomach and intestine
jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
UGIS - ANS>>upper gastrointestinal series; a series of radiographic images of the
jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj jj
essophagus, stomach, and small intestine
jj jj jj jj jj
bronchi/o - ANS>>bronchus (plural, bronchi) jj jj jj jj
laryng/o - ANS>>larynx (voice box) jj jj jj jj
pharyng/o - ANS>>pharynx (throat) jj jj jj
pleur/o - ANS>>pleura jj jj
pneum/o - ANS>>lung, air jj jj jj
pulmon/o - ANS>>lung jj jj
-scopy - ANS>>visual examination jj jj jj
aort/o - ANS>>aorta jj jj
ather/o - ANS>>fatty plaque jj jj jj
cardi/o - ANS>>heart jj jj
phleb/o - ANS>>vein jj jj
sphygm/o - ANS>>pulse jj jj
thromb/o - ANS>>blood clot jj jj jj
-stenosis - ANS>>narrowing, stricture jj jj jj
-pathy - ANS>>disease jj jj
my/o - ANS>>muscle jj jj
