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COMBINING FORM
MED TERM COMBINING FORM WORDS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABDOMIN/O | ABDOMEN, ABDOMINAL CAVITY |
| ABORT/O | MISSCARRIAGE |
| ACID/O | A SOLUTION OR SUBSTANCE WITH A PH LSS THAN 7 |
| ACR/O | EXTREMITY |
| ADEN/O | GLAND |
| ADREN/O | ADRENAL GLAND |
| ALBIN/O | WHITE |
| ALBUMIN/O | ALBUMIN |
| ALVEOL/O | AIR SAC, ALVEOLUS |
| AMIN/O, AMINON/O | AMNION, AMNIOTIC FLUID |
| AN/O | ANUS |
| ANDR/O | MALE |
| ANGI/O | BLOOD VESSEL |
| ANKYL/O | CROOKED |
| ANTER/O | FRONT |
| AORT/O | AORTA |
| APPEND/O, APPENDIC/O | APPENDIX |
| ARTER/O, ARTERI/O | ARTERY |
| ARTICUL/O, ARTHR/O | JOINT |
| ATEL/O | INCOMPLETE |
| ATHER/O | FATTY |
| ATRI/O | ATRIUM |
| AUT/O | SELF |
| AZOT/O | UREA,NITROGEN |
| BACTERI/O | BACTERIA |
| BALAN/O | GLANS PENIS |
| BI/O | LIFE |
| BIL/I | BILE |
| BLAST/O | GERM,BUT,DEVELOPING CELL |
| BLEPHAR/O | EYELID |
| BRACHI/O | ARM |
| BRONCH/O | AIRWAY,BRONCHUS |
| BURS/O | PURSE OR SAC;BURSA |
| CALC/I, CALS/O | CALCIUM |
| CARCIN/O | CANCER |
| CARD/O | HEART |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| CARP/O | WRIST |
| CAUD/O | TAIL |
| CEC/O | BLIND INTESTINE, CECUM |
| CELLUL/O | SMALL CELL |
| CEPHAL/O | HEAD |
| CEREBELL/O | CEREBELLUM (LITTLE BRAIN) |
| CEREBR/O | CEREBRUM (BRAIN) |
| CERV/O | CERVIX |
| CERVIC/O | CERVIX, NECK |
| CHEIL/O | LIP |
| CHOL/E | BILE,GALL |
| CHOLEDOCH/O | COMMON BILE DUCT |
| CHONDR/O | GRISTLE, CARTILAGE |
| CHORI/O | MEMBRANE, CHORIN |
| CHYM/O | JUICE |
| CIRRH/O | ORANGE |
| COCCIDIOID/O | COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS ORGANISM |
| COL/O | COLON |
| COLP/O | VAGINA |
| CONI/O | DUST |
| CONDYL/O | KNUCKLE OF A JOINT |
| CONJUNCTIV/O | TO BIND TOGETHER CONJUNCTIVA |
| CORON/O | CROWN OR CIRCLE, HEART |
| COST/O | RIB |
| CRAN/O, CRANI/O | SKULL, CRANIUM |
| CRIN/O | TO SECRETE |
| CRYPT/O | HIDDEN |
| CUTANE/O | SKIN |
| CYAN/O | BLUE |
| CYES/I,CYES/O | PREGNANCY |
| CYST/O | BLADDER; SAC |
| CYT/O | CELL |
| DACRY/O | TEAR |
| DENT/O | TEETH |
| DERM/O, DERMAT/O | SKIN |
| DILAT/O | TO WIDEN |
| DIPL/O | DOUBLE |
| DIPS/O | THIRST |
| DIST/O | DISTANCE |
| DIVERTICUL/O | DIVERTICULUM |
| DORS/O | BACK |
| DUODEN/O | TWELVE, DUODENUM |
| DUR/O | HARD |
| ECH/O | SOUND, TO BOUNCE |
| ELECTR/O | ELECTRICITY |
| EMBOL/O | A PLUG |
| EMBRY/O | EMBRYO |
| ENCEPHAL/O | BRAIN |
| ENTER/O | SMALL INTESTINE |
| EPIDIDYM/O | EPIDIDYMIS |
| EPISI/O | VULVA |
| ERYTH/O | RED |
| ESOPHAG/O | GULLET, ESOPHAGUS |
| ESTHESI/O | SENSATION |
| EXTERN/O | EXTERIOR |
| FASCI/O | FASCIA |
| FEC/O | FECES |
| FEMOR/O | THIGH, FEMUR |
| FET/O | FETUS |
| FIBR/O | FIBER |
| FIBUL/O | FIBULA |
| FLUX/O | FLOW |
| FOLLICUL/O | FOLLICLE |
| FUNG/O | FUNGUS |
| GANGLI/O | SWELLING, KNOT |
| GASTR/O | STOMACH |
| GINGIV/O | GUMS |
| GLI/O | GLUE |
| GLOBIN/O | PROTEIN |
| GLOMERUL/O | LITTLE BALL, GLOMERULUS |
| GLOSS/O | TOUNGUE |
| GLOTT/O | OPENING INTO THE WINDPIPE |
