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Chapters 1-7
Combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Carcin/o | Canerous/Cancer |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Cis/o | To cut |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Cyst/o | Urinarry bladder |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dermat/o or Derm/o | Skin |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Enter/o | Intestines(usually small 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 | The Study Of |
| Nephr/o or Ren/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Onc/o | Tumor (usually cancerous) |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Ped/o | Child |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Radi/o | X-Rays |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Sect/o | To Cut |
| Thromb/o | Clot/ Clotting |
| Ur/o | Urinary Tract/ Urine or Urea |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Adip/o or Lip/o | Fat |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Cervic/o | Neck (of the body or of the uterus) |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx (tailbone) |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Dist/o | Distance |
| Dors/o | Back Portion of the Body |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| ili/o | Ililum (upper part of pelvic bone) |
| inguin/o | Groin |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Lower Back |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Nucle/o or Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Poster/o | Back/ Behind |
| Proxim/o | Nearest |
| Spin/o | Spine/ Backbone |
| Thel/o or Theli/o | Nipple |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Trache/o | Thrachea (Windpipe) |
| Umbilic/o | Naval/Umbilicus |
| Ventr/o | Belly Side of the Body |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra(e)/ Back Bones |
| Viscer/o | Internal Organs |
| Acr/o | Extremities/ Top/ Extreme Point |
| Acu/o | Sharp/ Severe/ Sudden |
| Amni/o | Sac Surrounding the Embryo in Uterus |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Anteri/o | Artery |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial Tubes |
| Laryng/o | Larnyx |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Mamm/o or Mast/o | Breast(s) |
| Morph/o | Shape/ Form |
| Muc/o | Mucus |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord/Bone Marrow |
| Necr/o | Death(of cells or body |
| Chem/o | Chemical/drug |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Col/o | Colon |
| Hydr/o | Water/fluid |
| Isch/o | To Hold Back |
| lapar/o | Abdomin/ Abdominal wall |
| Neutr/o | Neutrophil (a white blood cell) |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Phag/o | To eat/ Swallow |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Plas/o | Formation/development |
| Pleur/o | Pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs) |
| Pneumono/o or Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Staphyl/o | Clusters |
| Strept/o | Twisted Chains |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| Carp/o | Wrist Bones |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Dactyl/o | Fingers/ Toes |
| Duct/o | To Lead/ Carry |
| Flex/o | To Bend |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Immun/o | Protection |
| Mort/o | Death |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| Norm/o | Rule/ Order |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pub/o | Pubis (anterior portion of the pelvic/hip bone) |
| Seps/o | Infection |
| Somn/o | Sleep |
| Son/o | Sound |
| The/o | To Put/ Place |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid |
| Top/o | Place/ Position/ Location |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Cali/o or Calic/o | Calyx(calix); cup-shaped |
| Glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| Meat/o | meatus |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Trigon/o | Trigone |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Vesic/o | urinary bladder |
| Albumin/o | Albumin |
| Azot/o | Nitrogen |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Kal/o | Potassium(sign k) |
| Ket/o or Keton/o | Ketone bodies |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Natr/o | Sodium (Sign Na) |
| Noct/o | Night |
| Olig/o | Scanty |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Urin/o | Urine |
| Trigon /o | Trigone |
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