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Medical terminology
combining form test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| coni/o | dust |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pneumon/o | lung, air |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| agglutin/o | clumping |
| bas/o | base |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| eosin/o | rosy,red |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrin/o | fibers |
| granul/o | granules |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| morph/o | shape |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| thromb/o | clot |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bar/o | weight |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/o | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
| procto/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylrus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |