HOSA MEDTERM COMBINING FORMS

abdomin/o

abdomen

acid/o

acid

acous/o

hearing

acoust/o

hearing;sound

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal gland

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together

albin/o

white

albumin/o

albumin (a protein)

alges/o

sensitivity to pain

alveol/o

albveolus; 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

anter/o

front

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)

arthr/o

joint

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

bi/o

life

bil/i

bile; gall

blephar/o

eyelid

bol/o

cast; throw

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

bronchus; bronchial tube

bronchi/o

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

bucc/o

cheek

burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

calc/o

calcium

calcul/o

stone

cali/o

calyx

carcin/o

cancer

card/o

heart

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

caus/o

burn; burning; heat

cauter/o

heat; burn

cec/o

cecum (first part of large intestine)

celi/o

abdomen; belly

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cerumin/o

cerumen

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

cheil/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

col/o

large intestine; colon

colon/o

large intestine; colon

colp/o

vagina

comi/o

to care for

congest/o

accumulation of fluid

conjuctive/o

conjunctiva

constrict/o

narrowing

contus/o

to bruise

cor/o

pupil

core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

coron/o

heart

cortic/o

cortex; outer region

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

crin/o

secrete

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

culd/o

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