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AMA170 - Chapter 3
Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point |
| acu/o | sharp, severe, sudden |
| aden/o | gland |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| hydr/o | water |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| muc/o | mucus |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
| neutr/o | neutrophil (white blood cell) |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| ot/o | ear |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rect/o | rectum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staphyl/o | clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |