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combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acoust/o | hearing |
| acul/o | needle |
| adip/o | fat |
| bi/o | life |
| brachy/o | arm |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cac/o | bad, diseased |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| dermat/o | skin |
| dur/o | hard |
| dips/o | thirst |
| enchephal/o | brain |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esthesi/o | feeling |
| fluor/o | fluorescence |
| format/o | formation |
| galact/o | milk |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gynec/o | female |
| halat/o | breath |
| hem/o | blood |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| ischi/o | hip |
| irid/o | iris |
| immun/o | safe/protect |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| kel/o | tumor |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| kinet/o | motion |
| laxat/o | loosen |
| lip/o | fat |
| later/o | side |
| mamm/o | breast |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| nas/o | nose |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ocul/o | eye |
| onc/o | tumor |
| osm/o | smell |
| ped/i | child |
| path/o | disease |
| pyret/o | fever |
| rachi/o | spine |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sacr/o | flesh |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| tars/o | ankle bone |
| toxic/o | poison |
| top/o | place |
| uln/o | elbow |
| ven/o | vein |
| viscer/o | body organs |
| vertig/o | dizziness |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xen/o | alien, foreign |
| xiph/o | sword |
| zo/o | animal |
| zon/o | encircling area |
| zyg/o | joined |
| steth/o | chest |
| spir/o | coil |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw |
| myc/o | fungus |
| hydr/o | water |
| gynec/o | female |