Combining Forms
Bodak Yellow has nothing on me
cardi/o?
I mean white, but I show up in words about blood cells and diseases
Albin/o, or leuk/o?
Are you serious? You have to be "KIDNEYING" me
nephr/o
Inflammation
-itis
This tube connects the mouth to the stomach.
This combining form gives the breath of life
pulmon/o?
Roses are RED
What is erythr/o
My 600lb pound life is all about me!
gastr\o
surgical removal or excision
-ectomy
You can't rent this for vacation because I am the finger-like structures booked for absorption in the intestines
Villi
They will make a be"LIVER" out of you.
hepat/0?
Most students wear this color, but it also contributes to darker skin tones
What is melan or melan/o?
This fluid filled sac should not be at the water balloon fight
What is cyst?
plastic repair or reconstruction
-plasty
KOR-ee-uhn
What is the word and definition?
chorion. outermost fetal membrane surrounding the embryo
Veneer tech should practice this
dent/o?
This BLUES CLUE means something isn't right
cyan/o?
allbladder/sac containing bile
What is cholecyst/o?
surgical creation of an opening
-ostomy
Your patient complained of low blood pressure
hypotension
If "Hey Big Head" was a person
cephal/o?
patient’s skin and eyes look yellow
What is cirrh/o, or jaund/o, or xanth/o?
You're invited to the BBQ if you bring RIBS
cost/o?
puncture or tap to remove fluids
What is -centesis?
enlarged liver
hepatomegaly