Medical Terminology

Word Part I

100

leuk(o)-

combining form, white

200

combining form, tongue

lingu(o)-

300

lip(o)-

combining form, fat

400

lith(o)-

combining form, stone

500

combining form lobe

lob(o)-

Word Part II

100

lys(o)-

combining form, destruction, dissolution, dissolving

200

combining form, lymph

lymph(o)-

300

lumb(o)-

combining form, lumbus or lumbar

400

suffix, study of

-logy

500

log(o)-

combining form, to study or knowledge

Word Part III

100

suffix, destruction of

-lysis

200

-lytic

suffix, pertaining to, destruction or, breakage

300

macro-

prefix, large

400

mal-

prefix, bad

500

malac(o)-

combining form, softening

Word Part IV

100

-megaly

suffix, enlargement of

200

prefix, large

mega-

300

medull(o)-

combining form, marrow

400

combining form, middle

medi(o)-

500

mast(o)-

combining form, breast

Word Part V

200

combining form, black

melan(o)-

300

melen(o)-

combining form, black

400

mening(o)-

combining form, meninges

500

suffix, a part

-mere