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MTER Combining forms

TermDefinition
acr(o) extremity
arthr(o) joint
articul(o) joint
brachi(o) arm
carp(o) wrist
caud(o) tail, inferior/lower end
cervic(o) neck, neck of an organ
cheir(o) chir(o) hand
chondr(o) cartilage
clied(o) clavicle
coccyg(o) tail bone
cost(o) rib
cox(o) hip
crani(o) skull
dactyl(o) digit(finger, toe)
femor(o) femur
ili(o) ilium, hip bone
kinesi(o) movement
kyph(o) hunchback
lord(o) swayback
muscul(o) my(o) muscle
myel(o) spinal cord, bone marrow
os(o) oste(o) bone
preone(o) fibula
rachi(o) spine, vertebra
scoli(o) crooked
skelet(o) skeleton
spondyl(o) vertebra
ten(o) tendon
vertebr(o) vertebra
abdomin(o) abdomen
an(o) anus
append(o) appendix
bucc(o) cheek, mouth
cec(o) cecum
celi(o) abdomen
cheil(o) lip
chole(o) chol(e) gall, bile
cholecyst(o) gallbladder
cib(o) cibum(o) meal
col(o) colon
dent(o) dont(o) tooth
duoden(o) duodenum
enter(o) intestine
gingiv(o) gum, gums
gloss(o) tongue
hepat(o) liver
ile(o) ileum
inguin(o) groin
jejun(o) jejunum
labi(o) lips
lapar(o) abdomen, abdominal wall
lingu(o) tongue
lith(o) stone
omphal(o) umbilicus
or(o) mouth
palat(o) palate
proct(o) rectum and anus
ptyal(o) saliva
pylor(o) pylorus, gate keeper (sphincter between stomach and duodenum)
rect(o) rectum
sial(o) saliva
sigmoid(o) sigmoid colon
splen(o) spleen
staphyl(o) uvula
stom(o) stomat(o) mouth, new opening
vicer(o) internal organs
troph(o) nourishment
aden(o) gland
angi(o) vessel
arteri(o) artery
cardi(o) card(o) heart
hem(o) hemat(o) blood
phleb(o) vein
sphygm(o) pulse
vas(o) vessel, vein
ven(o) vein
aer(o) air, gas
bronch(o) bronchi(o) bronchus
laryng(o) larynx
nas(o) nose
pharyng(o) pharynx (throat)
phon(o) voice
phren(o) diaphragm. mind
pleur(o) pleura (lung covering)
pneumon(o) lung
pneum(o) air
pulmon(o) lung
rhin(o) nose
thorac(o) chest, thorax
trache(o) trachea (windpipe)
steth(o) chest
cyst(o) bladder, sac of fluid
nephr(o) kidney
pyel(o) kidney pelvis
ren(o) kidney
ur(o) urine, urinary tract
ureter(o) ureter
urethr(o) urethra
vesic(o) bladder, blister
andr(o) man, male
cervic(o) neck
colp(o) vagina
culd(o) cul-de-sac; pouch of douglas
episi(o) vulva
estr(o) female
galact(o) milk
gravid(o) pregnancy
gynec(o) woman
hyster(o) uterus
lact(o) milk
mamm(o) breast
mast(o) breast
men(o) month, menses
metr(o) uterus
myom(o) muscle tumour
nat(i) birth
oophor(o) ovary
orchid(o) orchi(o) testis
ovari(o) ovary
salping(o) tube, fallopian tube
sperm(o) spermat(o) sperm
thel(o) nipple
trachel(o) cervix, neck of an organ
uter(o) uterus
vagin(o) vagina
** gravida **para **partum pregnant delivered childbirth
adip(o) fat
cyt(o) cell
derm(a) derm(o) dermat(o) skin
diaphor(o) diaphor(e) sweating
doch(o) duct
hidr(o) sweat
hist(o) tissue
kerat(o) hard, horny, cornea
lip(o) fat
myc(o) fungus
onc(o) tumour
onych(o) fingernail,toenail
pil(o) hair
trich(o) hair
sarc(o) fleshy
xer(o) dry
cephal(o) head
cerebell(o) cerebr(o) brain (cerebellum, cebrum)
encephal(o) brain
idi(o) self
mening(o) membranes (of brain and spinal cord)
myel(o) spinal cord, bone marrow
neur(o) nerve
psych(o) mind
audi(o) hearing
aur(o) aur(i) ear
blephar(o) eyelid
dacry(o) tear
ir(o) irid(o) iris
kerat(o) cornea, hard, horny
myring(o) eardrum
ocul(o) eye
ophthalm(o) eye
ot(o) ear
palpebr(o) eyelid
phac(o) phak(o) lens
presby(o) old age
salping(o) tube, fallopian tube
staped(o) stapes
tympan(o) eardrum
axill(o) armpit
caus(o) cauter(o) burn, cauterize
glyc(o) sugar
immun(o) immune, protection
log(o) study, words, speech
path(o) disease
physi(o) nature, function
py(o) pus
pry(o) fever, fire, heat
radi(o) rays
roentgen(o) x-rays
therm(o) heat
toxic(o) tox(o) toxi(o) poison
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