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Terminology - Combining Forms
Question | Answer |
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aneurysm/o | aneurysm (widened blood vessel) |
anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
bronch/o | bronchus (plural bronchi) |
bronch/i | bronchus (plural bronchi) |
cardi/o | heart |
coni/o | dust |
cyan/o | blue |
electr/o | electricity |
emphys/o | to inflate |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
hem/o | blood |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
isch/o | to hold back, block |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
lob/o | lobe |
my/o | muscle |
nas/o | nose |
ox/i | oxygen |
pector/o | chest |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
phleb/o | vein |
phren/o | diaphragm, mind |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | air, lung |
pneumon/o | lung |
py/o | pus |
rhin/o | nose |
scler/o | hardening, sclera (white of eyes) |
sept/o | septum |
sphygm/o | pulse |
spir/o | breathe |
steth/o | chest |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | blood clot |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
valvul/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel, vas deferens, duct |
vascul/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
ven/o | vein |