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Combining Forms
VET 114 FINAL REVIEW
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cis/o | To cut |
| Col/o; colon/o | Colon; large intestine |
| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Gnos/o | Knowledge |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Iatr/o | Treatment |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Opthalm/o | Eye |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Sarc/o | Connective tissue |
| Sect/o | To cut |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Anis/o | Unequal (in size) |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Bol/o | To cast (throw) |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coccyg/o | Tailbone |
| Carni/o | Skull |
| Crin/o | To secrete |
| Dist/o | Far; distant |
| Dors/o | Back of body |
| Duct/o | To lead or carry |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Later/o | Side |
| Lumb/o | Lower back |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Poster/o | Back; behind |
| Prot/o | First |
| Proxim/o | Nearest |
| Thel/o | Nipple |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Acetabul/o | Acetabulum |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff |
| Articul/o | Joint |
| Calcane/o | Calcaneus |
| Carp/o | Carpus |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Cost/o; costal/o | Rib |
| Dactyl/o | Toes; digits |
| Erg/o | Work |
| Fibros/o | Fibrousconnective tissue |
| Ischi/o | Ischium |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Kyph/o | Humpback; bent; bump |
| Lacrim/o | Tear; tear duct |
| Leiomy/o | Smooth (visceral) muscle |
| Lord/o | Curve; swayback; bent backwards |
| Oss/e; oss/i | Bone |
| Pariet/o | Side |
| Ped/o | Child; foot |
| Perone/o | Fibula |
| Rhabdomy/o | Striated (skeletal) muscle |
| Rheumat/o | Watery flow |
| Sphen/o | Wedge |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Ton/o | Tension |
| Acu/o | Sudden; sharp; severe |
| Aliment/o | To nourish |
| Amyl/o | Starch |
| An/o | Anus |
| Bil/i | Bile; gall |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Carcin/o | Cancerous; cancer |
| Celi/o | Belly; abdomen |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Chol/e | Bile; gall |
| Cholangi/o | Bile vessel; bile duct |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Cib/o | Meals |
| Copr/p | Feces |
| Decidu/o | Shedding |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Faci/o | Face |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Gnath/o | Jaw |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Labi/o | Lips |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Odont/o | Tooth |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Phag/o | Eat; swallow |
| Proct/o | Anus; rectum |
| Prote/o | Protein |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pylor/o | Pyloric sphincter; pylorus |
| Rug/o | Wrinkle; fold |
| Sial/o | Saliva; salivary |
| Sialaden/o | Salivary gland |
| Steat/o | Fat; sebum |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Galact/o | Milk |
| Gynec/o | Woman |
| Hyster/o | Uterus; womb |
| Metr/o, Metri/o | Uterus; womb; measure |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| O/o | Egg |
| Obstert/o | Midwife; one who receives |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Ov/o, Ov/i | Egg |
| Ovul/o | Egg |
| Part/o | Birth; labor |
| Parturit/o | Birth; labor |
| Salping/o | Fallopian, uterine, or auditory tubes |
| Viv/o | Life |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Ather/o | Plaque (fatty substance) |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| Isch/o | To hold back; back |
| Ox/o | Oxygen (O2) |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Sphygm/o | Pulse |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Vascul/o | Vessel |
| Vas/o | Vessel; vas deferens; duct |
| Ven/i, Ven/o | Vein |
| Furc/o | Forking; branching |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Phragm/o | Wall |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Pneum/o, Pneumon/o | Lung; air; gas |
| Spir/o | To breathe; breathing |
| Tel/o | Complete |
| Tuss/i | Cough |
| Eosin/o | Red; rosy; dawn |
| Home/o | Sameness; unchanging; constant |
| Is/o | Same; equal |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Morph/o | Shape; form |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow; spinal chord |
| Neutr/o | Neutrophil; neutral; neither |
| Poikil/o | Irregular; varied |
| Sider/o | Iron |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Chem/o | Drug; chemical |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node (gland) |
| Lymphangi/o | Lymph vessel |
| Staphyl/o | Clusters; uvula |
| Strept/o | Twisted chains |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Acr/o | Extremities |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Cortic/o | Cortex (outer region) |
| Estr/o | Female |
| Kal/i | Potassium |
| Natr/o | Sodium |
| Phys/o | Growth; growing |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Ster/o | Solid structure |
| Toc/o | Childbirth |
| Caus/o | Burning |
| Caust/o | Burning |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Comat/o | Deep sleep; coma |
| Contus/o | Bruise |
| Dur/o | Dura matter |
| Esthesi/o | Nervous sensation |
| Gli/o | Neurological tissue; glue |
| Gyr/o | Folding |
| Narc/o | Sleep; stupor; numbness |
| Pont/o | Pons |
| Radicul/o | Nerve root |
| Sulc/o | Groove |
| Syncop/o | To cut off; cut short; fainting |
| Tax/o | Coordination; order |
| Thec/o | Sheath |
| Ambly/o | Dim; dull |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Canth/o | Corner of the eye or eyelid |
| Choroid/o | Choroid layer of the eye |
| Cor/o, Core/o | Pupil |
| Cycl/o | Ciliary body of the eye; cycle; circle |
| Dacry/o | Tear |
| Dacryoaden/o | Tear gland; tear duct |
| Dacryocyst/o | Tear sac; lacrimal sac |
| Dipl/o | Double |
| Glauc/o | Gray |
| Goni/o | Seed; angle |
| Kerat/o | Cornea; horny; hard |
| Mi/o | Smaller; less |
| Mydr/o | Wide |
| Palpebr/o | Eyelid |
| Phac/o | Lens of eye |
| Tars/o | Edge of eyelid; tarsus |
| Vitre/o | Glassy |
| Vitr/o | Vitreous body |
| Azot/o | Nitrogen |
| Olig/o | Scanty |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvis |
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