Medical Terminology-Combining Forms PDF

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abdomin/o = abdomen

coccyg/o = tailbone

aden/o = gland

col/o = colon

alveol/o = alveolus

colp/o = vagina

amni/o = amnion

coron/o = heart

an/o = anus

cost/o = ribs

angi/o = vessel

cost/o = ribs

anter/o= front

crani/o = skull

aort/o = aorta

cry/o = cold

append/o; appendic/o= appendix

cutane/o = skin

arteri/o=artery

cyan/o= blue

ather/o = plaque

cyst/ = urinary bladder

arthr/o= joint

cyt/o = cell

aur/o = ear

derm/o; demat/o = skin

axill/o = underarm

duoden/o = duodenum

balan/o = glans penis

dur/o = dura mater

bi/o = life

electr/o = electricity

bronch/o = bronchial tubes

encephal/o = head

carcin/o = cancer

enter/o= intestines

cardi/o= heart

epiglott/o = epiglottis

carp/o = carpal

epitheli/o = skin, surface tissue

cephal/o = head

erythr/o = red

cerebell/o = cerebellum

esophag/o = esophagus

cerebr/o = brain

esthesi/o = sensation

cervic/o = neck

gastr/o= stomach

chem/o = drug

gen/o = to produce, begin

cholecyst/o = gallbladder

ger/o = old age

chondr/o = cartilage

glyco = sugar

chron/o = time

gnos/o = knowledge

cis/o = to cut

gynec/o = women, female

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hem/o; hemat/o = blood

necr/o = death

hepat/o= liver

nephr/o = kidney

hypophys/o = pituitary gland

neur/o = nerve

hyster/o = uterus

nos/o = disease

iatr/o = treatment

o/o = egg

ile/o = ileum

obstetr/o = pregnancy, childbirth

inguin/o = groin

ocul/o = eye, vision

isch/o = to hold back

odont/o = tooth

jejun/o = jejunum

onc/o = tumor

lapar/o = abdomen

onych/o = nail

laryng/o = larynx

oophor/o = ovary

later/o = side

ophthalm/o = eye

leuk/o = white

opthalm/o; opt/o; optic/o; = eye

lip/o = fat

or/o = mouth

lith/o = stone

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o = testis

lumb/o= waist

oste/o = bone

lymph/o = lymph

ot/o = ear

lymph/o = lymph

pancreat/o = pancreas

lymphaden/o = lymph gland

path/o = disease

lymphangi/o = lymph vessel

ped/o = child

mamm/o; mast/o = breast

pelv/o = pelvis

mediastin/o = mediastinum

peritone/o = peritoneum

men/o = menses

phak/o= lens

mening/o = meninges

pharyng/o = pharynx

metri/o= uterus

phleb/o = vein

my/o = muscle

phren/o = diaphragm

myel/o = spinal cord; bone marrow

pil/o = hair

myring/o = tympanic membrane

plas/o = formation, growth, development

nat/i = birth

pleur/o = pleura

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pneumon/o; pulmon/o = lung

uter/o = uterus

poster/o = back, behind

vas/o = vessel

proct/o = anus & rectum

vascul/o = blood vessel

psych/o = mind

ven/o = vein

pyel/o = renal pelvis

vertebr/o = backbone

radi/o = x-rays rect/o = rectum ren/o = kidney retin/o= retina rheumat/o = watery flow rhin/o = nose salping/o = fallopian tube scapul/o = scapula septic/o = pertaining to infection son/o = sound spin/o = spine splen/o = spleen spondyl/o = vertebra stomat/o = mouth ten/o = tendon thorac/o = chest thromb/o = clotting top/o = to put, place, position trache/o = trachea trich/o = hair troph/o = development, nourishment tympan/o = eardrum ur/o = urine, urea urethr/o = urethra...