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Nurs 226 Med Term 10
Root words & combinations pgs 3&4
Term | Definition |
---|---|
immune/o | immune |
inguin/o | groin |
lapar/o | abdomen |
laryng/o | voice box (larynx) |
leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lymph/o | lymph |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
morph/o | shape |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, marrow |
nat/o | birth |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
norm/o | rule, order |
onc/o | tumor |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
ox/o | oxygen |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phag/o | eat |
pharyng/o | throat |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneumon/o | lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
seps/o | infection |
somno/o | sleep |
son/o | sound |
splen/o | spleen |
staphylo/o | grape-like clusters |
thel/o | nipple |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
tox/o | toxin |
trache/o | trachea |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
ven/o | vein |