Combining Forms

caud/o

tail

cervic/o

neck

cephal/o

head

chondr/p

cartilage

adip/o

fat

abdomin/p

abdomen

crani/o

skull

bucc/o

cheek

cradi/o

heart

anter/o

front

enter/o

small intestine

dist/o

away from

crin/o

to secrete

epitheli/o

epithelium

glute/o

buttock

dors/o

back of body

dermat/o

skin

cutane/o

skin

cyt/o

cell

gastr/o

stomach

laryng/o

larynx

lymph/o

lymph

hist/o

tissue

immun/o

immunity, protection

infer/o

below

gynec/o

women

lumb/o

low back, loin

later/o

side

hemat/o

blood

inguin/o

groin

ped/o

foot

pelv/o

pelvis

ot/o

ear

medi/o

middle

nephr/o

kidney

muscul/o

muscle

ophthalm/o

eye

orth/o

straight, upright

neur/o

nerve

pariet/o

cavity wall

super/o

above

proct/o

rectum and anus

spin/o

spine

pub/o

genital region

pleur/o

pluera

peritone/o

peritoneum (lining the abdominal wall)

proxim/o

near to

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

poster/o

back

urino/o

urine

vascul/o

blood vessel

viscer/o

internal organ

thorac/o

chest

ven/o

vein

ur/o

urine

verterbr/o

vertabra