Medical Terminology -combining Form

Aer\o

Air,gas

Ather\o

Plaque, fatty substance (inside vessel)

Blast/o

Immature young cell

Calc/o, calci/o

Calcium

Chondrio,chondro

Cartilage, grainy, gritty

Chyl/o

Chyle, a digestive juice

Chym/o

Chyme, fluid in stomach

Cyst\o, cysti

Bladder, cyst, cystic dust

Cyt\o

Cell

Gluc/o

Glucose

Glyc\o

Sugar

Hydr/o

Hydrogen, water

Algesi/o, algi/o, alg/o

Pain

Cry/o

Cold

Dips/o

Thirst

Esthesi/o

Sensation,perception

Kin/o, kine

Movement

Kinesi/o, kines/o

Motion

Acanth/o

Spiny,thorny

Andr/o

Masculine

Chlor/o

Chlorine,green

Chrom/o, chromat/o

Colour

Crypt/o

Hidden, obscure

Cyan/o

Blue

Bacill/o

Bacilli, bacteria

Bacteri/o

Bacteria

Carcin/o

Cancer

Kyph/o

Humpback

Onch/o, onco

Tumor

Path/o

Disease

Anteri/o

Front

Dexter/o

Right,toward

Dors/o

Back

Goni/o

Angle

Later/o

To one side, lateral

Medi/o

Middle, medial plane

Crin/o

Secrete

Gen/o

Being born, producing

Hypn/o

Sleep

Log/o

Speech,words, thoughts

Narc/o

Sleep, numbness

Phag/o

Eating, devouring, swallowing

Actin/o

Light

Amyl/o

Starch

Bar/o

Weight

Bas/o, basi/o

Base

Bio

Life

Chem/o

Chemical

CXR

Chest x ray

DOB

Birth of birth

Dx

Diagnosis

ECG

Electrocardiogram

Fx

Fracture

GL

Gastrointestinal

BP

Blood pressure

H/o

History of

HEENT

Head,ears,eyes,nose,throat

HTN

Hypertension

Hx

History

IM

Intramuscular

LAC

Laceration