Body Parts & Anatomy
This combining form means abdomen.
What is abd?
This prefix means toward.
What is ad-?
This suffix means pain.
What is -algia?
This abbreviation refers to a catheter or catheterization.
What is cath?
aut/o
aut/o = self
This combining form refers to the heart.
What is cardi/o or coron/o?
This prefix means slow.
What is brady-?
This suffix means weakness.
What is -asthenia?
This combining form refers to a blood vessel
What is angi/o, vas/o, or vascul/o?
aesthesi/o
aesthesi/o = sensation
This combining form means ear.
What is aur/o, aur/i, auricul/o, or ot/o?
This prefix means twice or double.
What is bi-?
This suffix refers to a blood condition
What is -aemia?
This combining form refers to an artery.
What is arteri/o or arter/o?
aden/o
aden/o = relating to gland(s)
This combining form refers to the wrist or carpal bones.
What is carp/o?
This combining form means lower part of the body or tail
What is caud/o?
This combining form means cancer.
What is carcin/o?
This combining form refers to the aorta
What is aort/o?
ankyl/o
ankyl/o = stiff
This combining form refers to the heel bone.
What is calcane/o?
This prefix means both sides.
What is amph-?
This combining form means a fatty deposit.
What is ather/o?
This combining form refers to the appendix.
What is appendic/o or append/o?
aponeur/o
aponeur/o = aponeurosis