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MTER Combining forms
Term | Definition |
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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 |