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MedTemCP 3 CF
MedTem CP 3 Combining Forms
Combing Form | Meaning |
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Acr/o | extremites, top, extreme point |
Acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
aden/o | gland |
ammi/o | amnion(sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
axill/o | armpit |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
chem/o | drug, chemical |
chron/o | time |
col/o | colon (large instines) |
hydr/o | water, fluid |
iach/o | to hold back |
lapar/o | abdomen,abdominal wall |
lymp/o | lymph(a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces.) |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
morph/o | shape, form |
muc/o | mucus |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
necr/o | death(of cells or whole body) |
neutr/o | neutrophill(a white blood cell) |
ot/o | ear |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phag/o | to eat, swallow |
pheleb/o | vein |
plas/o | formation, development |
pneumon/o | lungs |
pulmon/o | lungs |
rect/o | rectum |
splen/o | spleen |
staphy/o | clusters |
strept/o | twisted chains |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
ven/o | vein |