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Ch 6 Combining forms
Med Term: Ch 6 Blood/Immune & Lymphatic - Combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agglutin/o | clumping |
| bas/o | base |
| chrom/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| eosin/o; eos/o | rosy red |
| fus/o | pouring |
| granul/o | granules |
| hem/o; hemat/o | blood |
| morph/o | shape |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| neutr/o | neutral |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| septic/o | infection |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| fibrin/o | fibers |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| path/o | disease |
| thromb/o | clot |
| cyt/o | cell |
| lip/o | fat |
| phleb/o | vein |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| axill/o | axilla, underarm |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva (refer to Chapter 13) |
| cortic/o | outer layer |
| dermat/o | skin |
| immun/o | protection |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| nas/o | nose |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| path/o | disease |
| pneumon/o | lung (refer to Chapter 7) |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| lact/o | milk |
| thorac/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| palat/o | palate |
| lingu/o | tongue |