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MedTemCP 3 CF
MedTem CP 3 Combining Forms
| Combing Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Acr/o | extremites, top, extreme point |
| Acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| aden/o | gland |
| ammi/o | amnion(sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| chem/o | drug, chemical |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon (large instines) |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| iach/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen,abdominal wall |
| lymp/o | lymph(a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces.) |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necr/o | death(of cells or whole body) |
| neutr/o | neutrophill(a white blood cell) |
| ot/o | ear |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| pheleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rect/o | rectum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staphy/o | clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |