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8-10 Combining Forms
AP & Med terms chapters 8-10 combining forms
Term | Definition |
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an/o | anus |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
bar/o | weight |
bucc/o | cheek |
carcin/o | cancer |
cec/o | cecum |
cholangi/o | bile duct |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
cirrh/o | yellow |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
cutane/o | skin |
dent/o | tooth |
diverticul/o | pouch |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gingivitis |
gloss/o | tongue |
hem/o | blood |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum |
jejun/o | jejunum |
labi/o | lip |
lapar/o | abdomen |
lingu/o | tongue |
lith/o | stone |
nas/o | nose |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth |
orth/o | straight |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
polyp/o | polyp |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
pylor/o | pylorus |
pyr/o | fire |
rect/o | rectum |
sialaden/o | salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
ven/o | vein |
azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
bi/o | life |
corpor/o | body |
cyst/o | bladder, pouch |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
glycos/o | sugar, glucose |
keton | ketones |
meat/o | meatus |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
noct/i | night |
olig/o | scanty |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
protein/o | protein |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
ur/o | urine |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine |
abdomin/o | abdominal |
amni/o | amnion |
cervic/o | neck, cervix |
chori/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
embry/o | embryo |
episi/o | vulva |
fet/o | fetus |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyster/o | uterus |
lact/o | milk |
later/o | side |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
metr/o | uterus |
nat/o | birth |
o/o | egg |
oophor/o | ovary |
ovari/o | ovary |
pelv/o | pelvis |
perine/o | perineum |
salping/o | uterine tubes |
son/o | sound |
tox/o | poison |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vulv/o | vulva |
andr/o | male |
balan/o | glans penis |
crypt/o | hidden |
epididym/o | epididymis |
genit/o | genitals |
hydr/o | water |
immun/o | protection |
orch/o | testes |
orchi/o | testes |
orchid/o | testes |
pen/o | penis |
prostat/o | prostate |
spermat/o | sperm |
testicul/o | testes |
varic/o | dilated vein |
vas/o | vas deferens |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |