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terminology-combining forms
Term | Definition |
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abort/o | miscarry |
albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
andr/o | male |
azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
balan/o | glans penis |
cervic/o | neck;cervix uteri |
chori/o | chorion |
colp/o | vagina |
corp/o | body |
corpor/o | body |
cortic/o | cortex |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
crytp/o | hidden |
cyst/o | bladder |
epididym/o | epididymis |
episi/o | vulva |
galact/o | milk |
gen/o | forming,producing,origin |
genit/o | genitalia |
gest/o | pregnancy |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gon/o | seed |
gonad/o | gonads,sex glands |
gyn/o | woman,female |
gynec/o | woman,female |
hem/o | blood |
hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
kal/o | potassium |
kern/o | kernel (nucleus) |
ket/o | ketone bodies |
keton/o | ketone bodies |
lact/o | milk |
lapar/o | abdomen |
lith/o | stone,calculus |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
meat/o | opening,meatus |
men/o | menses, menstuation |
metr/o | uterus (womb), measure |
metri/o | uterus (womb) |
nat/o | birth |
natr/o | sodium |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
obstetr/o | midwife |
olig/o | scanty |
oophor/o | ovary |
orch/o | testis |
orchi/o | testis |
orchid/o | testis |
ovari/o | ovary |
pen/o | penis |
perine/o | perineum |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phim/o | muzzle |
prostat/o | prostate |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
salping/o | tube(eustachian or fallopian) |
schiz/o | split |
semin/i | semen; seed |
semin/o | semen; seed |
sperm/i | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
sperm/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
test/o | testis |
thalass/o | sea |
therapeut/o | treatment |
trigon/o | trigone |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine, urinary tract |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
varic/o | dilated vein |
vas/o | vessel;vas deferens; duct |
vesic/o | bladder |
vesicul/o | seminal vessel |
vulv/o | vulva |