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Combining Forms
Combining Forms - Body Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arteriol/o | Arteriole |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Venul/o | Venule |
| An/o | Anus |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Appendic/o | Appendix |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Colon/o | Colon |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| ile/o | Ileum |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Proct/o | Anus, rectum |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
| Stomat/o | Stomach |
| Adren/o | Adrenal gland |
| Adrenal/o | Adrenal gland |
| Hypophys/o | Pituitary gland |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Orch/o | Testis |
| Orchi/o | Testis, testicle |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid gland |
| Pituitary/o | Pituitary gland |
| Thyroaden/o | Thyroid gland |
| Cervic/o | Cervix |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Hyster/o | Uterus |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Metri/o | Uterus |
| Uter/o | Uterus |
| O/o | Egg |
| Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tube |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node (gland) |
| Lymphangi/o | Lymph vessel |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Thym/o | Thymus gland |
| Balan/o | Penis |
| Orchid/o | Testis |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Scrot/o | Scrotum |
| Vas/o | Vas deferens |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Ligament/o | Ligament |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myos/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Medull/o | Medulla oblongata |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord |
| Adenoid/o | Adnoid |
| Alveol/o | Aveoli (air sacs) |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial tube |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchial tube |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Trache/o | Trachea |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Dermat/o | Skin |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Ungu/o | Nail |
| Pil/o | Hair |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Ocul/o | Eye |
| Phak/o | Lens of the eye |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Aur/o | Ear |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Myring/o | Eardrum |
| Tympan/o | Eardrum |
| Cyst | Urinary bladder |
| Vesic/o | Urinary bladder |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |