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Combining Forms
Western Medical Terminology: Ch. 3 + Ch. 4
| Combining Forms | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acr/o (Acromegaly) | extremities, top, extreme point |
| acu/o (Acute) | sharp, severe, sudden |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o (Adipose) | fat |
| amni/o (Amniotic) | amnion |
| angi/o (Angiogram: X-ray blood vessels) | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o (Arthritis) | joint |
| axill/o | armpit |
| bi/o | life |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchial tubes |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chem/o (chemotherapy) | drug/chemical |
| chondr/o (chondrasarcoma) | cartilage |
| chron/o (chronic) | time |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder |
| encephal/o | brain |
| erythr/o (erythrocytes) | red |
| hem/o (hemorrhage) | blood |
| hepat/o (hepatitis) | liver |
| hydr/o (hydrate) | fluid, water |
| inguin/o | groin |
| isch/o (ischemia: inadequate blood flow to heart) | to hold back |
| lapar/o (lapartomy: incision to abdominal wall) | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| muc/o | muscus |
| my/o (fibermyalgia: muscle pain and tenderness) | muscle |
| myel/o (myeloma: cancer in the spine) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| necr/o | death (of cells or whole body) |
| nephr/o (nephrology: study of kidneys) | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| neutr/o (most abundant type of white blood cells) | neutrophil |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o (pathology) | disease |
| peritone/o | peritoneum (abdominal cavity) |
| phag/o (esophagus) | to eat, swallow |
| phleb/o (phlebitis: inflammation of vein) | vein |
| plas/o (plasma) | formation, development |
| pleur/o (cavity in lungs) | pleura |
| pneumon/o (pneumonia) | lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| radi/o (radiology) | x-ray |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o (Acute Renal Failure) | kidney |
| rhin/o (rhinoplasty) | nose |
| sarc/o (sarcoma) | flesh |
| splen/o | spleen |
| staphyl/o (staphylococcus) | clusters |
| strept/o (streptococcal) | twisted chains |
| thorac/o (thoracic cavity) | chest |
| thromb/o (thrombosis) | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ven/o | vein |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dactyl/p | fingers/toes |
| duct/o (aqueduct) | to lead, carry |
| flex/o | to bend |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| cebum/o | meals |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| immun/o | protection |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| mort/o | death |
| nat/i | birth |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pub/o | pubis, anterior portion of pelvic or hipbone |
| seps/o | infection |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| the/o | to put, place |
| thel/o, theli/o | nipple |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland; shield |
| top/o | place, position, location |
| tox/o | poison |
| trache/o | trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |
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