UND PT Word Roots/Combining Forms

aort

aorta

append

appendix, hang to

appendic

appendix, hanging to

appendicul

to hang to

arachn

spider

arter

artery

ateri/o

artery

arthr

joint

arthr/o

joint

artific/i

not natural

atel

imperfect

ather/o

fatty substance, porridge

atri/o

atrium

aud/i

to hear

audi/o

to hear

auditor

hearing

aur

ear

auscultat

listen to

axi

axle

axill

armpit

bacter/i

bacteria

balan

glans penis

balan/o

glans penis

bartholin

Bartholin’s glands

bil

bile

bil/i

bile, gall

bio

life

blephar

eyelid

blephar/o

eyelid

brach/i

arm

brachi/o

arm

bronch, bronch/i

bronchi

bronchiol

bronchiole

bronch/o

bronchi

bucc

cheek

burs

pouch

Calc

calcium

calc/i

calcium

calcane

heel

calciton

calcium

cancer

crab

capn

smoke

carcin

cancer

card

heart

card/i

heart

cardi/o

heart

carp

wrist

caud

tail

caus

heat

celi

abdomen, belly

centr

center

cephal

head

cephal/o

head

cept

receive

cerebell

little brain

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cervic

cervix, neck

cervic/o

cervix, neck

cheil

lip

chem/o

chemical

chlor/o

green

chol

gall, bile

chol/e

gall, bile

choledoch/o

commone bile duct

chondr

cartilage

chondr/o

cartilage

cubitus

to lie; a lying down

cutane

skin

cyan

dark blue

cycl/o

ciliary body

cyst

bladder, sac

cyst/i

bladder, sac

cyst/o

bladder, sac

cyt

cell

cyth

cell

cyt/o

cell

dacry

tear

dacry/o

tear

dactyl/o

finger or toe

dent

tooth

dent/i

tooth

derm

skin

dermat/o

skin

derm/o

skin

dextr/o

to the right

diastol

to expand

didym

testis

dilat

to widen

dist

away from the point of origin and/or attachment

dors

backward

dors/i

backwar

duct

to lead

duoden

duodenum

duoden/o

duodenum

dur

dura, hard

dwarf

small

eg/o

I, self

electr/o

electricity

embol

to cast, to throw

emet

vomiting