| GLUC/O | GLUCOSE, SUGAR, SWEET |
| GLUTE/O | BUTTOCK |
| GLYC/O, GLYCOS/O | SWEET,SUGAR |
| GNOS/O | KNOWLEDGE |
| GONAD/O | SEX GLAND |
| GRAVID/O, GRAVIDAR/O | PREGNANCY |
| GYN/O, GYNEC/O | WOMAN |
| HALIT/O | BREATH |
| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| HIDR/O | SWEAT |
| HIRSUT/O | HAIRY |
| HOM/O, HOME/O | SAME |
| HORMON/O | TO SET IN MOTION |
| HYDR/O | WATER |
| HYSTER/O | UTERUS |
| IATR/O | PHYSICIAN |
| IDI/O | INDIVIDUAL |
| ILE/O | ILEUM, TO ROLL |
| ILI/O | FLANK, HIP, GROIN, ILIUM OF THE PELVIS |
| IMMUN/O | EXEMPT,IMMUNITY |
| INFER/O | BELOW |
| INGUIN/O | GROIN |
| IR/O | IRIS |
| ISCHEM/O | HOLD BACK, BLOCKAGE |
| ISCHI/O | HAUNCH, HIP JOINT, ISCHIUM |
| JEJUN/O | EMPTY, JEJUNUM |
| KERAT/O | HORNY TISSUE |
| KET/O, KETON/O | KETONE |
| KINESI/O | MOTION |
| KYPH/O | HUMP |
| Lact/o | MILK |
| LAMIN/O | THIN,LAMINA |
| LAPAR/O | ABDOMEN |
| LARYNG/O | LARYNX, VOICE BOX |
| LATER/0 | SIDE |
| LEI/O | SMOOTH |
| LEUK/O | WHITE |
| LINGU/O | TOUNGUE |
| LIP/O | FAT |
| LITH/O | STONE |
| LOB/O | A ROUNDED PART, LOBE |
| LORD/O | BENT FORWARD |
| LUMB/O | LOIN, LOWER BACK |
| LYMPH/O | CLEAR WATER OR FLUID |
| MAMM/O | BREAST |
| MAN/O | GAS |
| MAST/O | BREAST |
| MAXIM/O | BIGGEST, HIGHEST |
| MEAT/O | OPENING, PASSAGE |
| MED/O | MIDDLE |
| MEDI/O | MIDDLE |
| MELAN/O | DARK,BLACK |
| MEN/O, MENSTRU/O | MONTH, MENSTRUATION |
| MENING/O | MEMBRANE |
| MENISCI/O | MENISCUS |
| MENT/O | MIND |
| METR/O | UTERUS |
| MUC/O | MUCUS |
| MUSCUL/O,MY/O, MYOS/O | MUSCLE |
| MYC/O | FUNGUS |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW; SPINAL CORD, MEDULLA, MYELIN |
| NARC/O | NUMBNESS |
| NAS/O | NOSE |
| NAT/O | BIRTH |
| NECR/O | DEATH |
| NEPHR/O | KIDNEY |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |
| NOCT/O | NIGHT |
| NOSOCOM/O | HOSPITAL |
| NUCLE/O | KERNEL, NUCLEUS |
| OBSTETR/O | MIDWIFE, PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT |
| OCUL/O,OPT/O | EYE |
| OLIG/O | FEW IN NUMBER |
| ONYCH/O | NAIL |
| OOPHOR/O | OVARY |
| OPHTHALM/O | EYE,VISION |
| or/o | mouth |
| orch/o, orchi/o,orchid/o | testis or testicle |
| orex/o | appetite |
| organ/o | tool |
| orth/o | straight |
| ost/o, oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| ovar/o | ovary |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| palat/o | roof of mouth, palate |
| pancreat/o | sweetbread, pancreas |
| pariet/o | wall |
| parot/o | parotid gland |
| patell/o | patella |
| path/o | disease |
| pect/o, pector/o | chest |
| pedicul/o | body louse |
| pelv/i, pelv/o | bowl,basin,pelvis |
| pen/o | penis |
| peps/o, pept/o | digestion |
| peritone/o | to stretch over; peritoneum |
| petr/o | stone |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
| phasi/o | to speak |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phragm/o, phragmat/o | partition |
| phren/o | mind |
| phys/o | growth |
| physi/o | nature |
| plasm/o | form |
| pleur/o | pleura, rib |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o | air, lung |
