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Morphology Terms and Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Definitions for various morphology terms and their combining forms, including word root, combining vowel, combining form, and prefixes and suffixes. These terms are essential for understanding the structure and meaning of medical and scientific words.

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TERM 1
Word Root
DEFINITION 1
Basic foundation of a word
TERM 2
Combining Vowel
DEFINITION 2
A vowel that follows the word root (o is predominantly used)
TERM 3
Combining Form
DEFINITION 3
Word Root + Combining Vowel is combining formCF= WR
+CV
TERM 4
pertaining to
DEFINITION 4
al ic ac and ar
TERM 5
acr/o
DEFINITION 5
extremity
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Word Root

Basic foundation of a word

TERM 2

Combining Vowel

DEFINITION 2

A vowel that follows the word root (o is predominantly used)

TERM 3

Combining Form

DEFINITION 3

Word Root + Combining Vowel is combining formCF= WR

+CV

TERM 4

pertaining to

DEFINITION 4

al ic ac and ar

TERM 5

acr/o

DEFINITION 5

extremity

Aden/o

gland

TERM 7

carcin/o

DEFINITION 7

cancer

TERM 8

cardi/o

DEFINITION 8

HeartNoun: cardia or cardiumAdjective cardiac or cardial

TERM 9

Cephal/o

DEFINITION 9

HeadNoun: cephaly or cephalusAdj: Cephalic

TERM 10

Cerebr/o

DEFINITION 10

CerebrumCerebral

encephal/o

brainencelphalus/encephalyencelphalic

TERM 17

erythr/o

DEFINITION 17

red

TERM 18

gasto/o

DEFINITION 18

stomachgastriagastric

TERM 19

ile/o

DEFINITION 19

last portion of small intestineileumileal

TERM 20

jejun/o

DEFINITION 20

middle portion of the small intestinejejunumjejunal

leuk/o

white

TERM 22

log/o

DEFINITION 22

study oflogylogic

TERM 23

malac/o

DEFINITION 23

softening of tissuemalicia

TERM 24

megal/o

DEFINITION 24

enlarged, big, largemegaly

TERM 25

melan/o

DEFINITION 25

black

algia

pain

TERM 32

ectomy

DEFINITION 32

excision, removal

TERM 33

emia

DEFINITION 33

blood

TERM 34

gram

DEFINITION 34

record

TERM 35

graph

DEFINITION 35

instrument to record

graphy

process of recording

TERM 37

ist

DEFINITION 37

one who

TERM 38

itis

DEFINITION 38

inflammation

TERM 39

oid

DEFINITION 39

resembling

TERM 40

oma

DEFINITION 40

tumor