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19.1 Radiology
Combining Forms for Radiology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| act/o | action |
| angi/o | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
| antero/o | before;front part |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| astr/o | starlike structure |
| axi/o | axis |
| blast/o | immature; embryonic |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholangi/0 | bile duct |
| chol/e | gall bladder |
| chori/o | fetal membrane; chorion |
| cin/e | movement |
| cyst/o | bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid |
| densit/o | density |
| dos/o | dose |
| duc/o | bring; move |
| ech/o | echo; sound wave |
| electr/o | electricity |
| esphag/o | esophagus |
| excret/o | removing from the body |
| fluor/o | fluorescence |
| fus/o | pouring |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gli/o | cells that provide support |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| hyster/o | uterus; womb |
| intestine/o | intestine |
| iodin/o | iodine |
| later/o | side |
| log/o | word; study of |
| luc/o | clear |
| lymph/o | lymph; lymphatic system |
| magnet/o | magnet |
| mamm/o | breast |
| medull/o | medulla (inner region) |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| nucle/o | nucleus (of an atom) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharmaceutic/o | medicine; drug |
| poster/o | back part |
| project/o | orientation |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| quantitat/o | quantity or amount |
| radi/o | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
| roentgen/o | x-rays; radiation |
| salping/o | uterine (fallopian) tube |
| scint/i | point of lignt |
| son/o | sound |
| techn/o | technical skill |
| tom/o | cut;slice;layer |
| trac/o | visible path |
| ur/o | urine; urinary system |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventilat/o | movement of air |
| vent/o | a coming |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber of the brain) |
| xer/o | dry |