Medical Terminology (Word Root + Combining Vowel) Combining Form

abdomin/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal gland

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

albumin/o

albumin

alveol/o

alveolus (air sac)

ambly/

dull,dim

amni/o

amnion

an/o

anus

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front (side of body)

aort/o

aorta

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

aque/o

water

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

arthr/o

joint

atel/o

imcomplete

ather/o

fatty substance, plague

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

azot/o

nitrogen waste

bacteri/o

bacteria

balan/o

glans penis

bas/o

base

bi/o

life

blephar/o

eyelid

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

bronchus

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

burs/o

bursa

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

carpus (wrist)

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chem/o

chemical

chol/e

bile

cholangi/o

bile duct

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

chorion

choroid/o

choroid layer

chrom/o

color

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone)

coagul/o

clotting

coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone)

cochle/o

cochlea

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

coni/o

dust

conjunctiv/o

conjunctiva

core/o

pupil

corne/o

cornea

coron/o

heart

corpor/o

body

cortic/o

cortex

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

crin/o

to secrete

cry/o

cold

crypt/o

hidden

cubit/o

elbow

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cycl/o

ciliary body

cyst/o

urinary bladder, sac

cyt/o

cell

dacry/o

tears

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

dipl/o

double

dist/o

farthest (away from beginning of structure)

diverticul/o

diverticulum

dors/o

back (side of body)

duoden/o

duodenum

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

plug

embry/o

embryo

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestine

eosin/o

rosy red

epididym/o

epididymis

epiglott/o

epiglottis

episi/o

vulva

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)