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Med Term
Chapter One- COMBINING FORMS
Term | Definition |
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aden/o | gland |
arthr/o | joint |
bi/o | life |
carcin/o | cancerous |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
cis/o | to cut |
crin/o | to secrete |
cyst/o | urinary bladder; sac or cyst |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o OR dermat/o | skin |
electr/o | electricity |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestines |
erythr/o | red |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o | sugar |
gnos/o | knowledge |
gynec/o | woman/female |
hemat/o OR hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
iatr/o | treatment; physician |
leuk/o | white |
log/o | study of |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerves |
onc/o | tumor (cancerous) |
ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child |
psych/o | mind |
radi/o | x-ray |
ren/o | kidney |
rhin/o | nose |
sarc/o | flesh |
sect/o | to cut |
thromb/o | clot/clotting |
ur/o | urinary tract; urine |