For each combining form below, write out its meaning and then locate a term from the chapter that uses the combining form or suffix.

Question

1.      alges/o
2.      astr/o
3.      centr/o
4.      cerebell/o
5.      cerebr/o
6.      clon/o
7.      concuss/o
8.      dur/o
9.      encephal/o
10.  esthesi/o
11.  gli/o
12.  medull/o
13.  mening/o
14.  meningi/o
15.  ment/o
16.  myel/o
17.  neur/o
18.  peripher/o
19.  poli/o
20.  pont/o
21.  radicul/o
22.  thalam/o
23.  thec/o
24.  tom/o
25.  ton/o
26.  ventricul/o
27.  amnes/o
28.  anxi/o
29.  compuls/o
30.  delus/o
31.  depress/o
32.  electr/o
33.  hallucin/o
34.  klept/o
35.  ment/o
36.  narc/o
37.  neur/o
38.  obsess/o
39.  ped/o
40.  pharmac/o
41.  phob/o
42.  phren/o
43.  psych/o
44.  pyr/o
45.  schiz/o
46.  soci/o
47.  somat/o
48.  somn/o
49.  vers/o

Suffixes

50.  –paresis
51.  –phasia
52.  –taxia
53.  –iatric
54.  –iatrist
55.  –iatry
56.  –lepsy
57.  –logist
58.  –mania
59.  –orexia
60.  –philic
61.  –phoria
62.  – therapy

Answer 1

1.      alges/o     sense of pain
2.      astr/o     star
3.      centr/o     center
4.      cerebell/o     cerebellum
5.      cerebr/o     cerebrum
6.      clon/o     rapid contracting and relaxing
7.      concuss/o     to shake violently
8.      dur/o     dura mater
9.      encephal/o     brain
10.  esthesi/o sensation, feeling
11.  gli/o glue
12.  medull/o medulla oblongata
13.  mening/o meninges
14.  meningi/o meninges
15.  ment/o mind
16.  myel/o spinal cord
17.  neur/o nerve
18.  peripher/o away from center
19.  poli/o gray matter
20.  pont/o pons
21.  radicul/o nerve root
22.  thalam/o thalamus
23.  thec/o sheath (meninges)
24.  tom/o to cut
25.  ton/o tone
26.  ventricul/o ventricle
27.  amnes/o forgetfulness
28.  anxi/o fear, worry
29.  compuls/o drive, compel
30.  delus/o false belief
31.  depress/o to press down
32.  electr/o electricity
33.  hallucin/o imagined perception
34.  klept/o to steal
35.  ment/o mind
36.  narc/o stupor, sleep
37.  neur/o nerve
38.  obsess/o besieged by thoughts
39.  ped/o child
40.  pharmac/o drug
41.  phob/o irrational fear
42.  phren/o mind
43.  psych/o mind
44.  pyr/o fire
45.  schiz/o split
46.  soci/o society
47.  somat/o body
48.  somn/o sleep
49.  vers/o to turn

Suffixes ixes

50.  –paresis weakness
51.  –phasia speech
52.  –taxia muscle coordination
53.  –iatric pertaining to medical treatment
54.  –iatrist physician
55.  –iatry medical treatment
56.  –lepsy seizure
57.  –logist one who studies
58.  –mania frenzy
59.  –orexia appetite
60.  –philic pertaining to being attracted to
61.  –phoria condition to bear
62.  – therapy treatment