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Combining Forms
Chapters 6 and 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agglutin/o | clumping |
| bas/o | base |
| chrom/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| cyt/o | cell |
| eosin/o | rosy red |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrin/o | fibers, fibrous |
| fus/o | pouring |
| granul/o | granules |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| morph/o | shape |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| septic/o | infection |
| thromb/o | clot |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| axill/o | axilla, underarm |
| immun/o | protection |
| inguin/o | groin region |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| path/o | disease |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| tox/o | poison |
| cortic/o | out region, cortex |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| aer/o | air |
| alveol/o | air sac, alveolus |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| coni/o | dust |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| muc/o | mucus |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | wall |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| tuss/o | cough |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | cyst, bladder |
| embol/o | plug |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ot/o | ear |
| py/o | pus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| thorac/o | chest |