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Chp.3 Combining Form
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities, top, extreme point |
| acu/o | sharp, sever, sudden |
| amni/o | amnion |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| axill/o | armpit |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| chem/o | chemical, drug |
| chron/o | time |
| col/o | colon(large intestine) |
| hydr/o | water |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdomen wall |
| laryng/o | larynx(voice box) |
| 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 |
| neutr/o | neutrophil(a white blood cell) |
| ot/o | ear |
| peritone/o | peritineum |
| phag/o | to eat, swallow |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plas/o | formation, development |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneumon/o | lungs |
| pulmon | lungs |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staphyl/o | clusters |
| strept/o | twisted chain |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| ven/o | vein |