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CombiningForms
Medical Anatomy combining forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Carcin/o | Cancerous, cancer |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebral (cerebrum - largest part of the brain) |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Gnos/o | Knowledge |
| Gynec/o | Woman, Female |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Iatr/o | Treatment |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Log/o | Study of |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Ped/o | Child |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Radi/o | X-rays |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Rhin/o | Nose |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Sect/o | To cut |
| Thromb/o | Clot, clotting |
| Ur/o | Urinary tract, urine |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Anter/o | Front |
| Bol/o | To cast (throw) |
| Cervic/o | Neck (of the body or of the uterus) |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage (type of connective tissue) |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx (tailbone) |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Dist/o | Far, distant |
| Dors/o | Back portion of the body |
| Hist/o | Tissue |
| Ili/o | Ilium (part of the pelvic bone) |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis, hip region |
| Poster/o | Back, behind |
| Proxim/o | Nearest |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Spin/o | Spine, backbone |
| Thel/o | Nipple |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Trache/o | Trachea, windpipe |
| Umbilic/o | Navel, umbilicus |
| Ventr/o | Belly side of the body |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra(e),backbone(s) |
| Viscer/o | Internal organs |
| Acr/o | Extremities, top, extreme point |
| Acu/o | Sharp, severe, sudden |
| Amni/o | Amnion (sac sorrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Axill/o | Armpit |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Hyrd/o | Water, fluid |
| Inguin/o | Groin |
| Isch/o | to hold back |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen, abdominal wall |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (voice box) |
| Leuk/o | Whie |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Morph/o | Shape, Form |
| Muc/o | Mucus |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord, Bone marrow |
| Necr/o | Death (of cells or whole body) |
| Neutr/o | Neutrophil (a white blood cell) |
| Nucle/o | Nucleus |
| Bronch/o | Bronchial tubes |
| Chem/o | Drug, Chemical |
| Chron/o | Time |
| Col/o | Colon (large intestine) |
| Cyst/o | Urinary bladder |
| Ot/o | Ear |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Phag/o | To eat, swallow |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Plas/o | Formation, development |
| Pleur/o | Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall) |
| Pneumon/o | Lungs |
| Pulmon/o | Lungs |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Staphyl/o | Clusters |
| Strept/o | Twisted chains |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| An/o | Anus |
| Append/o | Appendix |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Cec/o | Cecum |
| Celi/o | Belly, Abdomen |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Colon/o | Colon |
| Dent/i | Tooth |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Enter/o | Intestines, usually small intestines |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus |
| Faci/o | Face |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gingiv/o | Gums |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum |
| Labi/o | Lip |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Mandibul/o | Lower jaw, Mandible |
| Odont/o | Tooth |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Palat/o | Palate |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Pharyng/o | Throat |
| Proct/o | Anus and Rectum |
| Pylor/o | Pyloric Sphincter |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sialaden/o | Salivary gland |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Uvul/o | Uvula |
| Celi/o | Belly, Abdomen |
| Cheil/o | Lip |
| Chol/e | Bile; Gall |
| Cholangi/o | Bile vessel |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choledoch/o | Common bile duct |
| Colon/o | Colon |
| Dent/i | Tooth |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum |
| Gloss/o | Tongue |
| Gluc/o | Glucose, Sugar |
| Glyc/o | Glucose, sugar |
| Herni/o | Hernia |
| Labi/o | Lip |
| Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Lip/o | Fat; Lipid |
| Lith/o | Stone; Calculus |
| Odont/o | Tooth |
| Or/o | Mouth |
| Palat/o | Palate (Roof of the mouth) |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Proct/o | Anus and Rectum |
| Pylor/o | Pyloric Sphincter, Pylorus |
| Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sialaden/o | Salivary Gland |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Steat/o | Fat, Sebum |
| Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Cali/o, Calic/o | Calyx (Calix) |
| Cyst/o, Vesic/o | Urinary Bladder |
| Glomerul/o | Glumerulus |
| Meat/o | Meatus |
| Nephr/o, Ren/o | Kidney |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Ren/o, Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Trigon/o | Trigone (region of the bladder) |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Vesic/o, Cyst/o | Urinary bladder |
