Medical Terminology Letter F
TERM | MEANING |
-facient | to cause, make happen |
faci/o | face |
fasci/o | fascia |
febr/i | fever |
femor/o | femur |
femto- | one quadrillionth (10⁻¹⁵) |
ferr/i, ferr/o | iron |
fet/o | fetus |
fibr/o | fiber, fibrous |
fibul/o | fibula |
fil/o, fil/i, filament/o | thread, thread-like |
fimbria/e | thread-like |
flav/o | yellow |
flex/o, flect/o | bend |
flu/o, flux/o | to flow |
fluor/o | fluorine |
follicul/o | small sac, follicle |
fore- | before, in front |
-form | specified shape, form |
frig/o, frigid/o | cold |
funct/o | performance |
fung/i | fungus, mushroom |
fuse/o | dark brown |