Test 3 Review Combining Forms

angi/o

vessel, blood vessel

ankyl/o

stiff, bent

aort/o

aorta

aponeur/o

aponeurosis

arthr/o

joint

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium

burs/o

bursa

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist bones (carpals)

chondr/o

cartilage

clavic/o

clavicle, collarbone

clavicul/o

clavicle, collarbone

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium

cyt/o

cell

disk/o

intervertebral disk

ech/o

sound

electr/o

electricity

femor/o

femur, upper leg bone

fibul/o

fibula, lower leg bone

hemat/o

blood

hem/o

blood

humer/o

humerus, upper arm bone

ili/o

ilium

immun/o

immunity

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

ischi/o

ischium

kinesi/o

movement, motion

kyph/o

humpback curvature of spine

lord/o

forward curve of spine

lumb/o

lower back (lumbar region)

lymph/o

lymph, lymph tissue

lymphaden/o

lymph node

mandibul/o

lower jaw

maxill/o

upper jaw

menisc/o

meniscus

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

myos/o

muscle

oste/o

bone

patell/o

kneecap

pelv/i

pelvis

pelv/o

pelvis

petr/o

stone

phalang/o

fingers and toes bones

phleb/o

vein

plasm/o

plasma

pub/o

pubis

rachi/o

spine, vertebral column

radi/o

nerve root

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

scapul/o

shoulder blade

scoli/o

curved, crooked

spondyl/o

vertebra, spine

splen/o

spleen

stern/o

sternum

symptomat/o

symptom

tars/o

ankle bones

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

therm/o

heat

thromb/o

clot

thym/o

thymus gland

tibi/o

tibia

uln/o

ulna

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

vertebr/o

vertebra, spine