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combining forms
Term | Definition |
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acoust/o | hearing |
acul/o | needle |
adip/o | fat |
bi/o | life |
brachy/o | arm |
bucc/o | cheek |
cac/o | bad, diseased |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | brain |
dermat/o | skin |
dur/o | hard |
dips/o | thirst |
enchephal/o | brain |
enter/o | intestine |
esthesi/o | feeling |
fluor/o | fluorescence |
format/o | formation |
galact/o | milk |
gastr/o | stomach |
gynec/o | female |
halat/o | breath |
hem/o | blood |
hypn/o | sleep |
ischi/o | hip |
irid/o | iris |
immun/o | safe/protect |
jejun/o | jejunum |
kel/o | tumor |
kerat/o | cornea |
kinet/o | motion |
laxat/o | loosen |
lip/o | fat |
later/o | side |
mamm/o | breast |
muscul/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord |
nas/o | nose |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
ocul/o | eye |
onc/o | tumor |
osm/o | smell |
ped/i | child |
path/o | disease |
pyret/o | fever |
rachi/o | spine |
rhytid/o | wrinkle |
ren/o | kidney |
sacr/o | flesh |
son/o | sound |
sphygm/o | pulse |
tars/o | ankle bone |
toxic/o | poison |
top/o | place |
uln/o | elbow |
ven/o | vein |
viscer/o | body organs |
vertig/o | dizziness |
xanth/o | yellow |
xen/o | alien, foreign |
xiph/o | sword |
zo/o | animal |
zon/o | encircling area |
zyg/o | joined |
steth/o | chest |
spir/o | coil |
mandibul/o | lower jaw |
myc/o | fungus |
hydr/o | water |
gynec/o | female |