Combining Forms
Cost/o
Ribs
Epi-
Above / Upon
-pathy
Disease condition
What is microscope?
Small-instrument to examine (instrument to examine small things)
"Heart enlargement"
Cardiomegaly
Dermat/o
Skin
Ante-
Before / Forward
-ectomy
Removal / Resection / Excision
What is dyspnea?
Difficult-breathing
"Pertaining to before cancer"
Precancerous
Angi/o
Blood Vessels
Hypo-
Insufficient / Very little
-cele
A protrusion/swelling/hernia
What is hepatalgia
Liver-pain (condition of pain in the liver)
"Abnormal condition of the mind"
Psychosis
Cholecyst/o
Gall bladder
What is the difference between ab- and ad-?
Ab = away ex) abductor
Ad = toward ex) adduction
What is the difference between -gram, -graph, and -graphy?
-gram = record
-graph = instrument for recording
-graphy = process of recording
What is metastasis?
Changing-positions (The spread of pathogenic agents in the body)
"Removal of a lymph node"
Lymphadenectomy
Isch/o
To hold back
Bin-
Two
-emesis
To vomit
What is pancytopenia?
All-cell-deficiency (Complete blood cell deficiency)
"Blood condition of holding back"
Ischemia