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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms Part 4
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms related to various medical concepts and anatomy. It is designed to help students learn and retain important medical terms.
chem/o
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
chem/o
drug, chemical
-chezia
defecation, elimination of waste
chir/o
hand
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile duct, bile, vessel
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
chem/o | drug, chemical |
-chezia | defecation, elimination of waste |
chir/o | hand |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholangi/o | bile duct, bile, vessel |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
chondr/i, chondr/o | cartilage |
chori/o, chorion/o | chorion, membrane |
choroid/o | choroid layer of eye |
chrom/o | color |
chron/o | time |
-cide | causing death, to kill |
cili/o | eyelashes |
cine- | movement |
circulat/o | circulate, go in circle |
circum- | around |
cirrh/o | orange-yellow, tawny |
cis/o | to cut |
-clasis, -clast | to break down |
claudicat/o | to limp |
claustr/o | barrier, enclosed space |
clavicul/o, cleid/o | clavicle, collar bone |
clon/o | violent action |
-clysis | irrigation, washing |
co- | together, with |
coagul/o | clotting, coagulation |
coarct/o, coarctat/o | press together, narrow |
cocc/o | spherical bacteria |
coccyg/o | coccyx, tailbone |
cochle/o | spiral, snail, snail shell, cochlea |
coit/o | coming together |
col/o | colon, large intestine |
colp/o | vagina |
coll/a | glue |
colon/o | colon, large intestine |
com- | together, with |
comat/o | deep sleep |
comi/o | to care for |
comminut/o | break into pieces |
communic/o | share, to make common |
con- | together, with |
concav/o | hollow |
concept/o | become pregnant |
concuss/o | shaken together, violently agitated |
coni/o | dust |
congest/o | accumulation of fluid |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
constrict/o, -constriction | draw tightly together, narrowing |