Medical Terminology Letter F

 

TERMMEANING
-facientto cause, make happen
faci/oface
fasci/ofascia
febr/ifever
femor/ofemur
femto-one quadrillionth (10⁻¹⁵)
ferr/i, ferr/oiron
fet/ofetus
fibr/ofiber, fibrous
fibul/ofibula
fil/o, fil/i, filament/othread, thread-like
fimbria/ethread-like
flav/oyellow
flex/o, flect/obend
flu/o, flux/oto flow
fluor/ofluorine
follicul/osmall sac, follicle
fore-before, in front
-formspecified shape, form
frig/o, frigid/ocold
funct/operformance
fung/ifungus, mushroom
fuse/odark brown