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Combining Forms for Selected Body Structures 2.4

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Combining Form
Meaning
Word Association
Definition of Word Association
append/o, appendic/o   appendix   Appendectomy   Excision of appendix.  
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bi/o   life or living   Biology   Science of life and living things.  
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blephar/o   eyelid   Blepharoptosis   The drooping of the upper eyelid.  
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cerebr/o, encephal/o   brain (cerebro=cerebrum sometimes)   CerebralEncephalitis   Cerebral palsy: paralysis caused by a brain defect.Encephalitis: inflammation of the brain.  
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chir/o   hand   Chirospasm   Ex: writer's cramp  
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col/o   colon, large intestine   Colonoscopy   Visual exam of the colon.  
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cutane/o, derm/a, dermat/o   skin   Cutaneous   pertaing to the skin.  
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faci/o   face   Facial   pertains to the face.  
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hepat/o   liver   Hepatitis   An inflammatory condition of the liver.  
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mamm/o, mast/o   breast   MammographyMastectomy   The use of x-rays to diagnose breast diseases.Surgical removal of the breast.  
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Muscul/omy/o   muscle   Muscular   Person with well developed muscles.  
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Myel/o   bone marrow or spinal cord   Myelopathy   Any disease of spinal cord. Any disease of bone marrow.  
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oste/o   bone   Osteoarthritis   One or more joints undergo degenerative changes.  
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pulm/o,pulmon/o,pneum/o, pneumon/o   lungs   Pulmonary, Pneumonia, Pneumatic   Pertaining to lungs.A lung conditionPertaining to air or gas.  
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tonsill/o   tonsil   Tonsillitis   Inflammation of the tonsils.  
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trache/o   trachea   Tracheostomy   Operation that forms a new opening into the trachea.  
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vas/o   vessel,vas deferens   Vasectomy   Removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens, a form of male contraception.  
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aden/o   gland   Adenoids   Resembled or thought to be glands.  
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angi/o   vessel   Angiogram   X-ray film of blood vessels filled with a contrast medium.  
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