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CH 6 Study Guide
CH 6 Review (Combining Forms)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr/o- | extremity |
| aden/o- | gland |
| agglutin/o- | clumping ; sticking |
| aggreg/o- | crowding together |
| all/o- | other ; strange |
| angi/o- | blood vessel ; lymphatic vessel |
| anis/o- | unequal |
| apher/o- | withdrawal |
| aspir/o- | to breathe in ; to suck in |
| attenu/o- | weakened |
| aut/o- | self |
| bas/o- | base of a thing ; basic (alkaline) |
| bi/o- | life ; living organisms ; living tissue |
| calc/o- | calcium |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| chrom/o- | color |
| coagul/o- | clotting |
| compromise/o | exposed to danger |
| cortic/o- | cortex (outer region) |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| defici/o- | lacking ; inadequate |
| different/o- | being distinct ; different |
| dissect/o- | to cut apart |
| dissemin/o- | widely scattered throughout the body |
| donat/o- | give as a gift |
| electr/o- | electricity |
| embol/o- | embolus (occluding plug) |
| eosin/o- | eosin (red acidic dye) |
| erythr/o- | red |
| excis/o- | to cut out |
| ferrit/o- | iron |
| ferr/o- | iron |
| fibrin/o- | fibrin |
| fibr/o- | fiber |
| fus/o- | pouring |
| gene/o- | gene |
| gen/o- | arising from ; produced by |
| glob/o- | shaped like a globe ; comprehensive |
| globul/o- | shaped like a globe |
| granul/o- | granule |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hem/o- | blood |
| heter/o- | other |
| idi/o- | unknown ; individual |
| immun/o- | immune response |
| inhibit/o- | block ; hold back |
| kary/o- | nucleus |
| leuk/o- | white |
| log/o- | word ; the study of |
| lymph/o- | lymph ; lymphatic system |
| ly/o- | break down ; destroy |
| macr/o- | large |
| meg/a- | large |
| megal/o- | large |
| micr/o- | one millionth ; small |
| mon/o- | one ; single |
| morph/o- | shape |
| myel/o- | bone marrow ; spinal cord ; myelin |
| neutr/o- | not taking part |
| norm/o- | normal ; usual |
| nucle/o- | nucleus (of a cell) |
| opportun/o- | well timed ; taking advantage of an opportunity |
| ox/y- | oxygen ; quick |
| path/o- | disease ; suffering |
| peripher/o- | outer aspects |
| phag/o- | eating ; swallowing |
| phil/o- | attraction to ; fondness for |
| phleb/o- | vein |
| phor/o- | to bear ; to carry ; range |
| plasm/o- | plasma |
| plast/o- | growth ; formation |
| poikil/o- | irregular |
| prote/o- | protein |
| punct/o- | hole ; perforation |
| reticul/o- | small network |
| retr/o- | behind ; backward |
| septic/o- | infection |
| son/o- | sound |
| splen/o- | spleen |
| suppres/o- | press down |
| thromb/o- | thrombus (blood clot) |
| thym/o- | thymus ; rage |
| tom/o- | cut ; slice ; layer |
| tox/o- | poison |
| transplant/o- | move something to another place |
| vaccin/o- | giving a vaccine |
| vascul/o- | blood vessel |
| ven/i- | vein |
| vir/o- | virus |
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