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Combining forms
Medical Combining Forms chapter 3; Mrs.Syphonie
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anter/o | front |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| Dexter/o | right |
| dist/o | far |
| dors/o | back |
| fer/o | to carry |
| front/o | front |
| glute/o | buttocks |
| infer/o | downward |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| poplit/o | back |
| poster/o | near |
| proximal/o | near |
| sinister/o | left |
| super/o | upward |
| ventr/o | belly |
| angi/o | vessel, blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| apic/o | apex |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o, coron/o | heart |
| hemat/o | blood |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| plasm/o | plasma |
| valv/o | valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| abdomin/o | abdomin |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| chol/o | gall, bile |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| corpor/o, som/o, somat/o, | corporis, body |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lumin/o | lumen |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| rect/o | rectum |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| hypophys/o | pituitary gland |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| orch/o, orchi/o | testis |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
| pituitary/o | pituitary gland |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death-cells, body |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| pachy/o | thick |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| seb/o | sebum, oil |
| xer/o | dry |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lympangi/o | lymph vessel |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| acromi/o | acromion |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| carp/o | carpals |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| cox/o | hip |
| crani/o | skull |
| digit/o | finger, toe |
| femor/o | thigh |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| lumb/o | lumbar |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o, patell/a | kneecap |
| pelv/o, pelv/i | pelvis |
| pub/o | pubis |
| sacr/o | sacral |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| scoli/o | crooked, curved spine |
| stern/o | sternum |
| ten/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | chest |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o, ganglion/o | ganglion |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges |
| gli/o | glia |
| neur/o | nerve |
| cervic/o | cevix |
| colp/o, vagin/o | vagina |
| fund/o | fundus |
| mamm/o, mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| oophor/o, ovari/o | ovary |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o, testicul/o | testis |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| scrot/o | scrotum |
| umbilic/o | umbilical |
| uter/o, hyster/o, metri/o, metr/o | uterus |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphram |
| pneumon/o, pulmon/o, pneumon/o | lung |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinus |
| thorac/o, steth/o, pector/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i, aur/o | ear |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cochle/o | conchlea |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| dipl/o | two, double |
| ir/o, irid/o | iris |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| ocul/o, opthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | vision |
| ot/o | ear |
| rectin/o | rectina |
| scler/o | sclera |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| glyc/o, glycos/o | sugar |
| hil/o | hilum |
| hydr/o | water |
| lith/o | stone |
| noct/i | night |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| olig/o | scanty |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o, ur/o | urinary |
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