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CH 11 Study Guide
CH 11 REVIEW (Combining Forms)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid/o- | acid (low pH) |
| absorpt/o- | absorb ; take in |
| albumin/o- | albumin |
| alges/o- | sensation of pain |
| alkal/o- | base (high pH) |
| ambulat/o- | walking |
| angi/o- | blood vessel ; lymphatic vessel |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| bacteri/o- | bacterium |
| bi/o- | life ; living organisms ; living tissue |
| blast/o- | immature ; embryonic |
| calcul/o- | stone |
| calic/o- | calix |
| cali/o- | calix |
| cancer/o- | cancer |
| carcin/o- | cancer |
| catheter/o- | catheter |
| chron/o- | time |
| col/o- | colon |
| congenit/o- | present at birth |
| contin/o- | hold together |
| corpor/o- | body |
| cortic/o- | cortex (outer region) |
| cutane/o- | skin |
| cyst/o- | bladder ; fluid-filled sac ; semisolid cyst |
| dist/o- | away from the center or point of origin |
| electr/o- | electricity |
| enur/o- | to urinate |
| erythr/o- | red |
| excret/o- | removing from the body |
| filtrat/o- | filtering ; straining |
| filtr/o- | filter |
| genit/o- | genitalia |
| gen/o- | arising from ; produced by |
| glomerul/o- | glomerulus |
| glycos/o- | glucose (sugar) |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hem/o- | blood |
| hil/o- | hilum (indentation in an organ) |
| hyal/o- | clear, glass-like substance |
| hydr/o- | water ; fluid |
| infect/o- | disease within |
| interstiti/o- | spaces within tissue |
| kal/i- | potassium |
| keton/o- | ketones |
| leuk/o- | white |
| lith/o- | stone |
| log/o- | word ; the study of |
| metr/o- | measurement ; uterus (womb) |
| micturi/o- | making urine |
| mucos/o- | mucous membrane |
| necr/o- | dead cells ; tissue , or body |
| nephr/o- | kidney ; nephron |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| noct/o- | night |
| olig/o- | scanty ; few |
| pelv/o- | pelvis (hip bone ; renal pelvis) |
| pen/o- | penis |
| peritone/o- | peritoneum |
| prostat/o- | prostate gland |
| protein/o- | protein |
| proxim/o- | near the center or point of origin |
| pyel/o- | renal pelvis |
| pub/o- | pubis (hip bone) |
| py/o- | pus |
| radi/o- | radius (forearm bone) ; x-rays ; radiation |
| radic/o- | all parts including the root |
| refract/o- | bend ; deflect |
| ren/o- | kidney |
| resect/o- | to cut out ; remove |
| retent/o- | keep ; hold back |
| scler/o- | hard ; sclera (white of the eye) |
| sensitiv/o- | affected by ; sensitive to |
| son/o- | sound |
| spad/o- | tear ; opening |
| spasmod/o- | spasm |
| suspens/o- | hanging |
| tom/o- | cut ; slice ; layer |
| tox/o- | poison |
| transplant/o- | move something to another place |
| tub/o- | tube |
| tubul/o- | tube ; small tube |
| ureter/o- | ureter |
| urethr/o- | urethra |
| urin/o- | urine ; urinary system |
| ur/o- | urine ; urinary system |
| vagin/o- | vagina |
| ven/o- | vein |
| vesic/o- | bladder ; fluid-filled sac (adjective form) |
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