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Intro & HA Med Terms
Mr. G’s Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
---|---|
acr/o | extremities; top; extreme point |
appendic/o, apend/o | appendix |
angi/o | vessel (blood |
arteri/o; arter/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
brachi/o | arm |
cardi/o | heart |
cephal/o | head |
cerebr/o | cerebrum; largest part of brain |
cervic/o | neck |
chole/o | bile; gall |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
cyst/o | urinary bladder; sac of fluid |
cyt/o | cell |
derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
dors/o | back of body |
enter/o | intestines |
gastr/o | stomach |
geront/o | old age |
hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hyster/o | uterus |
laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
lapar/o | abdominal wall; abdomen |
later/o | side |
lip/o | fat |
leuk/o | white |
myring/o | eardrum, tympanic membrane |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
oophor/o | ovary |
ocul/o, ophthalm/o | eye |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
pneum/o, pulmon/o, pneumon/o | lung; air; gas |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
rhin/o | nose |
sten/o | narrowing |
thorac/o | chest |
vas/o | vessel; duct; vas deferens |
ven/o, phleb/o | vein |