| polikil/o | irregular |
| poli/o | gray |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| por/o | hole |
| poster/o | back |
| presby/o | old age |
| proct/o | rectum, anus |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| prot/o | protein |
| proxim/o | near |
| pseud/o | false |
| psyc/o | mind |
| pub/o | pubis |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| PY/O | PUS |
| pyel/o | pelvis (renal) |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rad/i, radi/o | spoke of a wheel, radius |
| radic/o, radicul/o | nerve root |
| rect/o | rectum |
| retin/o | retina |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rhiz/o | nerve root |
| rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| sacr/o | sacred, sacrum |
| salping/o | trumpet, tube, eustachian tube; fallopian tube |
| sarc/o | flesh,meat |
| schiz/o | to divide; split |
| scler/o | thick, hard; sclera |
| scoli/o | curved |
| scop/o | viewing instrument |
| seb/o | sebum, oil |
| semin/o | seed |
| sept/o | wall, partion, putrefying |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigm/o | the letter s, sigmoid colon |
| sinus/o | cavity |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| somat/o | body |
| son/o | sound |
| spadias/o | rip, tear |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | seed |
| sphygm/o | heartbeat |
| sphyx/o | pulse |
| spir/o | breathe |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| staphylococc/o | Staphylococcus |
| steat/o | fat |
| sten/o | narrow |
| stern/o | chest,sternum |
| stigmat/o | point |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| streptococc/o | streptococcus |
| super/o | above |
| syn/o | connect |
| synovi/o | synovial |
| tampon/o | plug |
| tars/o | tarsal bone |
| taxi/o | reaction to a stimulus |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendon/o | tendon |
| tens/o | pressure |
| test/o | testis |
| testicul/o | small testis |
| thorac/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| thyr/o | shield thyroid |
| thyroid/o | resembling a shield, thyroid |
| toc/o | birth, labor |
| tom/o | to cut |
| trache/o | windpipe,trachea |
| trich/o | hair |
| troph/o | development |
| tubercul/o | little swelling |
| umbilic/o | umbilicus |
| ur/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | unrine |
| uvul/o | grape,uvula |
| vag/o | vagus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| valvu/o | little valve |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | blood vessle |
| vascul/o | little blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventr/o | belly |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| vertebr/o | joint, vertebra |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| vesicul/o | small bag |
| volv/o | to roll |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| xer/o | dry |
| zo/o | animal, living |
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