combining forms ch1

glyc/o

glyc/o

sugar; glucose

poster/o

back (of body); behind

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

hist/o

tissue

col/o ; colon/o

large intestine; colon

viscer/o

internal organs

infer/o

below

anter/o

front

thorac/o

chest

lip/o

fat

cost/o

rib

gastr/o

stomach

arthr/o

joint

ventr/o

belly side of body; ventral aspect

path/o

disease

later/o

side

cardi/o

heart

proxim/o

near the point of origin; near; close

sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

cyt/o

cell

log/o

study

dors/o

back of the body

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

medi/o

middle

bi/o

life

neur/o

nerve

my/o

muscle

cephal/o

head

hepat/o

liver

dist/o

away from the point of origin; far; distant

caud/o

tail

super/o

above