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COMBINING FORMS OF R
| ROOT WORD/COMBINING FORM | MEANING |
|---|---|
| ABDOMIN/O | ABDOMEN |
| ANGI/O | VESSEL |
| BACTERI/O | BACTERIA |
| BI/O | LIFE |
| CARCIN | CANCER; CANCEROUS |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| CEPHAL/O | HEAD |
| CYST/O | SAC PR CYST CONTAINING FLUID; URINARY BLADDER |
| CYT/O | CELL |
| ELECTR/O | ELECTRICITY |
| ENTER/0 | INTESTINES |
| FIBRUN/O | FIBER |
| GNATH/O | JAW |
| GYNEC/O | WOMAN.FEMALE |
| HEM/O | BLOOD |
| HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| IRID/O | IRIS |
| KERAT/O | KERATIN (A PROTEIN) |
| LIP/O | FAT |
| MAST/O | BREAST |
| NECR/O | DEATH |
| NEPHR/O | KIDNEY |
| ONC/O | TUMOR |
| PATH/O | DISEASE |
| PELV/O | PELVIC |
| RADI/O | X-RAY |
| REN/O | RENAL, THE KIDNEY |
| SARC/O | FLESH |
| SIAL/O | SALIVA, SALIVARY GLANDS |
| THROMB/O | CLOT |
| TRACHE/O | TRACHEA |
| UTER/O | UTERUS |