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Med.Term Ch. 10 CF
Chabner, Language of Medicine 11th edition-Chapter 10 Combining Form
| Combining Form | Definition |
|---|---|
| alges/o | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| angi/o | vessel, blood |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| comat/o | deep sleep |
| crani/o | skull |
| cry/o | cold |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | feeling, nervous sensation |
| gli/o | glial cells, glue |
| hydr/o | water |
| kines/o, kinetic | movement |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| mening/o, meningi/o | membranes, meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| narc/o | sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| olig/o | scanty |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| spin/o | spine |
| syncop/o | cut off |
| tax/o | order, coordination |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (refers to meninges) |
| troph/o | nourishment |
| vag/o | vagus nerve |