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Combining Forms #2
Medical Terminolgy- Combining Forms for Ch.6-7
| 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 |
| Neutr/o | neutral |
| Phag/o | eat, swallow |
| Sanguin/o | blood |
| Septic/o | infection |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Lip/o | fat |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Adenoid/o | adenoids |
| Axill/o | axilla, underarm |
| Immune/o | protection |
| Inguin/o | groin region |
| Lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| Lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| Nucle/o | nucleus |
| Path/o | disease |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| Thym/o | thymus gland |
| Tonsill/o | tonsils |
| Tox/o | poison |
| Cortico/o | outer region, cortex |
| Pneumon/o | lung |
| Sarc/o | flesh |
| Aer/o | air |
| Alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| 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 | artery |
| Bi/o | life |
| Carcin/o | cancer |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Cyst/o | cyst, bladder |
| Embol/o | plug |
| Fibr/o | fibers |
| Hist/o | tissue |
| Ot/o | ear |
| Py/o | pus |
| Somn/o | sleep |
| Thorac/o | chest |