combining forms
what is the difference between bronch/o and bronchiol/o ?
bronch/o = bronchus
bronchiol/o = bronchiole
what is the definition of -oma?
tumor
what is the definition of a, an- ?
without, not
what is the definition of cyan/o?
blue
what combining form means hepat/o?
liver
what does pneum/o mean?
air;lung
what is the definition of -pathy?
disease
what prefix means new?
neo-
what word means black?
melan/o
or/o
what is the difference between myc/o and my/o?
myc/o = fungus
my/o =muscle
what is the definition of -centesis?
surgical puncture
what is the difference between macro- and micro-?
macro- = large
micro- = small
what is the definition of erythr/o?
red
what is the definiton of -thorax ?
chest
what is the definition of pharyng/o?
pharynx (throat)
what is the suffix for formation or growth?
-plasm
what does eu- mean?
good, normal
xanth/o
what does pluer/o mean?
pluera
what is the difference between nas/o and rhin/o?
there's no difference they both mean nose
what is the difference between -osmia and -oxia?
-osmia = smell
-oxia = oxygen
bad, painful, or difficult
what two combining forms mean white?
leuk/o
albin/o
what is adenoid/o