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Chapter 3 LOM
Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremities; top; extreme point |
acu/o | sharp; severe;sudden |
aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo) |
angi/o | vessel(blood) |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
axill/o | armpit |
bi/o | two |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bronch/o | bronchial tube |
carcin/o | cancerous; cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
chem/o | drug; chemical |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chron/o | time |
col/o | colon (large intestine) |
cyst/o | urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid |
encephal/o | brain |
erythr/o | red |
morph/o | shape; form |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
neutr/o | neither; neutral; neutrophil |
nucle/o | nucleus |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phag/o | eat; swallow |
phleb/o | vein |
plas/o | development; formation; growth |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneumon/o | lung; air; gas |
pulmon/o | lung |
radi/o | x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
rect/o | rectum |
hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hydr/o | water |
inguin/o | groin |
isch/o | hold back; back |
lapar/o | abdominal wall; abdomen |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
leuk/o | white |
lymph/o | lymph |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh (connective tissue) |
splen/o | spleen |
staphyl/o | clusters; uvula |
strept/o | twisted chains |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
trache/o | tracha(windpipe) |
ven/o | vein |