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Chapter 5
Combining Forms
Combining Form | Meaning |
---|---|
aden/o | gland |
cardi/o | heart |
col/o | colon |
dermat/o | skin |
endocrin/o | endocrine glands |
enter/o | intestines "small" |
esthesi/o | sensation |
gastr/o | stomach |
ger/o | old age |
gynec/o | woman |
hemat/o | blood |
iatr/o | treatment |
laryng/o | voice box |
lymph/o | lymph |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
nos/o | disease |
obstetr/o | midwife |
onc/o | tumor |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o, optic/o | eye |
orth/o | straight |
ot/o | ear |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child |
psych/o | mind |
pulmon/o | lung |
radi/o | x-rays |
rect/o | rectum |
rheumat/o | flow, fluid |
rhin/o | nose |
thorac/o | chest |
ur/o | urinary tract |
vascul/o | blood vessels |