Do you know any medical words with the suffix "form" in it? Homework help!!?

Question

Hi, I'm stuck with this question for my Advanced College biology class. In our assignment our Professor is asking for medical/ or biological term that contains the prefix "form"... Or if you don't know any medical / biological even a normal work like "perform" would help a bit! Any help would be greatfully appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

chloroform (medical sedative)
formicary (ant habitat)

Answer 2

Here are some medical words ending in the suffix 'form'

I've included one beginning with the prefix 'form'

At the end of the list is the web site to go to for more words.
Main Entry: pam•pin•i•form plexus
Pronunciation: pam-'pin-&-"form-
Function: noun
: a venous plexus that is associated with each testicular vein in the male and each ovarian vein in the female -- called also pampiniform venous plexus

Main Entry: pam•pin•i•form plexus
Pronunciation: pam-'pin-&-"form-
Function: noun
: a venous plexus that is associated with each testicular vein in the male and each ovarian vein in the female -- called also pampiniform venous plexus

Main Entry: para•form
Pronunciation: 'par-&-"form
Function: noun
: PARAFORMALDEHYDE

Main Entry: pir•i•form
Variant(s): or pyr•i•form /'pir-&-"form/
Function: adjective
1 : having the form of a pear
2 : of or relating to the piriform lobe

Main Entry: 1pi•si•form
Pronunciation: 'pI-s&-"form
Function: adjective
: resembling a pea in size or shape

Main Entry: pir•i•form
Variant(s): or pyr•i•form /'pir-&-"form/
Function: adjective
1 : having the form of a pear
2 : of or relating to the piriform lobe

Main Entry: aden•i•form
Pronunciation: &-'den-&-"form, -'dEn-
Function: adjective
: resembling a gland
Main Entry: ame•bi•form
Variant(s): or chiefly British amoe•bi•form /&-'mE-b&-"form/
Function: adjective
: AMEBOID

Main Entry: form•a•zan
Pronunciation: 'for-m&-"zan
Function: noun
: a hypothetical hydrazone CH4N4 related to formic acid and known only in the form of intensely colored derivatives of which some are obtained from colorless compounds by the reducing action of living tissues and serve as indicators of viability by color production ; also : any of these derivatives

Want find more? Go to the MerriamWebster Medical Dictionary site listed below and under ‘look up a word,' scroll to’ crossword’ then enter letter plus the wild card sign * eg: a*form, then hit ‘go’ and you’ll get a list of words with the suffix ‘form.’ If it is the prefix you want then enter form*, and hit go.

Hope this helps--and just ignore the jerks who make snide comments.

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Answer 3

Woodpecker can purely be a noun. it relatively is the call of a element (a fowl for this reason). Swallow could nicely be a noun (a fowl) or a verb (to swallow). A verb is a "doing be conscious". wish that facilitates :-) xx

Answer 4

I believe chloroform used to be used in medicine, if that helps.

Answer 5

Coliform - a bacteria

Answer 6

Which is it?
In your question you say you need suffix . . .
In your description you say you need prefix . . .

And you say you are in Advanced College . . .

Answer 7

chloriform