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Medical Terms Chap 3
Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | Abdomen |
acr/o | Extremites, top, extreme point |
acu/o | Sharp, severe, sudden |
aden/o | Gland |
adip/o | Fat |
amni/o | Sac surrounding uterus |
Angi/o | Vessel |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Arthr/o | Joint |
Axill/o | Armpit |
Bi/o | Life |
Blephar/o | Eyelid |
Bronch/o | 2 tubes one right and left that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs |
Carcin/o | Cancer |
Chem/o | Drug Chemical |
Chondr/o | Cartilage |
Chron/o | Time |
Col/o | Colon Large intestine |
Cyst/o | Urinary Bladder |
Encephal/o | Brain |
Erythr/o | Red |
Hem/o | Blood |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Hydr/o | Water,Fluid |
Inguin/o | Groin |
Isch/o | To hold back |
Lapar/o | Abdomen, Abdominal wall |
Laryng/o | Larynx |
Leuk/o | White |
Lymph/o | Lymph |
Mamm/o | Breast |
Mast/o | Breast |
Morph/o | Shape form |
Muc/o | Mucus |
My/o | Muscle |
Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
Necr/o | Death of cells or whole body |
Nephr/o | Kidney |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Neutr/o | Neutrophil (white blood cell) |
Nucle/o | Nucleus |
Opthalm/o | Eye |
Oste/o | Bone |
Ot/o | Ear |
Path/o | Disease |
Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
Phag/o | To eat, swallow |
Phleb/o | Vein |
Plas/o | Formation/development |
Pleur/o | Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall) |
Pneumon/o | Lungs |
Pulmon/o | Lungs |
Radi/o | X-rays |
Rect/o | Rectum |
Ren/o | Kidney |
Rhin/o | Nose |
Sarc/o | Flesh |
Splen/o | Spleen |
Staphyl/o | Clusters |
Strept/o | Twisted chains |
Thorac/o | Chest |
Thromb/o | Clot |
Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
Tracheo/o | Trachea (windpipe) |
Ven/o | Vein |