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Med.Term C16 CF
Chabner, Language of Medicine 11th edition-Chapter 16 Combining Form
| Combining Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| albin/o | white |
| anthrac/o | black (as coal) |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cauter/o | heat, burn |
| chlor/o | green |
| cirrh/o | tawny yellow |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| eosin/o | rosy |
| erythem/o, erythemat/o | redness |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| kerat/o | hard, horny tissue |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lute/o | yellow |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| phyt/o | plant |
| pil/o | hair, hair follicle |
| poli/o | gray |
| py/o | pus |
| rhythid/o | wrinkle |
| seb/o | sebum |
| squam/o | scale-like |
| steat/o | fat |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |