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Combining Forms #3
Medical Terminolgy- Combining Forms for Ch.8-10
Term | Definition |
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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 |