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COMBINING FORMS
MUSCL, SKIN, RESPIRATORYNERVOUS, SENSORY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| chondr/o | cartilage, gristle |
| crani/o | skull |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, vertebra |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| daphys/o, diaphyse/o | shaft of bone |
| epiphys/o | growth end of bone |
| endoste/o | endosteum |
| perioste/o | periosteum |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| rhabomy/o | skeletal muscle, striated |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| syndesm/o | ligament |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tend/o, tendon/o, tendin/o, ten/o | tendon |
| synovi/o | synovial fluid membrane |
| femero | femur |
| humero | humerus |
| sterno | sternum |
| costo | rib |
| claviculo | clavicle |
| carpo | wrist |
| costo | ribs |
| dermo, dermato | skin |
| rhytido | wrinkle |
| tricho | hair |
| myco | fungus |
| sebo | sebum |
| onycho | nail |
| NASO | NOSE |
| BRONCHO | BRONCHUS, BRONCHI |
| BRONCHIOLO | small branch of bronchus |
| SINUSO | SINUS |
| PHARGYNO | THROAT |
| LARYNGO | VOICE BOX |
| TRACHEO | WINDPIPE |
| PNEUMO | AIR OR LUNG |
| PNEUMONO, PULMO | LUNG |
| PLEURO | PLEURA, PLEURAE |
| THORACO | CHEST, CHEST CAVITY |
| HEMO, HEMATO | BLOOD |
| HYDRO | FLUID, NOT BLOOD, OR PUS |
| LITHO | STONE, CALCULUS, CALCULI |
| PYO | PUS |
| LOBO | LOBES, LUNG |
| PHRENO | DIAPHRAGM |
| ALVEOLO | ALVEOLUS, ALVEOLI |
| TONSILLO | TONSILS |
| encephalo | brain |
| encephally | brain |
| cephalo | head |
| meningo, meningio | meninges |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| algia | pain |
| algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| esthesia | feeling, sensation |
| plegia | paralysis |
| paresis | weakness |
| neuro | nerve |
| OPHTHALMO | EYE |
| BLEPHARO | EYELID |
| CONJUNCTIVO | CONJUNCTIVA |
| RETINO | RETINA |
| SALPINGO | EUSTACHIAN TUBE OR FALLOPIAN TUBE |
| TYMPANO | TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, EARDRUM |
| MYRINGO | TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, EARDRUM |
| AUDIO, AUDITO | HEARING |
| cheilo | lips |
| linguo | tongue |
| glosso | tongue |
| oro | mouth |
| dento, denti | teeth |
| odonto | teeth |
| sialo | saliva |
| sialango | salivary duct |
| sialadeno | salivary gland |
| gingivo | gums |
| pharyngo | throat |
| tonsillo | tonsils |
| esophago | esophagus |
| gastro | stomach |
| entero | small intestine |
| duodeno | duodenum, 1st part of small intestine |
| jejuno | jejunum, 2nd part of small intestine |
| ileo | ileum, 3rd part of small intestine |
| colo, colono | colon, large intestine |
| ceco | cecum |
| appendico. appendo | appendix |
| sigmoido | sigmoid colon |
| procto | rectum |
| recto | rectum |
| ano | anus |
| laparo | abdomen |
| chole | gall, bile |
| cholecysto | gallbladder |
| cholangio | hepatic duct or bile duct |
| choledocho | common bile duct |
| hepato | liver |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| peritoneo | peritoneum |
| lip, lipido | fat |
| URO | URINE, URINARY SYSTEM |
| NEPHRO | KIDNEY |
| RENO | KIDNEY |
| PYELO | RENAL PELVIS |
| URETERO | URETERS |
| CYSTO | BLADDER |
| VESICO | BLADDER |
| URETHRO | URETHRA |
| PROTEINO | PROTEIN |
| ALBUMINO | ALBUMIN |
| KETONO | KETONES |
| PYO | PUS |
| HEMO, HEMATO | BLOOD |
| GLYCO, GLYCOSO | SUGAR |
| LITHO | STONE |
| NOCTO | NIGHT |
| GENITO | REPRODUCTIVE |
| balano | glans penis |
| orchid, orchio, orcho | testes, testis, testicle |
| testo | testes, testis, testicle |
| vaso | vas deferns |
| prostato | prostate gland |
| phallo, peno | penis |
| prepuce, prepuce | foreskin |
| epididymo | epididymis |
| spermo, spermato | sperm, spermatozoa |
| GYNECO | WOMAN |
| OOPHORO | OVARY, OVARIES |
| OVARIO | OVARYARIES, OV |
| OO | EGG, OVUM, OVA |
| SALPINGO | FALLOPIAN TUBE, SALPINX, OVIDUCTS, EUSTACHIAN TUBE |
| HYSTERO | UTERUS |
| METRO, METRIO | UTERUS |
| ENDOMETRIO | ENDOMETRIUM |
| MYOMETRIO | MYOMETRIUM |
| PERIMETRIO | PERIMETRIUM |
| CERVICO | CERVIX |
| COLPO | VAGINA |
| TRACHELO | CERVIX |
| EPISIO | PERINEUM, VAGINA TO ANUS |
| VULVO | VULVA |
| MENO | MENSTRUATION |
| TOKO, TOCO | BIRTH |
| NATI | BORN |
| AMNIO | AMNION |
| MAMO. MASTO | BREAST |
| PEDO, PEDIO | CHILD |
| cardio, cardi | heart |
| myocardio | heart muscle |
| endocardio | inner lining of heart |
| pericardio | outer layer of heart |
| angio | vessel |
| arterio, artero | artery |
| phlebo | vein |
| veno | vein |
| athero | fatty plague |
| lipido | fast |
| thrombo | clot |
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