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Combining Forms #3
Medical Terminolgy- Combining Forms for Ch.8-10
| 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 |
| Cirr/o | yellow |
| Colon/o | colon |
| Col/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 (throat) |
| 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 | sugar, glucose |
| Keton/o | ketones |
| Meat/o | meatus |
| Nephr/o | kidney |
| Noct/i | night |
| Olig/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 | nerve |
| Noct/i | night |
| Peritone/o | peritoneum |
| Py/o | pus |
| Amni/o | amnion |
| Cervic/o | neck, cervix |
| Chori/o | chorion |
| Colp/o | vaginia |
| Culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| Embry/o | embryo |
| Episi/o | vulva |
| Fet/o | fetus |
| Gynec/o | woman, female |
| Hymen/o | hymen |
| Hyster/o | uterus |
| Lact/o | milk |
| Mamm/o | breast |
| Mast/o | breast |
| Men/o | menses, menstruation |
| Metr/o | uterus |
| Nat/o | birth |
| O/o | egg |
| Oophor/o | ovary |
| Ovari/o | ovary |
| Perine/o | perineum |
| Salping/o | uterine tubes |
| Uter/o | uterus |
| Vagin/o | vaginia |
| Abdomin/o | abdomen |
| Amni/o | amnion |
| Fibr/o | fibers |
| Later/o | side |
| Pelv/o | pelvis |
| Son/o | sound |
| Tox/o | posion |
| 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 | testes |
| Vas/o | vas deferens |
| Vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| Hydro/o | water |
| Immun/o | protection |
| Varic/o | dilated vein |