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Combining Forms
foundation of medical words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| append/o | appendix |
| arteri/o | artery |
| intestine/o | intestine |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| urin/o | urine or urinary system |
| ven/o | vein |
| arthr/o | joint |
| cardi/o | heart |
| dermat/o | skin |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| mamm/o | breast |
| nas/o | nose |
| ne/o | new |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| psych/o | mind |
| therap/o | treatment |
| therm/o | heat |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| enter/o | intestine |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hem/o; hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| pod/o | foot |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| albin/o; leuk/o | white |
| chrom/o | color |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| eosin/o | red |
| erthr/o; rub/o | red |
| glauc/o | silver or grey |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| verd/o | green |
| melan/o | black |