医学专业英语词汇——Combining Form,词根,词缀.docxVIP

Combining FormMeaningExample (Definition)aden/oglandadenopathy (gland diseasecarcin/ocancercarcinoma (cancerous tumor)cardi/oheartcardiac (pertaining to the heart)chem/ochemicalchemotherapy (treatment with chemicalscis/oto cutincision (process of cutting into)dermat/oskindermatology (study of the skin)enter/osmall intestinespertaining to the small intestinesgastr/ostomachgastric (pertaining to the stomach)gynec/ofemalegynecology (study of females)hemat/obloodpertaining to the bloodhydr/owaterhydrocele (protrusion of water)immune/oimmuneimmunology (study of immunity)laryng/ovoice boxlaryngeal (pertaining to the voice box)morph/oshapemorphology (study of shape)nephr/okidneynephromegaly (enlarged kidney)neur/onerveneural (pertaining to a nerve)ophthalm/oeyeophthalmic (pertaining to the eye)ot/oearotic (pertaining to the ear)path/odiseasepathology (study of disease)pulmon/olungpulmonary (pertaining to the lungs)rhin/onoserhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)ur/ourine, urinary tracturology (study of the urinary tract)Common PrefixesPrefixMeaningExample (Definition)a-without, away fromaphasia (without speech)an-withoutanoxia (without oxygen)antebefore, in front of antepartum (before birth)anti-againstantibiotic (against life)auto-selfautograft (a graft from one’s own body)brady-slowbradycardia (slow heartbeat)dys-painful, difficultdyspnea (painful breathing)endo-within, innerendoscope (instrument to view within)epi-upon, overepigastric (upon or over the stomach)eu-normal, goodeupnea (normal breathing)hetero-differentheterograft (a graft from another person’s body)homo-samehomozygous (having two identical genes)hydro-waterhydrotherapy (water therapy)hyper-over, abovehypertrophy (overdevelopment)hypo-under, belowhypoglossal (under the tongue)infra-under, beneath, belowinfraorbital (below, under the eye socket)inter-among, betweenintervertebral (between the vertebrae)intra-within, insideintravenous (inside, within a vein)macro-largemacrocephalic (having a large head)micr