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Combining Forms #1
Medical Terminolgy- Combining Forms for Ch.3-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Albin/o | white |
| Bi/o | life |
| Cry/o | cold |
| Cutane/o | skin |
| Derm/o | skin |
| Dermat/o | skin |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| Electr/o | electricity |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| Itchy/o | scaly, horny |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Lip/o | fat |
| Melan/o | black |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| Necr/o | death |
| Onych/o | nail |
| Pedicul/o | lice |
| Phot/o | light |
| Py/o | pus |
| Rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| Scler/o | hard |
| Seb/o | oil |
| Trich/o | hair |
| Ungu/o | nail |
| Vesic/o | bladder |
| Xer/o | dry |
| Bas/o | the base |
| Carcin/o | cancer |
| Chem/o | chemical |
| Cis/o | to cut |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Esthesi/o | feeling |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Sarc/o | flesh |
| System/o | system |
| Ankyl/o | stiff joint |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Articul/o | joint |
| Burs/o | sac |
| Carp/o | wrist |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| Clavicul/o | clavicle |
| Coccyg/o | coccyx |
| Cortic/o | outer portion |
| Cost/o | rib |
| Crani/o | skull |
| Femor/o | femur |
| Fibul/o | fibula |
| Humer/o | humerus |
| Ili/o | illium |
| Ischi/o | ischium |
| Kyph/o | hump |
| Lamin/o | lamina, part of vertebra |
| Lord/o | bent backwards |
| Lumb/o | low back, loin |
| Mandibul/o | mandible |
| Maxilla/o | maxilla |
| Medull/o | inner portion |
| Metacarp/o | metacarpals |
| Metatars/o | metatarsals |
| Myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| Orth/o | straight |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Patell/o | patella |
| Ped/o | child, foot |
| Pelv/o | pelvis |
| Phalang/o | phalanges |
| Pod/o | foot |
| Prosthet/o | addition |
| Pub/o | pubis |
| Radi/o | radius, ray (x-ray) |
| Sacr/o | sacrum |
| Sarc/o | flesh (muscular substance) |
| Scapul/o | scapula |
| Scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| Spin/o | spine |
| Sponclyl/o | vertebrae |
| Stern/o | sternum |
| Synovi/o | synovial membrane |
| Synov/o | synovial membrane |
| Tars/o | ankle |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Tibi/o | tibia |
| Uln/o | ulna |
| Vertebr/o | vertebra |
| Duct/o | to bring |
| Extens/o | to stretch out |
| Fasci/o | fibrous band |
| Fibr/o | fibers |
| Flex/o | to bend |
| Kinesi/o | movement |
| Muscul/o | muscle |
| My/o | muscle |
| Myos/o | muscle |
| Myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| Plant/o | sole of foot |
| Rotat/o | to revolve |
| Ten/o | tendon |
| Tend/o | tendon |
| Tendin/o | tendon |
| Vers/o | to turn |
| Later/o | side |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| Aort/o | aorta |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Ather/o | fatty substance |
| Atri/o | atrium |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| Coron/o | heart |
| Corpor/o | body |
| Embol/o | plug |
| Isch/o | to hold back |
| Pect/o | chest |
| Steth/o | chest |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Sphygm/o | pulse |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Valv/o | valve |
| Valvul/o | valve |
| Varic/o | dilated vein |
| Vascul/o | blood vessel |
| Vas/o | vessel, duct |
| Ven/o | vein |
| Ventricul/o | ventricle |
| Lip/o | fat |
| Pulmon/o | lung |
| Sept/o | a wall |
| Son/o | sound |
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