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Red MOD terminology
Combing forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Acr/o | Extremity |
| Adren/o | Adrenal glands |
| Adrenal/o | Adrenal glands |
| Albin/o | White |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Anter/o | Anterior/ Front |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Calc/o | Calcium |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Caud/o | Tail |
| Cervic/o | Cervix, uteri , neck |
| Chlor/o | Green |
| Chrom/o | Colour |
| Cirrh/o | Yellow |
| Crin/o | Secrete |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Crani/o | Cranium |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Dist/o | Distal, back of body |
| Dors/o | Back ( of body) |
| erythr/o | Red |
| Eti/o | Cause |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Glyc/o | Sugar Sweetness |
| Glycos/o | Sugar, Sweetness |
| Gluc/o | Sugar, Sweetness |
| Glucos/o | Sugar, Sweetness |
| Gnos/o | Knowing |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Histi/o | Tissue |
| Home/o | Same, alike |
| idi/o | Unknown, peculiar |
| Ili/o | Ilium |
| Infer/o | Lower, below |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Insulin/o | Insuline |
| Jaund/o | Yellow |
| Kal/i | Potassium |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Later/o | Side, to one side |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lumb/o | Loins ( Lower back ) |
| Medi/o | Middle |
| Malan/o | Black |
| Morph/o | Shape, Form, Structure |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| Nucle/o | Nucleus |
| omphal/o | Naval (Umbillicus) |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid glands |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis |
| Phe/o | Dark, dusty |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland |
| poli/o | Gray, gray matter |
| Poster/o | Posterior, behind, back ( Back of body) |
| Proxim/o | Near, nearest |
| Radi/o | Radius, x-ray, radiation |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Spin/o | Spine |
| Super/o | Upper, above |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Thym/o | Thymus gland |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
| Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Toxic/o | Poison |
| Umbillic/o | Umbillicus, Navel |
| Ventr/o | Belly, Bellyside |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| xanth/o | Yellow |