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Chapter 3
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin | abdomen |
| acetabul | cup shaped hip socket |
| aden | gland |
| adip | fat |
| adren | adrenal glands |
| alveol | air sac, alceolus |
| angi | vessel |
| aort | aorta |
| appendic | appendix |
| arteri | artery |
| arteriol | arteriole |
| arthr | joint articulation |
| aur auricul | ear |
| blephar | eyelid |
| brachi | arm |
| bronch bronchi | bronchus |
| bucc | cheek |
| burs | bursa |
| calcane | heel bone |
| cardi | heart, esophageal opening of stomach |
| carp | wrist bones |
| celi | ab |
| cephal | head |
| cerebell | cerebellum |
| cerebr | cerebrum |
| cervic | neck cervix |
| cheil chil | lip |
| chir | hand |
| chol cholo | bile |
| chondri chondr | cartilage |
| col colon | colon |
| colp | vagina |
| core | pupil |
| cortic | cortex |
| costi costo | rib |
| crani | cranium |
| cysti cysto | bladder cyst |
| cyt cell | cell |
| dactyl | fingers toes |
| den dento | tooth |
| derm derma dermat | skin |
| duoden | duodenum |
| encephal | brain |
| enter | intestines |
| episi | vulva |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gum |
| gloss | tongue |
| gnath | jaw |
| gonad | sex glands |
| hem hemat hemo | blood |
| hepat hepatic | liver |
| hidr | sweat |
| histi histo | tissue |
| hyster | uterus hysteria |
| ileo | ileum |
| ilio | ilium |
| inguin | groin |
| irid | iris |
| ischi | ischium |
| kary | nucleus |
| kerat | cornea |
| labi | lip |
| lamin | lamina |
| lapar | ab wall |
| laryng | larynx |
| linguo | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lymph | lymph |
| mast | breast |
| maxill | maxilla |
| medull | medulla |
| mening | meninges |
| muco | mucus |
| my | muscle |
| myel | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| nephr | kidney |
| neur neuro | nerve |
| oculo | eye |
| odont | tooth |
| onych | nail |
| oo | egg |
| oophor | ovary |
| ophthalm | eye |
| opto optico | eye sight |
| or | mouth |
| orchi orchid | testis |
| osseo ossi | bone |
| ost osteo | bone |
| oto | ear |
| ovari | ovary |
| ovi ovo | egg; ova |
| ped pedi | foot; child |
| pelvi pelvo | pelvic bone; hip |
| pharyng | pharynx |
| phleb | vein |
| phren phreni phrenico | diaphragm mind |
| pil | hair |
| plasma plasmo plasmat | plasma |
| pleur plerua | rib side pleura |
| pneua pneumato pneumo, pneumono | lungs; air; breathing |
| pod | foot |
| procto | anus |
| psych psyche | mind |
| pulmon | lung |
| pyel | renal pelvis |
| rachi | spine |
| rect | rectum |
| reni reno | kidney |
| rhin | nose |
| sacr | sacrum |
| sarco | fleshy tissue; muscle |
| scler | sclera |
| sial | salivary glands; saliva |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| somat | body |
| sperma spermato spermo | semen; spermatozoa |
| splanchn splanchni | viscera |
| splen | spleen |
| spondyl | vertebra |
| stern | sternum |
| steth | chest |
| stoma stomat | mouth |
| ten tendin tendo tnon | tendon |
| test | testis |
| thorac thoracico | thorax chest |
| thym | thymus gland |
| thyr | thyroid gland |
| trache | trachea |
| trachel | neck |
| trick tricki | hair |
| carico | varicosity |
| vas | blood vessel, duct |
| vasculo | blood vessel |
| veni veno | vein |
| ventricul | ventricle |
| vertebro | vertebra |
| vesico | bladder |
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