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Med Term
Chapter One- COMBINING FORMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancerous |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cis/o | to cut |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; sac or cyst |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o OR dermat/o | skin |
| electr/o | electricity |
| encephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestines |
| erythr/o | red |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| gnos/o | knowledge |
| gynec/o | woman/female |
| hemat/o OR hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| iatr/o | treatment; physician |
| leuk/o | white |
| log/o | study of |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerves |
| onc/o | tumor (cancerous) |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| sect/o | to cut |
| thromb/o | clot/clotting |
| ur/o | urinary tract; urine |