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Miscellaneous Combining Forms
| Combining Form | Meaning | Word Association |
|---|---|---|
| blast/o | embryonic form | osteoblasts |
| cancer/o, carcin/o | cancer | carcinoma (cancerous tumor) |
| cephal/o | head | cephalic (pertaining to head) |
| cry/o | cold | cryotherapy (uses cold temps to treat conditions) |
| crypt/o | hidden | cryptic (hidden meaning) |
| dips/o | thirst | polydipsia (excessive thirst) |
| electr/o | electricity | electricity |
| fibr/o | fiber | fibrous |
| hist/o | tissue | histology (study of tissue) |
| myc/o | fungus | mycology |
| narc/o | stupor | narcotics |
| necr/o | dead | necrosis (localized tissue death) |
| optic/o, opt/o | vision | optical (pertains to vision) |
| pharmac/o | drugs, medicine | Pharmacy |
| phon/o | voice | phone |
| phot/o | light | Photosythesis |
| py/o | pus | pyogenic (pus producing) |
| therm/o | heat | thermal |
| top/o | place | Topography (makeup of maps) |
| trache/o | trachea | endotracheal (within or through trachea) |
| aer/o | air | Aeroplane (british spelling) |