Med Term combining forms

abdomin/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremities, top, extreme point

acu/o

sharp, severe, sudden

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

albumin/o

albumin

alges/o

excessive sensitivity to pain

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

amni/o

amnion

amyl/o

starch

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front

an/o

anus

aort/o

aorta

append/o, appendic/o

appendix

artero/o & arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

yellowish plaque

atri/o

atrium

axill/o

armpit

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

balan/o

glans penis

bartholin/o

Bartholin gland

bil/i

gall, bile

bilirubin/o

bilirubin (bile pigment)

bi/o

life

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole, small bronchus

bucc/o

cheek

cali/o, calic/o

calyx/calix; cup-shaped

capn/o

carbon dioxide

carcin/o

cancerous/cancer

cardi/o

heart

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

belly, abdomen

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

cervic/o

neck

cheil/o

lip

chem/o

drug, chemical

chol/e

gall or bile

cholangi/o

bile duct (vessel)

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cholesterol/o

cholesterol

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

chorion

chron/o

time

cis/o

to cut

col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

colp/o

vagina

comat/o

deep sleep

coni/o

dust

coron/o

heart

crin/o

to secrete (to form and give off)

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

culd/o

cul-de-sac

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyst/o

urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)

cyt/o

cell

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

dent/i

tooth

dips/o

thirst

dist/o

far, distant

dors/o

back portion of body

duct/o

lead, carry

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

dura mater

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

epididym/o

epididymis

epiglott/o

epiglottis

episi/o

vulva

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

esthesi/o

feeling, nervous sensation

faci/o

face

flex/o

bend

furc/o

branching

galact/o

milk

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gli/o

glial cells

glomerul/o

glomerulus

gloss/o

tongue

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar

glycogen/o

glycogen, animal starch

gnos/o

knowledge

gon/o

seed

gynec/o

woman/female