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Combining Form 101
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomen, abdominal cavity | abdomin/o |
| to rub away | abras/o |
| a solution or substance with pH less than 7 | acid/o |
| hearing | acou/o |
| hearing | acoust/o |
| extremity | acr/o |
| gland | aden/o |
| albumin (a protein) | albumin/o |
| pain | alges/o |
| air sac,alveolus | alveol/o |
| amnion, amniotic fluid | amni/o |
| amnion, amniotic fluid | amnion/o |
| anus | an/o |
| male | andr/o |
| blood vessel | angi/o |
| blood vessel | andin/o |
| fused, not straight | ankyl/o |
| front | anteri/o |
| front | anter/o |
| aorta | aort/o |
| to hang onto, appendix | append/o |
| spider | arachn/o |
| artery | arter/o |
| artery | arteri/o |
| joint | arthr/o |
| weakness | asthen/o |
| incomplete | atel/o |
| fat | ather/o |
| atrium | arti/o |
| hearing | aud/o |
| hearing | audi/o |
| ear | aur/o |
| self | aut/o |
| urea, nitrogen | azot/o |
| bacteria | bacter/o |
| bacteria | bacteri/o |
| glans penis | blan/o |
| life | bi/o |
| bile | bil/i |
| germ, bud, developing cell | blast/o |
| eyelid | blephar/o |
| arm | brachi/o |
| airway, bronchus | bronch/i |
| airway, bronchus | bronch/o |
| purse or sac, bursa | burs/o |
| calcium | calc/i |
| cancer | carcin/o |
| heart | card/o |
| heart | cardi/o |
| wrist | carp/o |
| gristle, cartilage | cartil/o |
| tail | caud/o |
| blind intestine, cecum | cec/o |
| hernia, protrusion | cel/o |
| abdomen, abdominal cavity | celi/o |
| small chamber | cellul/o |
| head | cephal/o |
| cerebellum, little brain | cerebell/o |
| brain, cerebrum | cerebr/o |
| cervix, neck | cervic/o |
| lip | cheil/o |
| chemistry | chem/o |
| hand | chir/o |
| bile, gall | chol/e |
| common bile duct | choledoch/o |
| gristle, cartilage | chondr/o |
| gristle, cartilage | chondri/o |
| membrane, chorion | chori/o |
| color | chrom/o |
| color | chromat/o |
| time | chron/o |
| orange | cirrh/o |
| colon | col/o |
| colon | colon/o |
| vagina | colp/o |
| dust | con/i |
| knuckle of a joint | condyl/o |
| to bind together, conjunctiva | cunjunctiv/o |
| pupil | cor/o |
| pupil | core/o |
| horny, cornea | corne/o |
| crown, circle, heart | coron/o |
| tree bark, outer covering, cortex | cortic/o |