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Terminology Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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adenoid/o | adenoids |
aer/o | air |
aneurysm/o | widening of blood vessel |
angi/o | vessels (walls) |
angin/o | chocking pain |
anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
asbest/o | asbestos |
atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
bronch/o | bronchitis |
bronchi/o | bronchitis |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
cardi/o | heart |
chalic/o | lime stone |
coni/o | dust |
coron/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
electr/o | electricity |
embol/o | embolus (plug) |
emphys/o | to inflate |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
hem/o | blood |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
isch/o | to hold back, black |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
lob/o | lobe |
my/o | muscle |
naso | nose |
orth/o | straight |
ox/i | oxygen |
ox/o | oxygen |
pector/o | chest |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
phleb/o | vein |
phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | air, lungs |
pneumon/o | air,lungs |
pulmon/o | lung |
py/o | pus |
pyr/o | fire |
rhin/o | nose |
scler/o | hardening, sclera |
sept/o | septum |
silic/o | flint |
sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
sphygm/o | pulse |
sten/o | narrowing, stricture |
steth/o | chest |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | blood clot |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea (wind pipe) |
valv/o | valve |
valvul/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel (blood or lymph) |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle |