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COMBINING FORMS
combining forms for ch 6 & 7
Term | Definition |
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axill/o | axilla, underarm |
bas/o | base |
hist/o | tissue |
fibr/o | fibers |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
lymphaden/o | lynph node |
bi/o | life |
immun/o | protection |
lip/o | fat |
eosin/o | rosy red |
lob/o | lobe |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
aer/o | air |
path/o | disease |
sarc/o | flesh |
lymph/o | lymph |
angi/o | vessel |
ot/o | ear |
morph/o | shape |
pneumon/o | lung |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
muc/o | mucus |
nas/o | nose |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
somn/o | sleep |
sept/o | wall |
atel/o | incomplete |
adenoid/o | adenoid |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
embol/o | plug |
septic/o | infection |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thorac/o | chest |
anthrac/o | coal |
fus/o | pouring |
pleur/o | pleura |
alveol/o | alveolus |
agglutin/o | clumping |
fribrin/o | fibers, fibrous |
bronchi/o bronch/o | bronchus |
coagul/o | clotting |
thromb/o | clot |
orth/o | straight |
erythr/o | red |
inguin/o | groin |
sinus/o | sinus |
trache/o | trachea |
ox/i ox/o | oxygen |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
nucle/o | nucleus |
sanguin/o hem/o hemat/o | blood |
leuk/o | white |
splen/o | spleen |
arteri/o | artery |
granul/o | granules |
laryng/o | larynx |
cyst/o | cyst, bladder |
rhin/o | nose |
pneum/o | air |
spir/o | breathing |
carcin/o | cancer |
cyt/o | cell |
neutr/o | neutral |
coni/o | dust |
py/o | pus |