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Medical Terminology
Chpt 3: Body Structure - Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin (o) | abdomen |
| acetabul (o) | cup-shaped hip socket |
| aden (o) | gland |
| adip (o) | fat |
| adren (o) | adrenal glands |
| alveol (o) | air sac |
| angi (o) | vessel |
| aort (o) | aorta |
| appendic (o) | appendix |
| arterio (o) | artery |
| arteriol (o) | arteriole |
| arthr (o) | joint; articulation |
| aur (i) | ear |
| auricul (o) | ear |
| belphar (o) | eyelid |
| brachi (o) | arm |
| bronch (o), bronchi | bronchus |
| bucc (o) | cheek |
| burs (o) | bursa |
| calcane (o) | heel bone |
| cardi (o) | heart |
| carp (o) | wrist bones |
| celi (o) | abdomen |
| cephal (o) | head |
| cerebell (o) | cerebellum |
| cerebr (o) | cerbrum |
| cervic (o) | neck; cervix |
| cheil(o), chil (o) | lip |
| chir (o) | hand |
| chole, cholo | bile |
| chondri (o), chondr (o) | cartilage |
| col (o), colon (o) | colon |
| colp (o) | vagina |
| core (o) | pupil |
| cortic (o) | cortex |
| costi, costo | rib |
| crani (o) | cranium |
| cyst (i), cysto | bladder; cyst |
| cyt (o) | cell |
| dactyl (o) | fingers, toes |
| dent (i), dento | tooth |
| derm (o), derma, dermat (o) | skin |
| duoden (o) | duodenum |
| encephal (o) | brain |
| enter (o) | intestines |
| episi (o) | vulva |
| gastr (o) | stomach |
| gingiv (o) | gum |
| gloss (o) | tongue |
| gnath (o) | jaw |
| gonad (o) | sex glands |
| hem (a), hemat (o), hemo | blood |
| hepat (o), hepatic (o) | liver |
| hidr (o) | sweat |
| histi (o), histo | tissue |
| hyster (o) | uterus, hysteria |
| ile (o) | ileum |
| ili (o) | ilium |
| inguin (o) | groin |
| irid (o) | iris |
| ischi (o) | ischium |
| kary (o) | nucleus |
| kerat (o) | cornea |
| labi (o) | lip |
| lamin (o) | lamina |
| lapar (o) | abdominal wall |
| laryng (o) | larynx |
| linguo | tongue |
| lip (o) | fat |
| lymph (o) | lymph |
| mast (o) | breast |
| maxill (o) | maxilla |
| medull (o) | medulla |
| mening (o) | meninges |
| muco | mucus |
| my (o) | muscle |
| myel (o) | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| nephr (o) | kidney |
| neur, neuro | nerve |
| oculo | eye |
| odont (o) | tooth |
| onych (o) | nail |
| oo | egg |
| oophor (o) | ovary |
| ophthalm (o) | eye |
| opto, optico | sight |
| or (o) | mouth |
| orchi (o), orchid (o) | testis |
| osseo, ossi | bone |
| oste, osteo | bone |
| ot (o) | ear |
| ovari (o) | ovary |
| ovi, ovo | egg; ova |
| ped (o), pedi | foot; child |
| pelvi (o), pelvo | pelvic bone; hip |
| pharyng (o) | pharynx |
| phleb (o) | vein |
| phren (o), phreni, phrenico | diaphragm; mind |
| pil (o) | hair |
| plasma, plasmo, plasmat (o) | plasma |
| pleur (o), pleura | rib; side; pleura |
| pneum (a), pneumat (o) | lungs; air; breathing |
| pneum (o), pneumon (o) | lungs; air; breathing |
| pod (o) | foot |
| proct (o) | anus |
| psych (o), psyche | mind |
| pulmon (o) | lung |
| pyel (o) | renal pelvis |
| rachi (o) | spine |
| rect (o) | rectum |
| reni, reno | kidney |
| rhin (o) | nose |
| sacr (o) | sacrum |
| sarco | fleshy tissue; muscle |
| scler (o) | sclera |
| sial (o) | salivary glands; saliva |
| sigmoid (o) | sigmoid colon |
| somat (o) | body |
| sperma, spermato, spermo | semen; spermatozoa |
| splanchn (o), splanchni | viscera |
| splen (o) | spleen |
| spondyl (o) | vertebra |
| stern (o) | sternum |
| steth (o) | chest |
| stom (a), stomat (o) | mouth |
| ten (o), tendin (o) | tendon |
| tendo, tenen (o) | tendon |
| test (o) | testis |
| thorac (o), thoracico | thorax, chest |
| thym (o) | thymus gland |
| thyr (o) | thyroid gland |
| trache (o) | trachea |
| trachel (o) | neck |
| trich (o), trichi | hair |
| varico | varicosity |
| vas (o) | blood vessel, duct |
| vasculo | blood vessel |
| veni, veno | vein |
| ventricul (o) | ventricle |
| vertebro | vertebra |
| vesic (o) | bladder |
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