Combing Forms
My/o
what is muscle
Apnea
what is without air
Um
what is structure
Rostral
what is toward the tip of the nose (only refers to locations on the head only)
Palate
What is the roof of your mouth
Kinesi/o
what is movement
Agonal breathing
what is abnormal pattern of breathing
-Itis
what is inflammation
Proximal
what is toward the body or beginning of a structure
Mediastinum
What is the space between the lungs where the heart is located
cadi/o
what is heart
Pruritus
what is itching
-Ic
what is pertaining to
Distal
what is away from the body or the beginning of a structure
Synapse
What is the junction between 2 neurons
Nas/o
What is nose
hematopoietic
what is pertaining to blood formation
Hemi
What is half
Sagital plane
what is a plane that splits the body in unequal right and left portions
Conjunctiva
What is the mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid
Olfact/o
What is Olfactory
Ossification
what is formation of bone from fibrous tissue
-Ostomy
What is opening
Ventral
Towards the belly
Articular cartilage
What is the covers joint surface of bone