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Medical terms
Combining forms body systems
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Adip/o | Fat |
Albin/o, Leuk/o | White, without color |
Cutane/o, derm/o | Skin |
Cyan/o | Blue |
Erythem/o | Red |
Melan/o | Black |
Onych/o | Nail |
Scler/o | Hard, Harding |
Xanth/o | Yellow |
Xer/o | Dry |
Ankylos/o | Stiffining |
Arthr/o | Joint |
Carp/o | Wrist |
Cervic/o | Neck |
Chondr/o | Cartilage |
Cost/o | Ribs |
Crani/o | Skull, Head |
Dactyl/o | Digit |
Femor/o | Femur |
Fibul/o | Fibula |
Humer/o | Humerus |
Ili/o | Ilium (pelvic bones) |
Lamin/o | Lamina (of a vertebrae) |
Mandibul/o | Mandible (lower jaw) |
Maxill/o | Maxilla (upper jaw) |
Muscul/o | Muscle |
Orth/o | Straight, Straighten |
Oste/o | Bone |
Patell/o | Patella (knee cap) |
Pelv/l | Pelvis |
Phalang/o | Fingers or toes |
Vertebr/o | Vertebra(e), Spine |
Stern/o | Sternum |
Tend/o | Tendon |
Tibi/o | Tibia (shin) |
Aden/o | Gland |
Angi/o, Vas/o | Vessel |
Aort/o | Aorta |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Ather/o | Yellow, Fatty plaque |
Atri/o | Atrium (upper chambers) |
Cardi/o | Heart |
Erythr/o | Red |
Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
Leuc/o, Leuk/o | White |
Lymph/o | Lymph |
Phleb/o, Ven/o | Vein |
Splen/o | Spleen |
Thromb/o | Clot |
Ventricul/o | Ventricle (lower chambers) |
Aer/o | Air |
Atel/o | Imperfect |
Bronch/o | Bronchus |
Bronchiol/o | Bronchioles |
Laryng/o | Larynx (voice box) |
Lob/o | Lobes (of the lung) |
Muc/o | Mucus |
Nas/o, Rhin/o | Nose |
Ox/o | Oxygen |
Pharyng/o | Pharynx (throat) |
Pleur/o | Pleura |
Pneum/o | Lung |
Pulmon/o | Lung |
Sinus/o | Sinus(es) |
Spir/o | To breathe |
Tonsill/o | Tonsil(s) |
Trache/o | Trachea (windpipe) |
(common suffix) -ptysis | To spit |
Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
Aden/o | Gland |
Aliment/o | Nourishment, food |
Amyl/o | Starch |
An/o | Anus |
Append/o, Appendic/o | Appendix |
Bucc/o | Cheek |
Cec/o | Cecum (first segment of large intestines) |
Cheil/o | Lip(s) |
Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
Choled/o | Common bile duct |
Col/o, Colon/o | Large intestine, colon |
Dent/i, Odont/o | Tooth (teeth) |
Duoden/o | Duodenum (first section of small intestine) |
Enter/o | Small intestine |
Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
Esophag/o | Esophagus (food tube) |
Gastr/o | Stomach |
Gloss/o, Lingu/o | Tongue |
Hepat/o | Liver |
Ile/o | Ileum |
Intestin/o | Intestine |
Jejun/o | Jejunum (2nd section of small intestine) |
Lith/o | Stone, Calculus |
Or/o, Stomat/o | Mouth |
Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
Periton/o | Peritonium |
Pharyng/o | Pharynx (throat) |
Proct/o, Rect/o | Rectum |
Sial/o | Saliva |
Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
(common suffix) -ase | Enzyme |
Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
Cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
Hemat/o | Blood |
Lith/o | Stone, Calculus |
Nephr/o, Ren/o | Nephron, KIdney |
Noct/o | Night |
Py/o | Pus |
Pyel/o | Renal pelvic |
Ur/o, urin/o | Urine |
Ureter/o | Ureter |
Urethr/o | Urethra |
Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
Electr/o | Electricity |
Encephal/o, Cerebr/o | Brain, cerebrum |
Mening/o | Meninges |
Neur/o | Nerve |
Phas/o | Speech |
Gluc/o, Glyc/o | Sugar, sweet |
Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid glands |
Thym/o | Thymus gland |
Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
Toxic/o | Poison, Toxic |
(common suffix) -oid | Resembling |
(common suffix) -ose | Sugar |
Audi/o | Sound, hearing |
Aur/o, Ot/o | Ear |
Blephar/o | Eyelid |
Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva(e) |
Corne/o | Cornea |
Myring/o, Tympan/o | Eardrum |
Ocul/o, Opthalm/o | Eye |
Olfact/o | Smell |
Retin/o | Retina |
(common prefix) Presby- | Aging, elderly |
(common suffix) -cusis | Hearing |
(common suffix) -ptosis | Sagging, drooping |
Amni/o | Amnion (amniotic sac) |
Cervic/o | Neck (neck of the uterus is the cervix) |
Colp/o, Vagin/o | Vagina |
Embry/o | Embryo |
Gyn/o, Gynec/o | Female, women |
Hyster/o, Metr/o, Uter/o | Uterus |
Lact/o | MIlk |
Mamm/o, Mast/o | Breast |
Men/o | Month, Menstruation |
Nat/o | Birth |
Oophor/o, Ovari/o | Ovary |
Orch/o, Test/o | Testes |
Ov/o | Egg |
Prostat/o | Prostate |
Salping/o | Tube (fallopian) |
Sperm/o, Spermat/o | Sperm |