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Term: Combining Form
Med Terminology Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| anter/o | front(side of body) |
| brachi/o | arm |
| caud/o | tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| crani/o | skull |
| cubit/o | elbow |
| dist/o | farthest (away from structure) |
| dors/o | back (side of body) |
| femor/o | femur |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| genit/o | genitals |
| glute/o | butt |
| infer/o | below, lower |
| inguin/o | groin |
| later/o | side |
| lumb/o | low back |
| medi/o | middle |
| nas/o | nose |
| orbit/o | eye socket |
| or/o | mouth |
| ot/o | ear |
| patell/o | patella |
| proxim/o | nearest |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| poster/o | back (side of body) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| spin/o | spine |
| stern/o | sternum |
| super/o | above, upper |
| ventr/o | belly (side of body) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| carp/o | carpals (wrist) |
| chondr/o | cartliage |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| coccyg/o | coccyx (tail bone) |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals |
| metatars/o | metatarsals |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | patella |
| phlang/o | phalanges (fingers & toes) |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scapul/o | scapula |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum |
| tars/o | tarsals (ankle) |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| uln/o | ulna |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| cutane/o | skin |
| lord/o | bent backwards |
| electr/o | electricity |
| fibr/o | fibrous |
| kyph/o | hump |
| orth/o | straight |
| path/o | disease |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| embol/o | plug |
| isch/o | to keep back |
| phleb/o | vein |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| varic/o | dialated vein |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| venul/o | venule |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| immun/o | protection |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lymphaden/o | lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| phag/o | eating |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| cyt/o | cell |
| system/o | system |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| cyan/o | blue |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| hem/o | blood |
| py/o | pus |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| encephal/o | brain |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| cephal/o | head |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hydr/o | water |
| scler/o | hardening |
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