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Internal Anatomy
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| angi/o | vessel, usually a blood vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| arthr/o | joint |
| atri/o | atrium |
| balan/o | glans penis or clitoridis |
| bronch/i. bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiolus |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| chord/o | cord, string |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| colp/o | vagina |
| cost/o | ribs |
| cyst/i, cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fibr/o | fibers |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ile/o | ileum |
| ili/o | ilium |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kerat/o | cornea of the eye |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lymph/o | lymphaitc vessels, lymphocytes |
| mening/o | membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
| mer/a, metr/o | uterus |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve, nerves, nervous system |
| orchid/o, orchi/do | testis, testes |
| oste/o | bone |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| palat/o | palate |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein or veins |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleaura |
| pneum/o | lungs, respiration |
| proct/o | rectum or anus |
| pulm/o | lungs |
| pyel/o | pelvis of the kidney |
| rect/o | rectum |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra, spinal column |
| stern/o | sternum |
| tend/o, ten/o | tendon |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland |
| trache/o | trachea |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vas/o | vessel or duct |
| ven/o | vein or veins |
| viscer/o | viscera |