level: Combining Forms
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Albumin/o | Albumin |
| Azot/o | Nitrogen |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Bilirubin/o | Bilirubin |
| Crystall/o | Crystals |
| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder; Cyst |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Gluc/o | Glucose; Sugar |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hemoglobin/o | Hemoglobin |
| Hydr/o | Fluid; Water |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Ket/o | Ketones; Ketone bodies |
| Lith/o | Stones |
| Myoglobin/o | Myoglobin |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Olig/o | Scanty |
| Protein/o | Protein |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Ur/o | Urine; Urinary tract |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Urin/o | Urine |
| An- | No; Not; Without |
| Anti- | Against |
| Di- | Twice |
| Dys- | Bad; Painful; Difficult; Abnormal |
| Para- | Near; Beside; Abnormal; Apart from; Along the side of |
| Poly- | Many; Much |
| -ar | Pertaining to |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | Removal; Excision; Resection |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -etic | Pertaining to; Pertaining to the condition |
| -gram | Record |
| -ia | Condition |
| -iasis | Abnormal condition |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lithiasis | Abnormal condition of stones |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -pathy | Disease condition |
| -pexy | Surgical fixation; To put in place |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -posiesis | Formation |
| -poietin | Substance that forms |
| -ptosis | Drooping; Sagging; Prolapse |
| -sclerosis | Hardening |
| -scopy | Visual examination |
| -stomy | New opening |
| -tomy | Incision; Process of cutting into |
| -tripsy | To crush |
| -uria | Urination; Condition or urine |