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Chapter 19
combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | small sac |
| cac/o | bad |
| carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
| cauter/o | burn, heat |
| chem/o | chemical, drug |
| cry/o | cold |
| cyst/o | sac of fluid |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| follicul/o | small glandular sacs |
| fung/i | fungus, mushrooms |
| medull/o | soft, inner part |
| musco/o | mucous membrane |
| mut/a | genetic change |
| mutagen/o | causing genetic change |
| necr/o | death |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onc/o | tumor |
| papill/o | nipple-like |
| plas/o | formation |
| ple/o | many; more |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| prot/o | first |
| radi/o | rays |
| sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| scirrh/o | hard |
| xer/o | dry |