| Albumin/o | Albumin (a protein in the blood) |
| Azot/o | Nitrogen |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Kal/o | Potassium |
| Ket/o, Keton/o | Ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone) |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Natr/o | Sodium |
| Noct/o | Night |
| Olig/o | Scanty |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Ur/o, Urin/o | Urine (urea) |
| Amni/o | Amnion |
| Cervic/o | Cervix, Neck |
| Chori/o, Chorion/o | Chorion |
| Colp/o, Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Culd/o | Cul-de-sac |
| Episi/o, Vulvo | Vulva |
| Galact/o, Lact/o | Milk |
| Gynec/o | Woman, Female |
| Hyster/o, Metr/o, Metri/o | Uterus, womb |
| Lact/o, Galact/o | Milk |
| Mamm/o, Mast/o | Breast |
| Mast/o, Mammo | Breast |
| Men/o | Menses, Menstruation |
| Metr/o, Metri/o, Hyster/o | Uterus |
| My/o, Myom/o | Muscle, Muscle tumor |
| Nat/i | Birth |
| Obstetr/o | Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| O/o, Ov/o, Ovul/o | Egg |
| Oophor/o, Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Ov/o, O/o | Egg |
| Ovari/o, Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Ovul/o, Ov/o, O/o | Egg |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Phor/o | To bear |
| Salping/o | Fallopian tubes |
| Uter/o | Uterus |
| Vagin/o, Colp/o | Vagina |
| Vulv/o, Episi/o | Vulva |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Balan/o | Penis (Greek balanos acorn) |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Epididmym/o | Epididymis |
| Gon/o | Seed (Greek gone, seed) |
| Hydr/o | Water, Fluid |
| Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o | Testis, Testicle |
| Pen/o | Penis |
| Prostat/o | Prostate Gland |
| Semin/i | Semen, Seed |
| Sperm/o, Spermat/o | Spermatozoa, Semen |
| Terat/o | Monster (Greek teras, monster) |
| Test/o | Testis, Testicle |
| Varic/o | Varicose veins |
| Vas/o | Vessel, duct; Vas deferens |
| Zo/o | Animal life |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Dur/o | Dura mater |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Gli/o | Glial cells |
| Lept/o | Thin, Slender |
| Mening/o, Meningi/o | Membranes, Meninges |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, Bone marrow |
| Pont/o | Pons |
| Radicul/o | Nerve root (of spinal nerves) |
| Thalam/o | Thalamus |
| Thec/o | Sheath (refers to the meninges) |
| Vag/o | Vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve) |
| Esthesi/o | Feeling, nervous sensation |
| Kines/o, Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arter/o, Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| Atri/o | Atrium, Upper heart chamber |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Cholesterol/o | Cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Myx/o | Mucus |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pericardi/o | Pericardium |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Rrhythm/o | Rhythm |
| Sphygm/o | Pulse |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Valvul/o, Valv/o | Valve |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Vascul/o | Vessel |
| Ven/o, Ven/i | Vein |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle, lower heart chamber |
| Adenoid/o | Adenoids |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus, air sac |
| Bronch/o, Bronchi/o | Bronchial tube, bronchus |
| Capn/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Coni/o | Dust |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Laryng/o | Larynx, Voice box |
| Lob/o | Lobe of the lung |
| Mediastin/o | Mediastinum |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Orth/o | Straight, upright |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx, throat |
| Phon/o | Voice |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneum/o, Pneumon/o | Air, lung |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Sinus/o | Sinus, cavity |
| Spir/o | Breathing |
| Tel/o | Complete |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsils |
| Bas/o | Base (alkaline, the opposite of acid) |
| Chrom/o | Color |
| Coagul/o | Clotting |
| Eosin/o | Red, Dawn, Rosy |
| Granul/o | Granules |
| Hemoglobin/o | Hemoglobin |
| Is/o | Same, Equal |
| Kary/o | Nucleus |
| Mon/o | One, Single |
| Morph/o | Shape, Form |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow |
| Neutr/o | Neutral (Neither base or acid) |
| Nucle/o | Nucleus |
| Phag/o | Eat, Swallow |
| Poikil/o | Varied, Irregular |
| Sider/o | Iron |
| Spher/o | Globe, Round |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Immun/o | Protection |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph node (gland) |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Thym/o | Thymus Gland |
| Tox/o | Poison |
| Calc/o, Calci/o | Calcium |
| Kyph/o | Humpback, Hunchback (Posteior curvature in the thoracic region) |
| Lamin/o | Lamina (part of the vertebral arch) |
| Lord/o | Curve, Swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region) |
| Lumb/o | Loins, lower back |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Scoli/o | Crooked, bent (lateral curvature) |
| Spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure) | Vertebra |
| Vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself) | Vertebra |
| Acetabul/o | Acetabulum (hip socket) |
| Calcane/o | Calcaneus (heel) |
| Carp/o | Carpals (wrist bones) |
