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VETT 118
Chapter 2 - Combining forms for organs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oste/o oss/e oss/i | bones |
| arthr/o | joints |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| my/o | muscles |
| fasc/i fasci/o | fascia |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendons |
| cardi/o | heart |
| arteri/o | arteries |
| ven/o phleb/o | veins |
| hem/o hemat/o | blood |
| lymph/o | lymph vessels, fluid, and nodes |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose or nares |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| trache/o | trachea |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| pneum/o pneumon/o pulm/o pulmon/o | lungs |
| or/o stomat/o | mouth |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| col/o colon/o | large intestine |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| ren/o nephr/o | kidneys |
| ureter/o | ureters |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| neur/o nuer/i | nerves |
| encephal/o | brain |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| ophthalm/o ocul/o opt/o opt/i | eyes |
| optic/o | sight |
| ot/o audit/o aud/i | ears |
| aur/i aur/o | external ear |
| acoust/o acous/o | sound |
| dermat/o derm/o cutane/o | skin |
| adren/o | adrenals |
| gonad/o | gonads |
| pineal/o | pineal |
| pituit/o | pituitary |
| thyroid/o thyr/o | thyroid |
| orch/o orchi/o orchid/o testicul/o | testes |
| ovari/o oophor | ovaries |
| hyster/o metr/o metr/i metri/o uter/o | uterus |
| Latin uni-, Greek mono- | 1 |
| Latin duo- or bi-, Greek dyo- | 2 |
| Latin tri-, Greek tri- | 3 |
| Latin quadri- or quadro-, Greek tetr- or tetra- | 4 |
| Latin quinqu- or quint-, Greek pent- or penta- | 5 |
| Latin sex-; Greek hex- or hexa- | 6 |
| Latin sept- or septi-, Greek hept- or hepta- | 7 |
| Latin octo-; Greek oct-, octa-, or octo- | 8 |
| Latin novem- or nonus-, Greek ennea- | 9 |
| Latin deca-, decem-, Greek dek-, deka- | 10 |