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Med Term
combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cis/o | to cut |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynec/o | female |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| immun/o | immunity |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| opthalm/o | eye |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| albin/o | white |
| angi/o | vessel |
| bas/o | the base |
| bi/o | life |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electicity |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o | blood |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly,dry |
| kerat/o | hard,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 |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | oil |
| system/o | system |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| xer/o | dry |