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Turley's Medical Language Chapter 6
| Combining form(s) | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| agglutin/o | clumping, sticking |
| aggreg/o | crowding together |
| angi/o | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
| anis/o | unequal |
| -ant | pertaining to |
| apher/o | withdrawal |
| -ase | enzyme |
| aspir/o | to breathe in; to suck in |
| -ate | composed of; pertaining to |
| -ated | pertaining to a condition; composed of |
| attenu/o | weakened |
| auto- | self |
| bas/o | base of a structure; basic (alkaline) |
| bi/o | life; living organisms; living tissue |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -body | a structure or thing |
| calc/o | calcium |
| chrom/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| compromis/o | exposed to danger |
| cortic/o | cortex (outer region) |
| -crasia | a mixing |
| -cyte | cell |
| cyt/o | cell |
| defici/o | lacking, inadequate |
| different/o | being distinct, different |
| dissect/o | to cut apart |
| dissemin/o | widely scattered throughout the body |
| -ed | pertaining to |
| -edema | swelling |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | embolus (occluding plug) |
| -emia | condition of the blood; substance in the blood |
| -ency | condition of being |
| eosin/o | eosin (acidic red dye) |
| erythr/o | red |
| -esis | condition |
| excis/o | to cut out |
| ferrit/o | iron |
| ferr/o | iron |
| fibrin/o | fibrin |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fus/o | pouring |
| glob/o | shaped like a globe; comprehensive |
| globul/o | shaped like a globe |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| granul/o | granule |
| hem/o | blood |
| heter/o | other |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -immune | immune response |
| -in | a substance |
| inhibit/o | block; hold back |
| inter- | between |
| -ization | process of making, creating, or inserting |
| kary/o | nucleus |
| -kine | movement |
| leuk/o | white |
| ly/o | break down, separate, dissolve |
| -lysis | abnormal condition or process of breaking down or dissolving |
| -lyte | dissolved substance |
| meg/a | large |
| megal/o | large |
| mon/o | one, single |
| morph/o | shape |
| myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin |
| neutr/o | not taking part |
| norm/o | normal, usual |
| -oid | resembling |
| opportun/o | well timed, taking advantage of an opportunity |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -or | person or thing that produces or does |
| ox/y | oxygen; quick |
| pan- | all |
| -penia | condition of deficiency |
| peripher/o | outer aspects |
| -phage | thing that eats |
| phag/o | eating, swallowing |
| -phil | attraction to, fondness for |
| phil/o | attraction to, fondness for |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phor/o | to bear, to carry; range |
| plasm/o | plasma; formed substance |
| plast/o | growth; formation |
| -poiesis | condition of formation |
| -poietin | a substance that forms |
| poikil/o | irregular |
| prote/o | protein |
| punct/o | hole, perforation |
| reticul/o | small network |
| -rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
| rub/o | red |
| septic/o | infection |
| son/o | sound |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -stasis | condition of standing still; staying in one place |
| -steroid | steroid |
| suppress/o | press down |
| -therapy | treatment |
| thromb/o | thrombus (blood clot) |
| thym/o | thymus; rage |
| tox/o | poison, toxin |
| transplant/o | move something to another place |
| ultra- | beyond; higher |
| -ure | system; result of |
| vaccin/o | giving a vaccine |
| ven/i | vein |
| viscos/o | thickness |
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