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combining forms
medical term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acoust/o | hearing |
| adren/o | adrenal gland |
| bronch/o | bronchi |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| bol/o | cast, throw |
| cac/o | bad, diseased |
| calc/i | calcium |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| derm/o or dermat/o | skin |
| dactyl/o | finger, toe |
| diverticul/o | diverticula |
| electr/o | electricity |
| emphys/o | inflate |
| enter/o | intestine |
| episi | episio |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| foramin/o | foramen, opening |
| genital/o | genitals |
| gigant/o | giant |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hem/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| ili/o | ilium |
| immun/o | safe, protect |
| insulin/o | insulin |
| jejun/o | jejunium |
| kel/o | tumor |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| kinet/o | motion |
| lamin/o | shin plate |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| lip/o | fat |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| melan/o | black |
| morph/o | form, shape |
| narc/o | night, sleep |
| nas/o | nose |
| neutr/o | neither, neutral (pH) |
| oment/o | ementun |
| omphal/o | umbilicus |
| orchi/o | testicle |
| oxy/o | oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| path/o | disease |
| radiat/o | radiant |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhythm/o | rhythm |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scot/o | dark |
| stetch/o | chest |
| tars/o | ankle bone |
| than/o | death |
| therm/o | heat |
| ur/o | urine |
| ungu/o | nail |
| ul/o | scar |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| vascul/o | small vessel |
| vertig/o | dizziness |
| vir/o | virus |
| vitamin/o | vitamin |
| xen/o | alien, foreign |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xiph/o | sword |
| zo/o | animal |
| zon/o | encircling area |
| zyg/o | joined |