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Combining Forms 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bar/o | weight |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/o | tooth |
| diverticul/o | pouch |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tounge |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tounge |
| lith/o | stone |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorous |
| pyr/o | fire |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dent/o | tooth |
| hepat/o | liver |
| odont/o | tooth |
| ven/o | vein |
| azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| glycos/o | sugar, glucose |
| keton/o | ketones |
| meat/o | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/i | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| protein/o | protein |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| uterer/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine |
| ur/o | urine |
| corpor/o | body |
| necr/o | death |
| neur/o | nerve |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| amin/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| chori/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| culo/o | cul-de-sac |
| embry/o | embryo |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gyneco/o | woman |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, menses |
| metr/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovary/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | uterine tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| later/o | side |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| son/o | sound |
| tox/o | poison |