2 - Chapter 3: Combining form (part 2)

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow (context of usage indicates the meaning intended)

necr/o

death (of cells or whole body)

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

neutr/o

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

nucle/o

nucleus

ophthalm/o

eye

opi/o

opium

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

peritone/o

peritoneum

phag/o

to eat, swallow

phleb/o

vein (b/o)

plas/o

formation, development

pleur/o

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

pneumon/o

lungs (pn)

pulmon/o

lungs (pu)

radi/o

x-rays

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

splen/o

spleen

staphyl/o

clusters

strept/o

twisted chains

thorac/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

ven/o

vein (n/o)