Medical Terminology Lesson 5
Terms
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- acou(s)-, acu(s)-
- combining form, hear
- amni-
- combining form, fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion
- asc-, ascit-
- combining form, bladder sac, bag
- bary-
- combining form, heavy, dull, hard
- cente-
- combining form, pierce
- chrom-, chroma-, chromat-
- combining form, color, pigment
- dips-
- combining form, thirst
- echo-
- combining form, reverberating sound
- edema-, edemat-
- combining form, swelling
- eme-
- combining form, vomit
- gno(s)-
- combining form, know
- lal-
- combining form, talk
- lapar-
- combining form, abdomen, abdominal wall
- lex-
- combining form, read
- mne-
- combining form, remember
- ne-
- combining form, new
- no-
- combining form, mind, mental activity, comprehension
- orec-, orex-
- combining form, have an appetite
- ox(y)-
- combining form, acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen
- pha-
- combining form, speak, communicate
- phag-
- combining form, swallow, eat
- pharmac(eu)-
- combining form, medicine, drug
- phem-
- combining form, speech
- phob-
- combining form, (abnormal) fear
- phon-
- combining form, voice, sound
- phrac-, phrag-
- combining form, enclose, obstruct
- phras-
- combining form, speak
- phren-
- combining form, mind; diaphragm
- phylac-
- combining form, protection (against disease)
- phys(i)-
- combining form, nature, appearance
- phyt-
- combining form, plant (organism), growth
- poie-
- combining form, produce, make
- sapr-
- combining form, rotten, putrid, decaying
- stear-, steat-
- combining form, fat, sebum, sebaceous glands