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CH 10 Study Guide

CH 10 REVIEW (Combining Forms)

TermDefinition
access/o- supplemental or contributing part
affer/o- bring towards the center
alg/o- pain
alges/o- sensation
angi/o- blood vessel ; lymphatic vessel
arachn/o- spider; spider web
arteri/o- artery
arter/o- artery
astr/o- star-like structure
audit/o- the sense of hearing
autonom/o- independent ; self-governing
axi/o- axis
blast/o- immature ; embryonic
bi/o- life ; living organisms ; living tissue
carp/o- wrist
caus/o- burning
cavit/o- hollow space
cav/o- hollow space
cephal/o- head
cerebell/o- cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cerebr/o- cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
clon/o- rapid contracting and relaxing
cochle/o- cochlea (of the inner ear)
comat/o- unconsciousness
concuss/o- violent shaking or jarring
conduct/o- carrying ; conveying
contus/o- bruising
convuls/o- seizure
cortic/o- cortex (outer region)
crani/o- cranium (skull)
cutane/o- skin
cyt/o- cell
dendr/o- branching structure
diabet/o- diabetes
disk/o- disk
dors/o- back ; dorsum
dur/o- dura mater
effer/o- go out from the center
electr/o- electricity
emiss/o- to send out
encephal/o- brain
ependym/o- cellular lining
epilept/o- seizure
esthes/o- sensation ; feeling
esthet/o- sensation ; feeling
excis/o- to cut out
express/o- communicate
faci/o- face
fibrill/o- muscle fiber ; nerve fiber
fibr/o- fiber
fiss/o- splitting
foc/o- point of activity
format/o- structure ; arrangement
front/o- front
gemin/o- set or group
gli/o- cells that provide support
glob/o- shaped like a globe ; comprehensive
gloss/o- tongue
gustat/o- the sense of taste
hemat/o- blood
herni/o- hernia
hydr/o- water ; fluid
ict/o- seizure
infarct/o- area of dead tissue
isch/o- keep back ; block
lamin/o- lamina (flat area on the vertebra)
lex/o- word
log/o- word ; the study of
lumb/o- lower back ; area between the ribs and pelvis
lymph/o- lymph ; lymphatic system
magnet/o- magnet
malign/o- intentionally causing harm ; cancer
man/o- thin ; frenzy
mening/o- meninges
meningi/o- meninges
ment/o- mind ; chin
micr/o- one millionth ; small
mot/o- movement
myelin/o- myelin
myel/o- bone marrow ; spinal cord ; myelin
my/o- muscle
narc/o- stupor ; sleep
neur/o- nerve
nerv/o- nerve
nuch/o- neck
occipit/o- occiput (back of the head)
ocul/o- eye
olfact/o- the sense of smell
olig/o- scanty ; few
opt/o- eye ; vision
pariet/o- wall of a cavity
pathet/o- suffering
peripher/o- outer aspects
peritone/o- peritoneum
pharyng/o- pharynx (throat)
phas/o- speech
phob/o- fear ; avoidance
phot/o- light
pleg/o- paralysis
potent/o- being capable of doing
psych/o- mind
punct/o- hole ; perforation
radicul/o- spinal nerve root
recept/o- receive
retard/o- slow down ; delay
rhiz/o- spinal nerve root
scler/o- hard ; sclera (white of the eye)
sect/o- to cut
sen/o- old age
sens/o- sensation
somat/o- body
somn/o- sleep
spast/o- spasm
spin/o- spine
stere/o- three dimensions
surg/o- operative procedure
syncop/o- fainting
tact/o- touch
techn/o- technical skill
tempor/o- temple (side of the head)
thalam/o- thalamus
tom/o- cut ; slice ; layer
ton/o- pressure ; tone
tract/o- pulling
transmitt/o- to send across or through
trochel/o- structure shaped like a pulley
troph/o- development
vag/o- wandering ; vagus nerve
vascul/o- blood vessel
ven/o- vein
ventricul/o- ventricle (lower heart chamber ; chamber in the brain)
ventr/o- front ; abdomen
vestribul/o- vestibule (entrance)
vis/o- sight ; vision
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