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Combing Forms
Chapter 8, 9 & 10
| 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/o | 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 | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| pyr/o | fire |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cutane/o | skin |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ven/o | vein |
| azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cyst/o | bladder, pouch |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| glycos/o | glucose, sugar |
| ketan/o | ketones |
| meat/u | meatus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| olgi/o | scanty |
| protein/o | protein |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine |
| ur/o | urine |
| bi/o | life |
| corpor/o | body |
| necr/o | death |
| neur/o | neutral |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| py/o | pus |
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervi/o | neck, cervix |
| chori/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| embry/o | embryo |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| metr/o | uterus |
| o/o | egg |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| salping/o | uterine tubes |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| later/o | side |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| son/o | sound |
| tox/o | poison |
| andr/o | male |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| genit/o | genitals |
| orch/o | testes |
| orchi/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| pen/o | penis |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| testicul/o | testicul |
| vas/o | vas deferens |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| immune/o | protection |
| varic/o | dilated vein |