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VETT 118
Chapter 2 - Combining forms for organs
Question | Answer |
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oste/o oss/e oss/i | bones |
arthr/o | joints |
chondr/o | cartilage |
my/o | muscles |
fasc/i fasci/o | fascia |
ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendons |
cardi/o | heart |
arteri/o | arteries |
ven/o phleb/o | veins |
hem/o hemat/o | blood |
lymph/o | lymph vessels, fluid, and nodes |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
splen/o | spleen |
thym/o | thymus |
nas/o rhin/o | nose or nares |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
trache/o | trachea |
laryng/o | larynx |
pneum/o pneumon/o pulm/o pulmon/o | lungs |
or/o stomat/o | mouth |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
enter/o | small intestine |
col/o colon/o | large intestine |
hepat/o | liver |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
ren/o nephr/o | kidneys |
ureter/o | ureters |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
urethr/o | urethra |
neur/o nuer/i | nerves |
encephal/o | brain |
myel/o | spinal cord |
ophthalm/o ocul/o opt/o opt/i | eyes |
optic/o | sight |
ot/o audit/o aud/i | ears |
aur/i aur/o | external ear |
acoust/o acous/o | sound |
dermat/o derm/o cutane/o | skin |
adren/o | adrenals |
gonad/o | gonads |
pineal/o | pineal |
pituit/o | pituitary |
thyroid/o thyr/o | thyroid |
orch/o orchi/o orchid/o testicul/o | testes |
ovari/o oophor | ovaries |
hyster/o metr/o metr/i metri/o uter/o | uterus |
Latin uni-, Greek mono- | 1 |
Latin duo- or bi-, Greek dyo- | 2 |
Latin tri-, Greek tri- | 3 |
Latin quadri- or quadro-, Greek tetr- or tetra- | 4 |
Latin quinqu- or quint-, Greek pent- or penta- | 5 |
Latin sex-; Greek hex- or hexa- | 6 |
Latin sept- or septi-, Greek hept- or hepta- | 7 |
Latin octo-; Greek oct-, octa-, or octo- | 8 |
Latin novem- or nonus-, Greek ennea- | 9 |
Latin deca-, decem-, Greek dek-, deka- | 10 |