click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Combining Forms
Combining Forms - Chapter 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Ather/o | Plaque |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Bronch/o and Bronchi/o | Broncial tube |
| Carcin/o | Canerous |
| Chem/o | Drug, chemical |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder, cyst |
| Electr/o | Electrity |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Isch/o | To hold back |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Men/o | Menses (menstruation) month |
| Mening/o | Meninges (membrane around brain) |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Necr/o | Nerve |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Phelb/o | Vein |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Septic/o | Pertaining to infection |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil |
| Ur/o | Urine, urea (a waste material, urinary tract |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessel |
| An/o | Anus |
| Carp/o | Carpals (wrist bones) |
| Cis/o | To cut |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Dur/o | Dura matter (outermost layer of the meninges) |
| Gen/o | To produce, to begin |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| Norm/o | Rule, order |
| Plas/o | Formation, growth, development |
| Scapul/o | Scapula (shoulder blade) |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Top/o | To put, place, position |
| Troph/o | Development, nourishment |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra (backbone) |