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Medical Terminology -Common Combining Forms
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Undergraduate 1
09/02/2008

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Term
aden/o
Definition

gland

ex. adenopathy- gland disease

Term
carcin/o
Definition

cancer

ex. carcinoma-cancerous tumor

Term
cardi/o
Definition

heart

ex cardiac-pertaining to the heart

Term
chem/o
Definition

chemical

ex. chemotherapy-treatment with chemicals

Term
cis/o
Definition

to cut

incision-process of cutting into

Term
dermat/o
Definition

skin

dermatology-study of the skin

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enter/o
Definition

small intestine

enteric-pertaining to the small intestine

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gastr/o
Definition

stomach

gastric-pertaining to the stomach

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gynec/o
Definition

female

gynecology-study of females

Term
hemat/o
Definition

blood

hematic-pertaining to the blood

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hydr/o
Definition

water

hydrocele-protrusion of water (in the scrotum)

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immun/o
Definition

immune

immunology-study of immunity

Term
laryng/o
Definition

voice box
laryngeal-pertaining to the voice box

Term
morph/o
Definition

shape

morphology-study of shape

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nephr/o
Definition

kidney

nephromegaly-enlarged kidney

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neur/o
Definition

nerve

neural-pertaining to a nerve

Term
ophthalm/o
Definition

eye

ophthalmic-pertaining to the eye

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ot/o
Definition

ear

otic-pertaining to the ear

Term
path/o
Definition

disease

pathology-study of disease

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pulmon/o
Definition

lung

pulmanary-pertaining to the lungs

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rhin/o
Definition

nose

rhinoplasty-surgical repair of the nose

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ur/o
Definition

urine, urinary tract

urology-study of the urinary tract

Term
abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
adip/o
Definition
fat
Term
anter/o
Definition
front
Term
brachi/o
Definition
arm
Term
caud/o
Definition
tail
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
Definition

neck

cephalic=head

cervical=neck

Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
crur/o
Definition
leg
Term
cyt/o
Definition
cell
Term
dist/o
Definition

away from

distant

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dors/o
Definition
back of the body
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dors/o
Definition
back of body
Term
epitheli/o
Definition

epithelium

(epithelial tissue; top layer of skin, stomach lining,)

Term
glute/o
Definition
buttock
Term
hist/o
Definition
tissue
Term
infer/o
Definition

below

infer,infra

Term
later/o
Definition
side
Term
medi/o
Definition
middle
Term
muscul/o
Definition
muscle
Term
organ/o
Definition
organ
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
pelv/o
Definition
pelvis
Term
peritone/o
Definition

peritoneum

(wall in abdominopelvic cavity)

Term
pleur/o
Definition

pleura

membrane encasing thoracic cavity (chest)organs

April had pleuracy

Term
poster/o
Definition
back
Term
proxim/o
Definition
near to
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proxim/o
Definition
near to
Term
pub/o
Definition
genital region
Term
somat/o
Definition
body
Term
spin/o
Definition
spine
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super/o
Definition
above
Term
system/o
Definition
system
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
ventr/o
Definition

belly

ventral cavities

(thoracic/abdominopelvic in ventral)

belly in the front

dorsal in the back

(spinal/cranial in dorsal)

Term
vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
viscer/o
Definition

internal organ

(viscera- all organs within the ventral cavity{torso})

Term
albin/o
Definition
white
Term
bi/o
Definition
life
Term
cry/o
Definition
cold
Term
cutane/o
Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
Definition
blue
Term
derm/o
Definition
skin
Term
dermat/o
Definition
skin
Term
diaphor/o
Definition
profuse sweating
Term
electr/o
Definition
electricity
Term
erythr/o
Definition
red
Term
hidr/o
Definition
sweat
Term
ichthy/o
Definition
scaly,dry
Term
kerat/o
Definition
hard,horny
Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
lip/o
Definition
fat
Term
akyl/o
Definition
stiff joints
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
Definition
sac
Term
carp/o
Definition
wrist
Term
cervic/o
Definition
neck
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
collar bone
clavicle, cervical, cephalic
Term
coccyg/o
Definition
coccyx
tip of tailbone
3-5 very small vertebrae attached to sacrum (triangular top of tail bone)
Term
cortic/o
Definition
outer portion
cor-e's ic-ing
Term
cost/o
Definition
rib
it's gonna cost ya
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
femor/o
Definition
femur
chauly-horse
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula
fliby shin bone next to the big tibby tibia
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus
funny bone, funny how it's spelled
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium
bone where you feel ill
Term
ischi/o
Definition
ischium
bone you itch some
Term
kyph/o
Definition
hump
Kip hunches
Term
lamin/o
Definition
lamina,part of vertebra
Term
epitheli/o
Definition
epithelial tissue
(top skin, stomach lining)
Term
rhytid/o
Definition
wrinkles
Term
seb/o
Definition
oily discharge
Term
melan/o
Definition
black
Term
onych/o
Definition
nail
Term
py/o
Definition
pus
Term
trich/o
Definition
hair
Term
ungu/o
Definition
nails
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