Ch. 10Combining forms - Root Words

lymph/o

• blood, blood tissue

• lymph, lymph tissue

• muscle, muscle tissue

• nerve, nerve tissue

erythr/o

• blue

• green

• yellow

• red

lymphaden/o

• lymph node, lymph tissue

• blood vessel

• muscle tissue

• nerve cell

phag/o

• eat, swallow

• digest, absorb

• break down, decompose

• consume, devour

aort/o

• aorta

• artery

• vein

• capillary

thromb/o

• clot

• blood

• cell

• plasma

eosin/o

• blue, twilight, azure

• green, forest, emerald

• yellow, sunset, amber

• red, dawn, rosy

is/o

• same, equal

• different

• varied

• opposite

myel/o

• bone marrow, spinal cord

• muscle tissue

• nervous system

• connective tissue

phleb/o

• artery

• capillary

• vein

• blood