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AMA170 - Chapter 3
Combining Forms
Question | Answer |
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acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point |
acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
aden/o | gland |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
axill/o | armpit |
blephar/o | eyelid |
hydr/o | water |
isch/o | to hold back |
lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
laryng/o | larynx |
lymph/o | lymph |
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 | neutrophil (white blood cell) |
nucle/o | nucleus |
ot/o | ear |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phag/o | to eat, swallow |
phleb/o | vein |
plas/o | formation, development |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneumon/o | lungs |
pulmon/o | lungs |
rect/o | rectum |
splen/o | spleen |
staphyl/o | clusters |
strept/o | twisted chains |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
ven/o | vein |