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Combining #34052
Medical Terminology Combining Forms #34052
| Combining Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| acr/o | extremity or topmost |
| aden/o | gland |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dextr/o | right or on the right side |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | origin or production |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glucos/o | sugar |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone |
| melan/o | black |
| morph/o | form |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight, normal or correct |
| oste/o | bone |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| phon/o | sound or voice |
| plas/o | formation |
| pod/o | foot |
| psych/o | mind |
| py/o | pus |
| ren/o | kidney |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| scler/o | hard |
| sinistr/o | left or on the left side |
| son/o | sound |
| sten/o | narrow |
| therm/o | heat |
| tox/o | poison |
| toxic/o | poison |
| troph/o | nourishment or developement |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| adip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histi/o | tissue |
| ichthy/o | fish |
| kerat/o | hard |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| seb/o | sebum(oil) |
| purpur/o | purple |
| squam/o | scale |
| trich/o | hair |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| arthr/o | joint (articulation) |
| articul/o | joint (articulation) |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage (gristle) |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| fasci/o | fascia (a band) |
| femor/o | femur |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lord/o | bent |
| lumb/o | loin (lower back) |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| pelv/i | hip bone or pelvic cavity |
| pelv/o | hip bone or pelvic cavity |
| radi/o | radius |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped or striated (skeletal) |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty paste |
| atri/o | atrium |
| coron/o | circle or crown |
| pector/o | chest |
| steth/o | chest |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| thromb/o | clot |
| ven/o | vein |
| phleb/o | vein |
| veric/o | swollen, twisted vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
| blast/o | germ or bud |
| chrom/o | color |
| chromat/o | color |
| chyl/o | juice |
| immun/o | safe |
| lymph/o | clear fluid |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| reticul/o | a net |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| splen/o | spleen |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| bronch/o | bronchus (air way) |
| bronchi/o | bronchus (air way) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (little airway) |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| phren/o | diaphragm (also mind) |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air or lung |
| pneumon/o | air or lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sinus/o | sinus (cavity) |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tonsill/o | tonsil (almond) |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum (little brain) |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of brain) |
| encephal/o | entire brain |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| gangli/o | ganglion (knot) |
| gli/o | glue |
| gnos/o | knowing |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| somn/i | sleep |
| somn/o | sleep |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| lex/o | word or phrase |
| mening/o | meninges (membranes) |
| meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| narc/o | stupor, sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| phor/o | carry or bear |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine (thorn) |
| stere/o | 3 dimensional or solid |
| tax/o | order or coordination |
| thalam/o | thalamus (a room) |
| top/o | place |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| adrenal/o | adrenal gland |
| andr/o | male |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| dips/o | thirst |
| hormon/o | hormone (an urging on) |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| thyr/o | thyroid gland (shield) |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland (shield) |
| aque/o | water |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva (to join together) |
| corne/o | cornea |
| cycl/o | ciliary body (circle) |
| ir/o | iris (colored circle) |
| irid/o | iris (colored circle) |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| dacry/o | tear |
| ocul/o | eye |
| phac/o | lens (lentil) |
| phak/o | lens (lentil) |
| phot/o | light |
| presby/o | old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| aur/i | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| salping/o | eustachian tube or uterine tube |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| meat/o | opening |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile |
| chol/e | bile |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder or sac |
| doch/o | duct |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepatic/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | ileum |
| inguin/o | groin |
| jejun/o | jejunum (empty) |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus (gatekeeper) |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (resembles s) |
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