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Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o- | abdomen |
| append/o- | appendix; small structure hanging from a larger structure |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| bi/o- | life; living organism; living tissue |
| card/i- | heart |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
| col/o- | colon |
| colon/o- | colon |
| communicat/o- | impart; transmit |
| cost/o- | rib |
| cutane/o- | skin |
| derm/o- | skin |
| dietet/o- | diet; foods |
| digest/o- | break down food; digest |
| enter/o- | intestine |
| esthes/o- | feeling; sensation |
| etym/o- | word origin |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| gemin/o- | group; set |
| hepat/o- | liver |
| hyster/o- | uterus; womb |
| intestin/o- | intestine |
| lapar/o- | abdomen |
| laryng/o- | larynx; voice box |
| later/o- | side |
| mamm/o- | breast |
| medic/o- | medicine; physician |
| menstru/o- | monthly discharge of blood |
| ment/o- | chin; mind |
| muscul/o- | muscle |
| nas/o- | nose |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| nutrit/o- | nourishment |
| pelv/o- | hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis |
| phag/o- | eating; swallowing |
| pleg/o- | paralysis |
| pneumon/o- | air; lung |
| psych/o- | mind |
| sperm/o- | sperm; spermatozoon |
| spir/o- | breathe; coil |
| tens/o- | pressure; tension |
| therap/o- | treatment |
| thyroid/o- | thyroid gland |
| tonsill/o- | tonsil |
| trache/o- | trachea; windpipe |
| urin/o- | urinary system; urine |
| uter/o- | uterus; womb |
| vagin/o- | vagina |
| ven/o- | vein |