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Combining forms
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| Combining forms | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | Abdomen. |
| acoust/o | Hearing. |
| acr/o | Extremity. |
| aden/o: | Gland. |
| adip/o: | fat. |
| aer/o | Air. |
| albin/o | White. |
| and r/o | Man or male. |
| angi/o: | Vessel. |
| an/o | Anus. |
| aort/o | Aorta. |
| arthr/o | Joint. |
| ather/o | Fatty. |
| audi/o | Hear. |
| axill/o | Armpit. |
| bacteri/o | Bacteria. |
| bi/o | life. |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| bronch/o | bronchi |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| burs/o | Pouch. |
| carcin/o | Cancer. |
| cardi/o | Heart. |
| cephal/o | Head. |
| cerebr/o: | Brain. |
| cervic/o | Neck. |
| chole/o | : Gall or bile. |
| chondr/o | Cartilage. |
| colon/o | Colon. |
| crani/o | Skull. |
| cyst/o | Bladder. |
| cyt/o | Cell. |
| dacry/o | Tear. |
| dactyl/o | Finger or toe. |
| dent/i: | Tooth. |
| dermat/o | Skin. |
| dipl/o | Double |
| duoden/o | Duodenum. |
| electr/o | Electricity. |
| encephal/o | Brain. |
| enter/o | Intestine. |
| esophag/o | Esophagus. |
| esthesi/o | Feeling. |
| fibr/o | : Fiber. |
| gastr/o | Stomach. |
| glyc/o | Sugar. |
| gynec/o | Female. |
| hem/o | Blood. |
| hepat/o | Liver. |
| hist/o | Tissue. |
| hyster/o | Womb or uterus. |
| ile/o | Ileum. |
| jejun/o: | Jejunum. |
| kerat/o | Cornea. |
| lapar/o | Flank or abdomen. |
| laryng/o | Larynx. |
| lip/o | Fat. |
| lith/o | : Stone. |
| mamm/o | Breast. |
| mening/o: | Membrane. |
| my/o | Muscle. |
| nas/o | Nose. |
| nephr/o: | Kidney. |
| neur/o | Nerve. |
| ocul/o | Eye. |
| onc/o | Tumor. |
| oste/o | Bone. |
| ot/o: | Ear. |
| pancreat/o | Pancreas. |
| path/o | Disease. |