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Combining Forms 11-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acr/o | Extremities |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Adren/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Adrenal/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Calc/o | Calcium |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Chem/o | Drug |
| Cortic/o | Outer Portion |
| Crin/o | Secrete |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Glycos/o | Sugar |
| Gynec/o | Female |
| Immun/o | Protection |
| Kal/i | Potassium |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Natr/o | Sodium |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid Gland |
| Pineal/o | Pineal Gland |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary Gland |
| Radi/o | Ray |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Testicul/o | Testes |
| Thym/o | Thymus Gland |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid Gland |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroid Gland |
| Toxic/o | Poison |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Alges/o | Sense of Pain |
| Ang/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Astr/o | Star |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Clon/o | Rapid contracting and relaxing |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dur/o | Dura Mater |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Esthes/o | Sensation, feeling |
| Gli/o | Glue |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Isch/o | To Hold Back |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Low back |
| Medull/o | Medulla Oblongata |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Meningi/o | Meninges |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Poli/o | Gray Matter |
| Pont/o | Pons |
| Radicul/o | Nerve Root |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| Spin/o | Spine |
| Thalam/o | Thalamus |
| Thec/o | Sheath |
| Tom/o | To Cut |
| Ton/o | Muscle |
| Vascul/o | Blood Vessel |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
| Ambly/o | Dull, Dim |
| Aque/o | Water |
| Blast/o | Immature, embryonic |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Chromat/o | Color |
| Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| Corne/o | Cornea |
| Cycl/o | Ciliary Muscle |
| Dacry/o | Tear, Tear Duct |
| Dipl/o | Double |
| Emmetr/o | Correct, Proper |
| Glauc/o | Gray |
| Ir/o | Iris |
| Irid/o | Iris |
| Kerat/o | Cornea |
| Lacrim/o | Tears |
| Macul/o | Macula Lutea |
| Mi/o | Lessening |
| Mydr/i | Widening |
| Nyctal/o | Night |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Opt/o | Eye, vision |
| Optic/o | Eye, vision |
| Papill/o | Optic Disk |
| Phac/o | lens |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Presby/o | Old age |
| Pupill/o | Pupil |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Scler/o | Sclera |
| Stigmat/o | Point |
| Uve/o | Choroid |
| Vitre/o | Glassy |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Ambly/o | Dull, dim |