Combining Forms

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

ather/o

fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

heart

embol/o

plug

fibrin/o

fibers

isch/o

to hold back

myocardi/o

heart muscle

phleb/o

vein

sept/o

wall

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

varic/o

dilated vein

vascul/o

blood vessel

vas/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

venul/o

venule

agglutin/o

clumping

bas/o

base

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

eosin/o

rosy red

fus/o

pouring

granul/o

granules

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

morph/o

shape

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

neutr/o

neutral

phag/o

eat, swallow

sanguin/o

blood

septic/o

infection

adenoid/o

adenoids

axill/o

axilla (underarm)

immun/o

protection

inguin/o

groin region

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

nucle/o

nucleus

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

tonsill/o

tonsils

aer/o

air

alveol/o

alveolus

anthrac/o

coal

atel/o

incomplete

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

coni/o

dust

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

sac

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

epiglott/o

epiglottis

hal/o

to breathe

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

ox/0, ox/i

oxygen

pharyng/o

pharynx

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung, air

pneumon/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

sept/o

wall

sinus/o

sinus

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathing

trache/o

trachea

tuss/o

cough

an/o

anus

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

bar/o

weight

bucc/o

cheek

сес/o

cecum

cholangi/o

bile duct

chol/e

bile, gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cirrh/o

yellow

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

dent/o

tooth

diverticul/o

pouch

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

small intestine

esophag/o

esophagus