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LOM Mid-term Set 1
Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acr/o | extremities; top; extreme point |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| amin/o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo) |
| andr/o | male |
| arthr/o | joint |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caus/o | burn/ burning |
| cephal/o | head |
| celi/o | belly; abdomen |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid |
| cyt/o | cell |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | glucose; sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| hist/o | tissue |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| leuk/o | white |
| lex/o | word; phrase |
| lith/o | stone; calculus |
| meat/o | meatus (opening) |
| mening/o | meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain) |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| odont/o | tooth |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| orch/o | testis |
| oste/o | bone |
| palat/o | palate (roof of the mouth) |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phleb/o | vein |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| semin/i | semen; seed |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| steat/o | fat, sebum |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tax/o | order; coordination |
| thromb/o | clot |
| vener/o | venereal (sexual contact) |
| vesic/o | urinary bladder |