Chapter 3 combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities, top, extreme point
2
Q
Acu/o
A
Sharp, severe, sudden
3
Q
Amni/o
A
Amnion
4
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
5
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
6
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
7
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
8
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes
9
Q
Chem/o
A
Drug, Chemical
10
Q
Chron/o
A
Time
11
Q
Col/o
A
Colon(Large Intestine)
12
Q
Hydr/o
A
Water, Fluid
13
Q
Isch/o
A
To hold back
14
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen, abdominal wall
15
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx
16
Q
Mamm/o; Mast/o
A
Breast
17
Q
Morph/o
A
shape; form
18
Q
Muc/o
A
Mucus
19
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
20
Q
Myel/o
A
Spinal cord, bone marrow
21
Q
Necr/o
A
Death
22
Q
Opi/o
A
Opium
23
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
24
Q
Peritone/o
A
Peritoneum
25
Phag/o
To eat, swallow
26
Phleb/o
Vein
27
Plas/o
Formation, development
28
Pleur/o
Pleura
29
Pneumon/o
Lungs
30
Pulmon/o
Lungs
31
Rect/o
Rectum
32
Splen/o
Spleen
33
Staphyl/o
Clusters
34
Strept/o
Twisted chains
35
Tonsil/o
Tonsils
36
Ven/o
Vein
