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Word Roots/Combining
Combining form | Definition |
---|---|
abdomin/o | abdomen |
achill/o | Achilles' heel |
acid /o | acid (pH) |
bas/o | base (pH) |
blephar/o | eyelid |
bronch/o | bronchi |
cac/o | bad, diseased |
calc/i | calcium |
cardi/o | heart |
dacry/o | tear |
dent/i | tooth |
derm/o | skin |
electr/o | electricity |
enter/o | intestine |
episi/o | vulva pudenda |
fibr/o | fiber |
fibul/o | fibula |
format/o | formation |
gastr/o | stomach |
ger/o | old age |
gingiv/o | gums |
hemat/o | blood |
hydr/o | water |
hyster/o | womb, uterus |
ichthy/o | fish (scaly) |
ili/o | illium |
immun/o | safe, protect |
jejun/o | jejunum |
kel/o | tumor |
kerat/o | cornea |
kyph/o | hump |
labyrinth/o | maze |
lacrim/o | tear |
later/o | side |
meat/o | passage |
my/o | muscle |
myring/o | membrane |
neur/o | nerve |
nas/o | nose |
necr/o | death |
ocul/o | eye |
organ/o | organ |
oste/o | bone |
palat/o | palate |
ped/i | child |
pharmac/o | drug |
rachi/o | spine |
rhin/o | nose |
rhythm/o | rhythm |
seb/o | oil |
somat/o | body |
somn/o | sleep |
ten/o | tendon |
thalass/o | sea |
thromb/o | blood clot |
ul/o | scar |
ungu/o | nail |
uln/o | elbow |
veni/o | vein |
vitamin/o | vitamin |
viscer/o | body organs |
xen/o | alien, foreign |
xiph/o | sword |
xanth/o | yellow |
zo/o | animal |
zon/o | encircling area |
zyg/o | joined |
all/o | other |
alveol/o | small hole, air sac |
antr/o | cavity |