| Clavicul/o | Clavicle (collar bone) |
| Cost/o | Ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs) |
| Crani/o | Cranium (skull) |
| Femor/o | Femur (thigh bone) |
| Fibul/o | Fibula (smaller lower leg bone) |
| Humer/o | Humerus (upper arm bone) |
| Ili/o | Ilium (upper part of pelvic bone) |
| Ischi/o | Ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone) |
| Malleol/o | Malleolus (process of each side of the ankle) |
| Mandibul/o | Mandible (lower jawbone) |
| Maxill/o | Maxilla (upper jawbone) |
| Metacarp/o | Metacarpals (hand bones) |
| Metatars/o | Metatarsals (foot bones) |
| Olecran/o | Olecranon (elbow) |
| Patell/o | Patella (kneecap) |
| Pelv/i | Pelvis (hipbone) |
| Perone/o | Fibula |
| Phalang/o | Phalanges (finger and/or toe bones) |
| Pub/o | Pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
| Radi/o | Radius (forearm bone - thumb side) |
| Scapul/o | Scapula (shoulder blade) |
| Stern/o | Sternum (breastbone) |
| Tars/o | Tarsals (bones of the hindfoot) |
| Tibi/o | Tibia (shin bone) |
| Uln/o | Ulna (forearm bone - little finger side) |
| Ankyl/o | Stiff |
| Arthr/o, Articul/o | Joint |
| Burs/o | Bursa |
| Ligament/o | Ligament |
| Rheumat/o | Watery flow |
| Synov/o | Synovial membrane |
| Ten/o, Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Fasci/o | Fascia (forms sheath enveloping muscles) |
| Fibr/o | Fibrous connective tissue |
| Leiomy/o | Smooth (visceral muscle that lines the walls of internal organs) |
| Myocardi/o | Heart muscle |
| My/o, Myos/o | Muscle |
| Plant/o | Sole of the foot |
| Rhabdomy/o | Skeletal (striated muscle connected to bones) |
| Sarc/o | Muscle and flesh |
| Adip/o, Lip/o, Steat/o | Fat |
| Albin/o | White |
| Caus/o | Burn, burning |
| Cauter/o | Heat, burn |
| Cutane/o, Derm/o, Dermat/o | Skin |
| Diaphor/o, Hidr/o | Profuse sweating |
| Erythem/o, Erythemat/o | Redness |
| Ichthy/o | Dry, scaly (fish-like) |
| Kerat/o | Hard |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Myc/o | Fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms) |
| Onych/o, Ungu/o | Nail |
| Phyt/o | Plant |
| Pil/o, Trich/o | Hair, hair follicle |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Rhytid/o | Wrinkle |
| Seb/o | Sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands) |
| Squam/o | Scale-like |
| Steat/o | Fat |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Aque/o | Water |
| Blephar/o, Palpebr/o | Eyelid |
| Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva |
| Cor/o, Pupill/o | Pupil |
| Corne/o, Kerat/o | Cornea |
| Cycl/o | Ciliary body or muscle of the eye |
| Dacry/o, Lacrim/o | Tears, tear duct |
| Ir/o, Iridr/o | Iris (colored portion of the eye around the pupil) |
| Kerat/o, Corne/o | Cornea |
| Lacrim/o, Dacry/o | Tears |
| Ocul/o, Ophthalm/o | Eye |
| Opt/o, Optic/o | Eye, vision |
| Papill/o | Optic disc; nipple-like |
| Phac/o, Phak/o | lens of the eye |
| Pupill/o, Cor/o | Pupil |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| Scler/o | Sclera (white of the eye); hard |
| Uve/o | Uvea; Vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid) |
| Vitre/o | Glassy |
| Ambly/o | Dull, dim |
| Dipl/o | Double |
| Glauc/o | Gray |
| Mi/o | Smaller, less |
| Mydr/o | Widen, enlarge |
| Nyct/o | Night |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Presby/o | Old age |
| Scot/o | Darkness |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Acous/o, Audit/o | Hearing |
| Audi/o | Hearing; the sense of hearing |
| Aur/o, Auricul/o, Ot/o | Ear |
| Cochle/o | Cochlea |
| Mastoid/o | Mastoid process (behind the ear) |
| Myring/o, Tympan/o | Eardrum, typanic membrane |
| Ossicul/o | Ossicle |
| Salping/o | Eustachian tube, auditory lobe |
| Staped/o | Stapes (third bone of the middle ear) |
| Tympan/o, Myring/o | Eardrum, tympanic membrane |
| Vestibul/o | Vestibule |
| Adren/o, Adrenal/o | Adrenal gland |
| Gonad/o | Sex gland (ovaries and testes) |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid gland |
| Pituitar/o | Pituitary gland; hypophysis |
| Thyr/o, Thyroid/o | Thyroid gland |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Cortic/o | Cortex, outer region |
| Crin/o | Secrete |
| Dips/o | Thirst |
| Estr/o | Female |
| Gluc/o, Glyc/o | Sugar |
| Home/o | Sameness |
| Hormon/o | Hormone |
| Kal/i | Potassium |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Myx/o | Mucus |
| Natr/o | Sodium |
| Phys/o | Growing |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Ster/o | Solid structure |
| Toc/o | Childbirth |
| Toxic/o | Position |
| Ur/o | Urine |
| Alveol/o | Small sac |
| Cac/o | Bad |
| Chem/o | Chemical, drug |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cyst/o | Sac of fluid |
| Fibr/o | Fibers |
| Follicul/o | Small glandular sacs |
| Fung/i | Fungus, mushroom |
| Medull/o | Soft, Inner part |
| Mucos/o | Mucous membrane |
| Mut/a | Genetic change |
| Mutagen/o | Causing genetic change |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Onc/o | Tumor |
| Papill/o | Nipple-like |
| Pharmac/o | Chemical, drug |
| Plas/o | Formation |
| Ple/o | Many, more |
| Polyp/o | Polyp |
| Prot/o | First |
| Sarc/o | Flesh, connective tissue |
| Scirrh/o | Hard |
| Is/o | Same |
| Pharmaceut/o | Drug |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Therapeut/o | Treatment |
| Vitr/o | Glass |
| Viv/o | Life |
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