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Combining Forms
Advanced Medical Terminology Chapter 19 ROOM221
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac, small sac |
| cac/o | bad |
| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer |
| cauter/o | heat, burn |
| cry/o | cold |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| follicul/o | follicle, small sac |
| fung/i | fungus, mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll) |
| medull/o | medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow |
| mucos/o | mucous membrane (mucosa) |
| mut/a | genetic change |
| mutagen/o | causing genetic change |
| on/c | tumor |
| papill/o | nipple-like, optic disc |
| pharmac/o | drug |
| plas/o | development, formation |
| ple/o | more, many |
| polyp/o | polyp, small growth |
| prot/o | first |
| radi/o | x-rays, radioactivity, radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
| sarc/o | flesh (connective tissue) |
| scirrh/o | hard |
| xer/o | dry, dryness |