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Combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antagon- | oppose or work againts |
| anter- | before; fort part |
| anthrac- | coal |
| anxio- | fear; worry |
| aort- | aorta |
| apher- | withdrawl |
| aphth- | ulcer |
| apic- | apex (tip) |
| appendic- | appendix |
| appendicul- | limb; small attached part |
| append- | small structure hanging from a larger structure; appendix |
| appercept- | fully perceived |
| aque- | watery substance |
| arachn- | spider; spider web |
| areol- | small area around the nipple |
| arteri- | artery |
| arteriol- | arteriole |
| arter- | artery |
| arthr- | joint |
| articul- | joint |
| asbest- | asbestos |
| ascit- | ascites |
| aspir- | to breath in; to suck in |
| asthen- | lack of strength |
| asthm- | asthma |
| astr- | starlike structure |
| atel- | incomplete |
| ather- | soft, fatty substance |
| atheromat- | fatty deposit or mass |
| athet- | without position or place |
| atri- | atrium (upper heart chamber) |
| attenu- | weakened |
| audi- | the sense of hearing |
| audit- | the sense of hearing |
| augment- | increase in size or degree |
| aur- | ear |
| auricul- | ear |
| auscult- | listening |
| aut- | self |
| autonom- | independent; self-governing |
| axill- | axilla (armpit) |
| axi- | axis |
| bacteri- | bacterium |
| balan- | glans penis |
| bar- | weight |
| basil- | base of an organ |
| bas- | base of a structure; basic (alkaline) |
| behav- | activity; manner of acting |
| bili- | bile; gall |
| bilirubin- | bilirubin |
| bi/o- | life, living organism; living tissue |
| blast- | immature, embryonic |
| blephar- | eyelid |
| botul- | sausage |
| brachi- | arm |
| bronchi- | bronchus |
| bronchiol- | bronchiole |
| bronch- | bronchus |
| brux- | to grind the teeth |
| buccinat- | cheek |
| bucc- | cheek |
| bulb- | like a bulb |
| bunion- | bunion |
| burs- | bursa |
| cac- | bad; poor |
| calcane- | calcaneus (heel bone) |
| calc- | calcium |
| calcific- | hard from calcium |
| calci- | calcium |
| calc- | calcium |
| calcul- | stone |
| calic- | calix |
| cali- | calix |
| calor- | heat |
| cancell- | lattice structure |
| cancer- | cander |
| candid- | candida (a yeast) |
| can- | resembling a dog |
| capill- | hairlike structure; capillary |
| capn- | carbon dioxide |
| capsul- | capsuke (enveloping structure) |
| carb- | carbon atoms |
| carbox- | carbon monoxide |
| carcin- | cancer |
| card- | heart |
| cardi- | heart |
| cari- | caries (tooth decay) |
| carot- | stupor; sleep |
| carp- | wrist |
| cartilagin- | cartilage |
| catabol- | breaking down |
| catheter- | catheter |
| caud- | tail (tail bone) |
| caus | burning |
| cavit- | hollow space |
| cav- | hollow space |
| cec- | cecum (first part of large intestine) |
| celio- | abdomen |
| cellul- | cell |
| centr- | center; domain part |
| cephal- | head |
| cerebell- | cerebellum (posterior part of the brain0 |
| cerebr- | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cervic- | neck; cervix |
| cheil- | lip |
| chem- | chemical; drug |
| chez- | to pass feces |
| chir- | hand |
| chlor- | chloride |
| cholangi- | bile duct |
| chole- | bile; gall |
| cholecyst- | gallbladder |
| cholendoch- | common bile duct |
| cholesterol- | cholesterol |
| chol- | bile; gall |
| chondr- | cartilage |
| chori- | chorion (fetal membrane) |
| chorion- | chrion (fetal membrane) |
| choroid- | chriod (middle layer around the eye) |
| chrom- | color |
| chron- | time |
| cid- | killing |
| cili- | hairlike structure |
| cin- | movement |
| cingu- | structure that surrounds |
| circulat- | movement in a circular route |
| circul- | circle |
| cirrh- | yellow |
| cis- | to cut |
| claudicat- | limping pain |
| claustr- | enclosed space |
| circulat- | movement in a circular route |
| circul- | circle |
| cirrh- | yellow |
| cis- | to cut |
| clavicul- | clavicle (collar bone) |
| clav- | clavicle (collar bone) |
| cleid- | clavicle (collar bone) |
| clinic- | medicine |
| clon- | indentical group derived from one; rapid contracting and relaxing |
| coagul- | clotting |
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