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Medical Terminology6
Miscellaneous Combining Forms
Combining Form | Meaning |
---|---|
aer/o | air |
blast/o | embryonic form |
cancer/o, carcin/o | cancer |
cephal/o | head |
cry/o | cold |
crypt/o | hidden |
dips/o | thirst |
electr/o | electricity |
fibr/o | fiber |
ger/o, geront/o | aged |
hist/o | tissue |
myc/o | fungus |
narc/o | stupor |
ne/o | new |
necr/o | dead |
onc/o | swelling or tumor |
optic/o, opt/o | vision |
orth/o | straight, straighten |
pharmac/o | drugs, medicine |
phon/o | voice |
phot/o | light |
psych/o | mind |
py/o | pus |
therm/o | heat |
top/o | position, place |
trache/o | trachea |