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Chapter 3
combining forms
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
acr/o | extremities |
acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
amni/o | amnion |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
axill/o | armpit |
bi/o | life |
biephar/o | eyelid |
bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
chem/o | drug, chemical |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chron/o | time |
col/o | colon |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
encephal/o | brain |
erythr/o | red |
hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hydr/o | water, fluid |
inguin/o | groin |
isch/o | to hold back |
lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
laryng/o | larynx |
leuk/o | white |
lymph/o | lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissues) |
mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
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 | neutrophil (a white blood cell) |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
peritone/o | pertioneum |
phag/o | to eat, swallow |
phleb/o | vein |
plas/o | formation, develop |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lungs |
radi/o | x-rays |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
splen/o | spleen |
staphyl/o | clusters |
strept/o | twisted chains |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot, clotting |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
nucle/o | nucleus |
ophthalm/o | eye |
trache/o | trachea |
ven/o | vein |