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Mod. 1 Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | front |
| ventr/o | front/belly surface |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque/fatty substance |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| col/o | colon/large intestine |
| coron/o | crown |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crin/o | secrete |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dent/o | tooth |
| dist/o | far |
| end/o | within |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| erythr/o | red |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| geront/o | old age |
| gyn/o | female |
| gynec/o | female |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| ile/o | ileum(small intestines) |
| ili/o | ilium(hip) |
| immun/o | protected |
| infer/o | below |
| inguin/o | groin |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| later/o | side |
| leuk/o | white |
| lith/o | stone |
| medi/o | middle |
| melan/o | black |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| nat/o | birth |
| ne/o | new |
| necr/o | death |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| neur/o | nerve |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| obstetr/o | midwife/one who receives |
| ocul/o | eyes |
| ophthalm/o | eyes |
| olig/o | few, scant, little |
| onc/o | tumor |
| opt/o | vision |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight/normal |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| parasit/o | parasite |
| pariet/o | wall |
| path/o | disease |
| ped/i | foot |
| ped/o | child/foot |
| pedi/a | child |
| pelv/o | pelvic cavity |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| pod/o | foot |
| poli/o | gray |
| poster/o | back |
| dors/o | back |
| proct/o | anus/rectum |
| prot/o | first |
| proxim/o | close/near |
| psych/o | mind |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| retr/o | behind |
| scler/o | hard |
| splen/o | spleen |
| super/o | above |
| thorac/o | chest/thorax |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |
| umbilic/o | navel |
| ur/o | urine/urinary tract |
| viscer/o | internal organs |