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Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
gastr/o | stomach |
glyc/o glycos/s | sugar, sweetness |
gluc/o glucos/s | sugar, sweetness |
acr/o | extremity |
hist/o histi/o | tissue |
adren/o adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
home/o | same/ alike |
idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
albin/o | white |
ili/o | ilium (lateral flaring portion of the hip) |
anter/o | anterior, front |
infer/o | lower, below |
bi/o | two |
inguin/o | groin |
calc/o | calcium |
insulin/o | insulin |
cardi/o | heart |
jaund/o | yellow |
caud/o | tail |
kal/i | potassium |
cervic/o | neck of uterus, neck, uteri, cervix |
kary/o | nucleus |
chlor/o | green |
later/o | side, to one side |
chrom/o | colour |
leuk/o | white |
cirrh/o | yellow |
lumb/o | lower back, loins |
cost/o | ribs |
medi/o | middle |
crani/o | cranium, skull |
melan/o | black |
crin/o | secrete |
morph/o | shape, form, structure |
cyan/o | blue |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal chord |
cyt/o | cell |
nucle/o | nucleus |
dips/o | thirst |
omphal/o | naval (umbilicus) |
dist/o | far, farthest |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
dors/o | back (of body) |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
erythr/o | red |
path/o | disease |
eti/o | cause |
pelv/o pelv/i | pelvis |
phe/o | dark, dusk |
pituitar/o | pituitary glands |
poli/o | grey. grey matter |
poster/o | back of body, behind, posterior |
proxim/o | near, nearest |
radi/o | radiation. x ray, radius |
somat/o | body |
son/o | sound |
spin/o | spine |
super/o | upper, above |
thorac/o | chest |
thym/o | thymus glands |
thyro/o thyroid/o | thyroid glands |
toxic/o | pertaining to poison |
umbilic/o | navel |
ventr/o | belly/ belly side |
viscer/o | internal organs |
xanth/o | yellow |