Chap 6 Combining Forms

Question 1

angi/o

Answer 1

Vessel (blood)

Question 2

aort/o

Answer 2

Aorta; largest artery

Question 3

arteri/o

Answer 3

Artery

Question 4

arteriol/o

Answer 4

Arteriole (small artery)

Question 5

ather/o

Answer 5

Plaque; fatty buildup

Question 6

bol/o

Answer 6

Cast; throw

Question 7

cardi/o

Answer 7

Heart

Question 8

coagul/o

Answer 8

Coagulation; clotting

Question 9

constrict/o

Answer 9

Narrowing

Question 10

coron/o

Answer 10

Heart

Question 11

cyan/o

Answer 11

Blue

Question 12

dilat/o

Answer 12

To enlarge or expand

Question 13

electr/o

Answer 13

Electricity

Question 14

lumin/o

Answer 14

Light

Question 15

my/o

Answer 15

Muscle

Question 16

phleb/o

Answer 16

Vein

Question 17

pulmon/o

Answer 17

Lung

Question 18

rhythm/o

Answer 18

Rhythm; heartbeat

Question 19

sept/o

Answer 19

Wall; partition

Question 20

son/o

Answer 20

Sound

Question 21

sphygm/o

Answer 21

Pulse

Question 22

systol/o

Answer 22

Contraction

Question 23

tens/o

Answer 23

Stretched; strained

Question 24

thromb/o

Answer 24

Clot

Question 25

tom/o

Answer 25

To cut

Question 26

vas/o

Answer 26

Vessel; duct

Question 27

vascul/o

Answer 27

Blood vessel

Question 28

ven/i, ven/o

Answer 28

Vein

Question 29

ventricul/o

Answer 29

Ventricle

Question 30

venul/o

Answer 30

Venule (small vein)