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FINAL Comb Forms
Question | Answer |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
acous/o | hearing |
acr/o | extremeties |
aden/o | gland |
adeniod/o | adenoids |
adip/o | fat |
adren/o | adrenal glands |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
aer/o | air |
agglutin/o | clumping |
albin/o | white |
alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
ambly/o | dull, dim |
amni/o | amnion |
an/o | anus |
andr/o | male |
angi/o | vessel |
ankyl/o | stiff joint |
anter/o | front |
anthrac/o | coal |
anxi/o | anxiety |
aort/o | aorta |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
aque/o | water |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
atel/o | incomplete |
ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
atri/o | atrium |
audi/o | hearing |
audit/o | hearing |
aur/o | ear |
auricul/o | ear |
azot/o | nitrogenous waste |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
balan/o | glans penis |
bar/o | weight |
bas/o | base |
bi/o | life |
blast/o | primitive cells |
blephar/o | eyelid |
brachi/o | arm |
bronch/o | bronchus |
bronchi/o | bronchiole |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
bucc/o | cheek |
burs/o | sac |
calc/o | calcium |
carcin/o | cancerous |
cardi/o | heart |
carp/o | wrist |
caud/o | tail |
cec/o | cecum |
cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebellum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
cerumin/o | cerumen |
cervic/o | neck, cervix |
chem/o | chemical, drug |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholangi/o | bile duct |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chori/o | chorion |
chrom/o | color |
cis/o | to cut |
clavicul/o | clavicle |
coagul/o | clotting |
coccyg/o | coccyx |
cochle/o | cochlea |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
colp/o | vagina |
coni/o | dust |
conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
core/o | pupil |
corne/o | cornea |
coron/o | heart |
cortic/o | outer portion |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
crin/o | secrete |
crur/o | leg |
cry/o | cold |
crypt/o | hidden |
culd/o | cul-de-sac |
cutane/o | skin |
cyan/o | blue |
cycl/o | ciliary muscle |
cyst/o | urinary bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
dacry/o | tear duct |
dent/o | tooth |
derm/o | skin |
dermat/o | skin |
diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
dipl/o | double |
dist/o | away from |
dors/o | back of body |
duoden/o | duodenum |
electr/o | electricity |
embry/o | embryo |
encephal/o | brain |
enter/o | small intestine |
eosin/o | rosy red |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
episi/o | vulva |
epitheli/o | epithelium |
erg/o | work |
erythr/o | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
esthesi/o | sensation, feeling |
estr/o | female |
fasci/o | fibrous band |
femor/o | femur |
fet/o | fetus |
fibr/o | fibers |
fibrin/o | fibers, fibrous |
fibul/o | fibula |
fluor/o | fluorescence, luminous |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
glauc/o | gray |
gli/o | glue |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gloss/o | tongue |
glute/o | buttock |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycos/o | sugar, glucose |
gonad/o | sex glands |
granul/o | granules |
gynec/o | woman, female |
hem/o | blood |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hidr/o | sweat |
hist/o | tissue |
home/o | sameness |
humer/o | humerus |
hydr/o | water |
hymen/o | hymen |
hyster/o | uterus |
ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
ile/o | ileum |
ili/o | ilium |
immun/o | immune, protection |
infer/o | below |
ir/o | iris |
irid/o | iris |
ischi/o | ischium |
jejun/o | jejunum |
kal/i | potassium |
kerat/o | cornea; hard, horny |
keton/o | ketones |
kinesi/o | movement |
kyph/o | hump |
labi/o | lip |
labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
lacrim/o | tears |
lact/o | milk |
lamin/o | lamina, part of vertebra |
lapar/o | abdomen |
laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
later/o | side |
leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat |
lith/o | stone |
lob/o | lobe |
lord/o | bent backwards |
lumb/o | loin |
lymph/o | lymph |
lymphaden/o | lymph node |
lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
mamm/o | breast |
mandibul/o | mandible |
mast/o | breast |
maxill/o | maxilla |
meat/o | meatus |
medi/o | middle |
medull/o | medulla oblongata, inner portion |
melan/o | black |
men/o | menses, menstruation |
mening/o | meninges |
meningi/o | meninges |
ment/o | mind |
metacarp/o | metacarpals |
metatars/o | metatarsals |
metr/o | uterus |
morph/o | shape |
muscul/o | muscle |
mut/a | genetic change, mutation |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
myos/o | muscle |
myring/o | eardrum |
nas/o | nose |
nat/o | birth |
natr/o | sodium |
necr/o | death |
nephr/o | kidney |
neur/o | nerve |
neutr/o | neutral |
noct/i | night |
nyctal/o | night |
ocul/o | eye |
odont/o | tooth |
olig/o | scanty |
onc/o | tumor |
onych/o | nail |
oophor/o | ovary |
ophthalm/o | eye |
opt/o | eye, vision |
optic/o | eye |
or/o | mouth |
orch/o | testes |
orchi/o | testes |
orchid/o | testes |
organ/o | organ |
orth/o | straight, correct |
oste/o | bone |
ot/o | ear |
ov/o | egg |
ovari/o | ovary |
ox/o | oxygen |
ox/i | oxygen |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
papill/o | optic disk |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland |
patell/o | patella |
path/o | disease |
ped/o | child, foot |
pelv/o | pelvis |
perine/o | perineum |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
phac/o | lens |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
phalang/o | phalanges |
pharmac/o | drug |
pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
phas/o | speech |
phleb/o | vein |
phon/o | sound |
phot/o | light |
phren/o | mind |
pil/o | hair |
pineal/o | pineal gland |
plant/o | sole of foot |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | lung, air |
pneumon/o | lung, air |
pod/o | foot |
poli/o | gray matter |
pont/o | pons |
poster/o | back |
presby/o | old age |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
prostat/o | prostate |
prosth/o | addition |
proxim/o | near to |
psych/o | mind |
pub/o | genital region |
pulmon/o | lung |
pupill/o | pupil |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
pylor/o | pylorus |
radi/o | x-ray, radius |
radicul/o | nerve root |
rect/o | rectum |
ren/o | kidney |
retin/o | retina |
rhin/o | nose |
rhytid/o | wrinkle |
roentgen/o | x-ray |
sacr/o | sacrum |
salping/o | fallopian tubes, uterine tubes, eustachian tubes |
sanguin/o | blood |
scapul/o | scapula |
schiz/o | divided |
scler/o | hard,sclera |
scoli/o | crooked, bent |
seb/o | oil |
sect/o | cut |
sialaden/o | salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
somat/o | body |
somn/o | sleep |
son/o | sound |
spermat/o | sperm |
sphygm/o | pulse |
spin/o | spine |
spir/o | breathing |
splen/o | spleen |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
staped/o | stapes |
stern/o | sternum |
steth/o | chest |
super/o | above |
synov/o | synovial membrane |
synovi/o | synovial membrane |
system/o | system |
tars/o | ankle |
ten/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
testicul/o | testes |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
tibi/o | tibia |
tom/o | to cut |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
tox/o | poison |
toxic/o | poison |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
trich/o | hair |
tympan/o | eardrum, middle ear |
uln/o | ulna |
ungu/o | nail |
ur/o | urine,urinary tract |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine |
uter/o | uterus |
uve/o | choroid |
vagin/o | vagina |
valv/o | valve |
valvul/o | valve |
varic/o | varicose veins |
vas/o | vessel, duct |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ven/o | vein |
ventr/o | belly |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
vesic/o | bladder |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
viscer/o | internal organ |
vitre/o | glassy |
vulv/o | vulva |
xer/o | dry |