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Medical Terminology Ch.3
Combining Forms
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Undergraduate 1
04/22/2012

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Acr/o
Definition
Extreme, top
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Acu/o
Definition
Sharp, severe, sudden
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Amni/o
Definition
amnion(sac (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
Term
Angi/o
Definition
Vessel
Term
Arteri/o
Definition
Artery
Term
Axill/o
Definition
Armpit
Term
Blephar/o
Definition
Eyelid
Term
Chem/o
Definition
Drug, chemical
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Chondr/o
Definition
Cartilage
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Chron/o
Definition
Time
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Hydr/o
Definition
Water, fluid
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isch/o
Definition
To hold back
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Lapar/o
Definition
Abdomen
Term
Laryng/o
Definition
Larynx (voice box)
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Lymph/o
Definition
Lymph
Term
mamm/o & mast/o
Definition
Breast
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Morph/o
Definition
Shape, form
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Muc/o
Definition
Mucus
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My/o
Definition
Muscle
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Myel/o
Definition
spinal cord
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Necr/o
Definition
Death
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Neutr/o
Definition
Neutrophil
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ot/o
Definition
Ear
Term
Peritone/o
Definition
Peritoneum
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Phag/o
Definition
To eat, swallow
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Phleb/o & Ven/o
Definition
Vein
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Plas/o
Definition
Formation, development
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Pleur/o
Definition
Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)
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Pneumon/o & Pulmon/o
Definition
Lungs
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Splen/o
Definition
Spleen
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Staphyl/o
Definition
Clusters
Term
Strept/o
Definition
Twisted chains
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Thorac/o
Definition
Chest
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Thromb/o
Definition
Clot
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Tonsill/o
Definition
Tonsils
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Trache/o
Definition
Trachea
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