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External Anatomy
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blephar/o | eyelid or eyelash |
| brachi/o | arm |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| canth/o | angle at either end of teh slit between the eyelids |
| capit/o | head |
| carp/o | area corresponding to human wrist |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cheil.o, chil/o | lip |
| cili/o | eyelid, eyelash or small hair like processes |
| cor/o | pupil of the eye |
| dactyl/o | digit or toe |
| dent/i, dent/o | tooth or teeth |
| derm/a, derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| dors/i, dors/o | back |
| faci/o | face |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gnath/o | jaw |
| irid/o | iris of the eye |
| labi/o | lip, especially lips of the mouth |
| lapar/o | abdomen, flank |
| later/o | side |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| mamm/a, mamm/o | mammary gland |
| mast/o | mammary gland |
| nas/o | nose |
| occipito/o | back of head |
| ocul/o | eye |
| odonot/o | tooth or teeth |
| omphal/o | navel or umbilicus |
| onych/o | nail or claw |
| ophthalm/o | eye or eyes |
| or/o | mouth |
| ot/o | ear |
| pil/o | hair |
| pod/o | foot or foot shaped part |
| rhin/o | nose |
| somat/o | body |
| steth/o | chest |
| stom-, stomat/o | mouth |
| tars/o | area corresponding to the human ankle |
| thorac/o | chest or thorax |
| trich/o | hair. or hair like structures |
| ventr/i, ventr/o | belly, underside |