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Terminology chpt 1
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acu/o | Sharp, Severe, Sudden |
| Alimento/o | To Nourish |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Chem/o | Chemical, Drug |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Col/o, Colon/o | Large Intestine (colon) |
| Costal/o, Cost/o | Rib |
| Crin/o | Secrete |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cyst/o | Urinary Bladder, Cyst |
| Duct/o | To lead or carry |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood (Whole blood, white, red, platelets) |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hyster/o, Uter/o | Uterus |
| Iatr/o | Treatment; physician (caused by treatment) |
| Ili/o | Ilium (bone that is part of hip) |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Lumb/o | lower back |
| Mast/o, Mamm/o | Mammary Glands |
| Muc/o | Mucus (Mucus, stuff that comes out of nose. Mucous, description..mucus membrane. |
| Muscul/o, My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord, Bone Marrow. |
| Nephr/o | Kidney (disease process of of the organ itself) |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Phag/o | Eat, Swallow |
| Ren/o | Kidney (pertaining to kidney usually the system) |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Scapul/o | Scapula |
| Sect/o | To Cut |
| Thry/o | Thyroid, Shield (by larynx, shaped like a shield) |
| Ur/o, Urin/o | Urine, Urinary Tract |