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Combining Forms
Advanced Medical Terminology Chapter 2 ROOM221
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Cervic/o | Neck of the body or uterus |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx (tailbone) |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dist/o | Distant, Far |
| Dors/o | Back portion of the body |
| Hist/o, Histi/o | Tissue |
| ili/o | ilium (part of the pelvic bone) |
| inguin/o | Groin |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Lower back |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Nucle/o | Nucleus |
| Pelvi/o | Pelvis |
| Poster/o | Back, Behind |
| Proxim/o | Nearest |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Spin/o | Spine, Backbone |
| Thel/o, Theli/o | Nipple |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Trache/o | Trachea (Windpipe) |
| Umbilic/o | Umbilicus (Navel) |
| Ventr/o | Belly side of the body |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra(e) (Backbone) |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |