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ChabnerCh4CombinForm
Chabner, Language of Medicine 7th ed Chapter 4 Combining Forms
| combining form(s) | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| cib/o | meals |
| cis/o | to cut |
| cost/o | rib |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| duct/o | to lead, carry |
| flex/o | to bend |
| furc/o | forking, branching |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| immun/o | protection |
| morph/o | shape, form |
| mort/o | death |
| nat/i | birth |
| nect/o | to bind, tie, connect |
| norm/o | rule, order |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pub/o | pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone |
| seps/o | infection |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| the/o | to put, place |
| thel/o | nipple |
| thyr/o | shield; the shape of the thyroid gland resembled a shield to those who named it |
| top/o | place, position, location |
| tox/o | poison |
| trache/o | windpipe, trachea |
| urethr/o | urethra |