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Combining forms
Term | Definition |
---|---|
lymph/o | lymph |
inguin/o | groin |
immun/o | protection |
axill/o | axilla, underarm |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
thromb/o | clot |
septic/o | infection |
sanguine/o | blood |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
neutr/o | neautral |
morph/o | shape |
leuk/o | white |
hemat/o | blood |
hem/o | blood |
granul/o | granules |
fus/o | pouring |
fibrin/o | fibers, fibrous |
erythr/o | red |
eosin/o | rosy red |
cyt/o | cell |
coagul/o | clotting |
chromo/o | color |
bas/o | base |
agglutin/o | clumping |
phleb/o | vein |
lip/o | fat |
lymphaden/o | lymph node |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
nucle/o | nucleus |
path/o | disease |
splen/o | spleen |
thym/o | thymus gland |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
tox/o | poison |
cortic/o | outer region, cortex |
pneumon/o | lung, air |
sarc/o | flesh |
aer/o | air |
alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
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 |
pulmon/o | lung |
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 | aretery |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
cyct/o | cyst, bladder |
embol/o | plug |
fibr/o | fibers |
hist/o | tissue |
ot/o | ear |
py/o | pus |
thorac/o | chest |
somn/o | sleep |