Medical Terminology: Combining Forms- Chaps 5-8

aggultin/o

clumping

bas/o

base

chrom/o

colour

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

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 glad

tonsill/o

tonsils

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

ather/o

fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

bi/o

life

coron/o

heart

corpor/o

body

cutane/o

skin

duct/o

to bring

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

plug

fibrin/o

fibers

isch/o

to hold back

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

myocardia/o

heart muscle

orth/o

straight

pector/o

chest (1)

peripher/o

away from center

phleb/o

vein

pulmon/o

lung

scler/o

hard

sept/o

wall

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest (3)

thromb/o

clot

vavl/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

varic/o

dilated vein

vas/o

vessel

vascul/o

blood vessel

ven/o

vein (1)

ventricul/o

ventricle

venul/o

venule

aer/o

air

alveol/o

alveolus

angi/o

vessel

anthrac/o

coal

arteri/o

artery

atel/o

incomplete

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

carcin/o

cancer

coni/o

dust

cotic/o

outer layer

cyst/o

sac

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

muc/o

mucus

myc/o

fungus

nas/o

nose

ot/o

ear

ox/i

oxygen

ox/o

oxygen (2)

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

air

pneumon/o

lung

py/o

pus

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathing

thorac/o

chest (2)

trache/o

trachea

tuss/o

cough

an/o

anus

bar/o

weight

bucc/o

cheek

cec/o

cecum

chol/e

bile