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Ch 3 combining form
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amini/o | Sac of fluid surrounding the embryo |
| Angi /o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arthro/o | Joint |
| Ather/o | Plaque |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial tube |
| Bronchi/o | Bronchial tube |
| Carcin/o | Cancerous |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Chem | Drug ; chemical |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Col/o | Colon ( large intestine) |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cyst/o | Urinarry bladder |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Encephal/ o | Brain |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Isch/o | To hold back |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Laryng/o | Voice box |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/ o | Breast |
| Meno/ | Menstruation |
| Mening/o | Membranes around the brain and spinal cord |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord or bone marrow |
| Necr/o | Death of cells |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Oophor/o | Overy |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Pelv/o | Hip area |
| Peritone | Membrane surrounding organs in the abdomen |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Radi/o | X-ray |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Septic | Pertaining to infection |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil |
| Trache/o | Windpipe ; trachea |
| Ur/o | Urinary tract |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessel |
| Amni | Amnion |
| Angio | Vessel |
| Athero | Collection of fatty material |
| Axill | Armpit |
| Bronch | Bronchial tubes |
| Carcin | Cancerous |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Cholecyst | Gallbladder |
| Chron | Time |
| Col | Large intestine |