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Combining For Spec
Combining Forms for naming specialties
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardi/o | heart |
| chir/o | hand |
| crin/o | to secrete |
| dermat/o | skin |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gen/o | beginning/origin |
| ger/o | aging |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/o | blood |
| immun/o | safe (immune system) |
| laryng/o | voicebox (larynx) |
| nephr/o | kidneys |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| onc/o | tumor |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| opt/o | eye |
| orth/o | normal ~ correct |
| ot/o | ear |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/o | child or foot |
| physi/o | physical |
| plas/o | formation (Plastic Surgeon) |
| pod/o | foot |
| psych/o | mind |
| radi/o | x-ray, radiation |
| vascul/o | vessel |