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Rootword&CombinForm
Medical Term root word and combination form
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Achill/o | Achille's Heel |
| Acid/o | acid (pH) |
| Acoust/o | hearing |
| Acr/o | extremity |
| Actin/o | ray |
| Acul/o | needle |
| Aden/o | gland |
| Adip/o | fat |
| Adren/o | Adrenal Gland |
| Aer/o | air |
| Aggluinat/o | clumping |
| Albin/o | white |
| Albumin/o | protein |
| Alkali/o | basic(pH) |
| All/o | other |
| Alveol/o | small hole, air sac |
| Ambul/o | walk |
| Ametr/o | disproportionate |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| Amyl/o | starch |
| Andr/o | man(male) |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| Agin/o | choke |
| Ansi/o | unequal |
| Angkyl/o | stiffened, crooked |
| An/o | anus |
| Anthrac/o | coal |
| Antr/o | cavity |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arachn/o | spider |
| Artcri/o | artery |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| Ather/o | fatty |
| Atri/o | artium, chamber |
| Audi/o | hear |
| Aur/o | ear |
| Axill/o | armpit |
| Bacteri/o | bacteria |
| Balan/o | glans |
| Bas/o | base (pH) |
| Bil/i | gall, bile |
| Bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| Bi/o | life |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Bol/o | cast, throw |
| Brachy/o | arm |
| Bronch/o | bronchi |
| Bucc/o | cheek |
| Burs/o | pouch |
| Cac/o | bad diseased |
| Calc/i | calcium |
| Calcane/o | heel hone |
| Capn/i | smoke, carbon monoxide |
| Carcin/o | cancer |
| Carp/o | wrist |
| Cat/a | down, downward |
| Caud/o | tail |
| Caus/o | heat |
| Cec/o | cecum |
| Celi/o | abdomen |
| Centr/i | center |
| Cephal/o | head |
| Cerebell/o | little brain (cerebellum) |
| Cerebr/o | brain (cerebrum) |
| Cerumin/o | wax |
| Cervic/o | neck |
| Cheil/o | lip |
| Chem/o | chemical |
| Chole/o | gall, bile |
| Cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| Choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| Cholester/o | cholesterol, fat |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| Chori/o | chorion |
| Choroid/o | choroid |
| Cine/o | motion |
| Cinemat/o | motion |
| Cirrho/o | yellow, tawny |
| Cis/o | cut |
| Cistern/o | reservoir, cavity |
| Clavic/o | clavicle |
| Clon/o | turmoil |
| Coagul/o | clot |
| Coccidioid/o | fungus |
| coccyg/o | tail bone |