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External Anatomy
Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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blephar/o | eyelid or eyelash |
brachi/o | arm |
bucc/o | cheek |
canth/o | angle at either end of teh slit between the eyelids |
capit/o | head |
carp/o | area corresponding to human wrist |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
cheil.o, chil/o | lip |
cili/o | eyelid, eyelash or small hair like processes |
cor/o | pupil of the eye |
dactyl/o | digit or toe |
dent/i, dent/o | tooth or teeth |
derm/a, derm/o dermat/o | skin |
dors/i, dors/o | back |
faci/o | face |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
gnath/o | jaw |
irid/o | iris of the eye |
labi/o | lip, especially lips of the mouth |
lapar/o | abdomen, flank |
later/o | side |
lingu/o | tongue |
mamm/a, mamm/o | mammary gland |
mast/o | mammary gland |
nas/o | nose |
occipito/o | back of head |
ocul/o | eye |
odonot/o | tooth or teeth |
omphal/o | navel or umbilicus |
onych/o | nail or claw |
ophthalm/o | eye or eyes |
or/o | mouth |
ot/o | ear |
pil/o | hair |
pod/o | foot or foot shaped part |
rhin/o | nose |
somat/o | body |
steth/o | chest |
stom-, stomat/o | mouth |
tars/o | area corresponding to the human ankle |
thorac/o | chest or thorax |
trich/o | hair. or hair like structures |
ventr/i, ventr/o | belly, underside |