Cert 3_Card set 8 (Combining forms)

Question	Answer
angi/o	vessel
arteri/o	artery
arthr/o	joint
bronch/o	bronchus
cardi/o	heart
cephal/o	head
cerebr/o	cerebrum
chondr/o	cartilage
cis/o	to cut
col/o	colon, large intestine
cyst/o	bladder, cyst, sac
cyt/o	cell
derm/o or dermat/o	skin
electr/o	electricity, electrical activity
encephal/o	brain
enter/o	intestine (usually small)
erythr/o	red
fibr/o	fibre
gastr/o	stomach
haem/o or haemat/o	blood
hepat/o	liver
hyster/o	uterus
lingu/o	tongue
lymph/o	lymphoid tissue, lymph gland
mast/o	breast
metr/o	uterus
morph/o	form, shape
my/o	muscle
myel/o	bone marrow, spinal cord
nephr/o	kidney
neur/o	nerve
opt/o	eye, vision
oste/o	bone
phleb/o	vein
pneum/o or pneumon/o	lungs, respiration, air
psych/o	mind
pyel/o	pelvis of kidney
rhin/o	nose
salping/o	fallopian tube, Eustachian (auditory) tube
thorac/o	chest, thorax
trache/o	trachea
ur/o	urine, urinary tract, urea
uter/o	uterus
vas/o	vessel, vas deferens, duct

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