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Combining Forms
foundation of medical words
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
append/o | appendix |
arteri/o | artery |
intestine/o | intestine |
laryng/o | larynx |
muscul/o | muscle |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea |
urin/o | urine or urinary system |
ven/o | vein |
arthr/o | joint |
cardi/o | heart |
dermat/o | skin |
gastr/o | stomach |
mamm/o | breast |
nas/o | nose |
ne/o | new |
neur/o | nerve |
pneumon/o | lung |
psych/o | mind |
therap/o | treatment |
therm/o | heat |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
cost/o | rib |
cutane/o | skin |
enter/o | intestine |
glyc/o | sugar |
hem/o; hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hyster/o | uterus |
lapar/o | abdomen |
pod/o | foot |
vas/o | blood vessel |
albin/o; leuk/o | white |
chrom/o | color |
cirrh/o | yellow |
cyan/o | blue |
eosin/o | red |
erthr/o; rub/o | red |
glauc/o | silver or grey |
jaund/o | yellow |
verd/o | green |
melan/o | black |