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Medical Terminology6
Miscellaneous Combining Forms
| Combining Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aer/o | air |
| blast/o | embryonic form |
| cancer/o, carcin/o | cancer |
| cephal/o | head |
| cry/o | cold |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| dips/o | thirst |
| electr/o | electricity |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| ger/o, geront/o | aged |
| hist/o | tissue |
| myc/o | fungus |
| narc/o | stupor |
| ne/o | new |
| necr/o | dead |
| onc/o | swelling or tumor |
| optic/o, opt/o | vision |
| orth/o | straight, straighten |
| pharmac/o | drugs, medicine |
| phon/o | voice |
| phot/o | light |
| psych/o | mind |
| py/o | pus |
| therm/o | heat |
| top/o | position, place |
| trache/o | trachea |