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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 1
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations related to various anatomical and physiological terms. It is designed to help students memorize and understand key medical terms.
faci/o
face, form
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
faci/o
face, form
fasci/o
fascia, fibrous band
fec/a, fec/o
dregs, sediment, waste
femor/o
femur, thigh bone
fenestr/a
window, small opening
fer/o
to bear, carry
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
faci/o | face, form |
fasci/o | fascia, fibrous band |
fec/a, fec/o | dregs, sediment, waste |
femor/o | femur, thigh bone |
fenestr/a | window, small opening |
fer/o | to bear, carry |
-ferent | to carry |
fertil/o | fertile, able to conceive |
fet/o | fetus, unborn child |
fibr/o | fibrous tissue, fiber |
fibrin/o | fibrin, fibers, threads of clot |
fibul/o | fibula |
-fic | making, producing, forming |
-fication | process of making |
-fida | split |
filtr/o, filtrat/o | filer, to straight through |
fiss/o | crack, split, cleft |
flatul/o | flatus, rectal gas |
flex/o | bend |
fluor/o | glowing, luminous |
foc/o | focus point |
follicul/o | follicle, small sac |
foramin/o | opening, foramen |
fore- | before, in front of |
-form, form/o | resembling K shape |
fove/o | small pit, depressed area |
fract/o | break |
front/o | front, forehead |
-fuge | separate by spinning |
fund/o | bottom, base, fundus |
fung/o | fungus |
-fusion | to come together; to pour |
galact/o | milk |
gangli/o | tumor, cystic tumor |
ganglion/o | ganglion, cluster of nerve cell bodies |
gangrene/o | tissue death, gangrene |
gastr/o | stomach |
gemin/o | twin, double, group |
gen-, gen/o, -gen | producing, forming, substance that produces |
-gene | production, origin, formation |
-genic, -genesis | creation, reproduction, formation, produced by/in |
genit/o | reproduction |
-genous | producing |
ger/i | old age |
germin/o | bud, sprout, embryonic tissue |
geront/o | old age |
gest/o, gestat/o | pregnancy, gestation to birth |
gigant/o | giant, very large |
gingiv/o | gingival tissue, gums |
glauc/o | gray |