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Internal Anatomy
Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
---|---|
aden/o | gland |
adren/o | adrenal gland |
angi/o | vessel, usually a blood vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
arthr/o | joint |
atri/o | atrium |
balan/o | glans penis or clitoridis |
bronch/i. bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiolus |
cardi/o | heart |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chord/o | cord, string |
cleid/o | clavicle |
colp/o | vagina |
cost/o | ribs |
cyst/i, cyst/o | bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
duoden/o | duodenum |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestine |
episi/o | vulva |
fibr/o | fibers |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
hyster/o | uterus |
ile/o | ileum |
ili/o | ilium |
jejun/o | jejunum |
kerat/o | cornea of the eye |
laryng/o | larynx |
lymph/o | lymphaitc vessels, lymphocytes |
mening/o | membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
mer/a, metr/o | uterus |
myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
my/o | muscle |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve, nerves, nervous system |
orchid/o, orchi/do | testis, testes |
oste/o | bone |
ovari/o | ovary |
palat/o | palate |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
phleb/o | vein or veins |
phren/o | diaphragm |
pleur/o | pleaura |
pneum/o | lungs, respiration |
proct/o | rectum or anus |
pulm/o | lungs |
pyel/o | pelvis of the kidney |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
sacr/o | sacrum |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | vertebra, spinal column |
stern/o | sternum |
tend/o, ten/o | tendon |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
trache/o | trachea |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
vas/o | vessel or duct |
ven/o | vein or veins |
viscer/o | viscera |