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Medical Terminology
Organ/Body Part Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Carcin/o | Cancerous, Cancer |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum, largest part of the brain |
| Cyst/o | Urinary Bladder |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Derm/o | Skin |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Enter/o | intestines (often the small intestine) |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Gnos/o | Knowledge |
| Gynec/o | Woman, female |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen (area between the chest and hip) |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Onc/o | tumor (cancerous) |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Thromb/o | Clotting |
| Abdomin/o || Lapar/o | Abdomen (abdominal) |
| Vas/o || Angi/o | Blood vessel (vasoconstriction) |
| Vertebr/o || Spondyl/o | Backbone (vertebral) |
| Mamm/o || Mast/o | Breast (mammogram) |
| Tympan/o || Myring/o | eardrum (tympanic) |
| Ocul/o | eye (ocular) |
| Coron/o | heart (coronary) |
| Pulmon/o || Pneumon/o | lung (pulmonary) |
| Or/o || Stomat/o | mouth (oral) |
| Muscul/o || My/o | Muscle |
| Nas/o | Nose (Nasal) |
| Ovari/o || Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Vesic/o | Urinary Bladder (Vesical) |
| Uter/o || Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Vagin/o || Colp/o | Vagina (Colposcopy) |
| Ven/o || Phleb/o | Vein (Venous)/(Phlebotomy) |
| Anter/o | front |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial tubes (leading from the windpipe to the lungs) |
| Cervic/o | Neck of the body or Neck of cervix of the uterus |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage (connective tissue attached to bones) |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx, tailbone |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Epitheli/o | skin, surface tissue |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach) |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (voice Box) |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Loin (waist) |
| Lymph/o | Lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels) |
| Mediastin/o | mediastinum (space between lungs) |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis (bones of the hip) |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx (throat) |
| Pleur/o | pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs) |
| Poster/o | back, behind |
| Radi/o | x-rays |
| sacr/o | sacrum (five fused bones in the lower back) |
| Spin/o | spine (backbone) |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
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