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Chapner CH3- terms
Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes CH3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | abdomen |
| Acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point |
| Acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| Aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| amni/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bi/o | life |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs) |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | chemical, drugs |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon (large intestines) |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water, fluid |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o | hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx, (voice box) |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph, a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained |