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LOM Mid-term Set 1
Combining Forms
Question | Answer |
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acr/o | extremities; top; extreme point |
aden/o | gland |
adip/o | fat |
amin/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo) |
andr/o | male |
arthr/o | joint |
balan/o | glans penis |
cardi/o | heart |
caus/o | burn/ burning |
cephal/o | head |
celi/o | belly; abdomen |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | rib |
cutane/o | skin |
cyst/o | urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid |
cyt/o | cell |
duoden/o | duodenum |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o | glucose; sugar |
gnos/o | knowledge |
hist/o | tissue |
jejun/o | jejunum |
leuk/o | white |
lex/o | word; phrase |
lith/o | stone; calculus |
meat/o | meatus (opening) |
mening/o | meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain) |
myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
nephr/o | kidney |
odont/o | tooth |
ophthalm/o | eye |
orch/o | testis |
oste/o | bone |
palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phleb/o | vein |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
semin/i | semen; seed |
sialaden/o | salivary gland |
steat/o | fat, sebum |
stomat/o | mouth |
tax/o | order; coordination |
thromb/o | clot |
vener/o | venereal (sexual contact) |
vesic/o | urinary bladder |