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Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o- | abdomen |
append/o- | appendix; small structure hanging from a larger structure |
arteri/o- | artery |
arthr/o- | joint |
bi/o- | life; living organism; living tissue |
card/i- | heart |
cardi/o- | heart |
cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
col/o- | colon |
colon/o- | colon |
communicat/o- | impart; transmit |
cost/o- | rib |
cutane/o- | skin |
derm/o- | skin |
dietet/o- | diet; foods |
digest/o- | break down food; digest |
enter/o- | intestine |
esthes/o- | feeling; sensation |
etym/o- | word origin |
gastr/o- | stomach |
gemin/o- | group; set |
hepat/o- | liver |
hyster/o- | uterus; womb |
intestin/o- | intestine |
lapar/o- | abdomen |
laryng/o- | larynx; voice box |
later/o- | side |
mamm/o- | breast |
medic/o- | medicine; physician |
menstru/o- | monthly discharge of blood |
ment/o- | chin; mind |
muscul/o- | muscle |
nas/o- | nose |
neur/o- | nerve |
nutrit/o- | nourishment |
pelv/o- | hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis |
phag/o- | eating; swallowing |
pleg/o- | paralysis |
pneumon/o- | air; lung |
psych/o- | mind |
sperm/o- | sperm; spermatozoon |
spir/o- | breathe; coil |
tens/o- | pressure; tension |
therap/o- | treatment |
thyroid/o- | thyroid gland |
tonsill/o- | tonsil |
trache/o- | trachea; windpipe |
urin/o- | urinary system; urine |
uter/o- | uterus; womb |
vagin/o- | vagina |
ven/o- | vein |