Combining Forms = MT

anter/o

front

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

col/o, colon/o

large intestine; colon

cost/o

rib

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

away from the point of origin; far; distant

dors/o

back of body

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestine)

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar; glucose

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

infer/o

below

later/o

side

lip/o

fat

log/o

study

medi/o

middle

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

path/o

diease

poster/o

back (of body); behind

proxim/o

near the point of origin; near; close

sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ventr/o

belly side of body; ventral aspect

viscer/o

internal organs

abdomin/o

abdomn

acid/o

acid

acous/o

hearing

acoust/o

hearing; sound

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together

albin/o

white

albumin/o

albumin (a protien)

alges/o

sensitivity to pain

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

ambly/o

dull; dim

amni/o

amnion

amyl/o

starch

an/o

anus

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel (blood)

ankyl/o

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

anxi/o

anxious; uneasy

aort/o

aorta; largest artery

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

aque/o

water

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

articul/o

joint

aspir/o

removal

astr/o

star; star-shaped

atel/o

incomplete; imperfect

ather/o

plaque; fatty buildup

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

aut/o

self

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

balan/o

glans penis

bil/i

bilie;gall

blephar/o

eyelid

bol/o

cast;throw

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

bronchus; bronchial tube

brochi/o

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

bucc/o

check

burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near joint)

calc/o

calcium

calcul/o

stone

cali/o

calyx

carcin/o

cancer

card/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caus/o

burn; burning; heat

cauter/o

heat; burn

cec/o

cecum (first part of the large intestine)

celi/o

abdomen; belly

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebellum

cerumin/o

cerumen

cheli/o

lip

chir/o

hand

chol/e

gall; bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

chorion

chorion/o

chorion

chrom/o

color

chron/o

time

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

cis/o

to cut

coagul/o

coagulation; clotting

cochle/o

cochlea

colp/o

vagina

comi/o

to care for

congest/o

accumulation of fluid

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

constrict/o

narrowing

contus/o

to bruise

cor/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

coron/o

heart

cortic/o

cortex; outer region

crani/o

skull

crin/o

secrete

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

culd/o

cul-de-sac (cavity closed at one end)

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

cyst; fluid sac; bladder

dacry/o

tear

dem/o

people

dent/i

tooth

derm/a

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

dilat/o

to enlarge or expand

dipl/o

double

duct/o

to lead; to carry

duoden/o

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

dur/o

dura mater

ecchym/o

blood in the tissues

electr/o

electricity

embry/o

embryo

encephal/o

brain

epididym/o

epidymis

epiglott/o

epiglottis

episi/o

vulva

erythem/o

redness

eryhemat/o

redness

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

esthes/o

nervous sensation

esthesi/o

nervous sensation

fasci/o

fibrous band; fiscia

fet/o

fetus

fibr/o

fiber

flex/o

to bend

fluor/o

luminous; lighted up

fung/o

fungus

genti/o

reproduction

gigant/i

abnormally large

gingiv/o

gums

glauc/o

gray

gli/o

glue

glomerul/o

glomerulus

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o

sugar; glucose

glycos/o

sugar; glucose

gon/o

seed

gonad/o

sex glands

graph/o

writing

gustat/o

taste

gyn/o

female; woman

gynec/o

female;women

hem/a

blood

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hern/i

hernia

hiat/o

opening

hidr/o

sweat

hirsut/o

hairy

home/o

similar

hydr/o

water

hymen/o

hymen

hypn/o

sleep

hyster/o

uterus

iatr/o

physician; treatment

ichthy/o

dry; scaly

idi/o

unknown; individual; distinct

ile/o

ileum (third part of the small intestine)

immun/o

immune; protection

inguin/o

groin

insulin/o

insulin

integument/o

covering

ir/o

iris

irid/o

iris

isch/o

back; to hold back

jaund/o

yello

jejun/o

jejunum (second part of the small intestine)

kal/i

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

kerat/o

hard, horn-shaped tissue; cornea

ket/o

ketone

kines/o

movement

kinesi/o

movement

kyph/o

humpback

labi/o

lip

lacrim/o

tears

lact/o

milk

lamin/o

lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

lapar/o

abdominal wall; abdomen

laryng/o

larynx; voice box

lei/o

smooth

leuk/o

white

lex/o

word

ligat/o

binding; trying

ling/o

tongue

lith/o

stone; calculus