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Combining Forms
Advanced Medical Terminology Chapter 19 ROOM221
Term | Definition |
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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 |