Medical Terminology - Final Review: Combining Forms

aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer (cancerous)

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

crin/o

secrete

cyst/o

urinary bladder

cyt/o

cell

dem/o

people

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen

leuk/o

white

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

psych/o

mind

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

thromb/o

clotting

urethr/o

urethra

vascul/o

blood vessel

abdomin/o

abdomen

anter/o

front

bronch/o

bronchial tubes

cervic/o

neck

chrondr/o

cartilage

coccyg/o

tailbone

crani/o

skull

epitheli/o

skin

esophag/o

esophagus

laryng/o

voice box (larynx)

later/o

side

lumb/o

loin, wast region

lymph/o

lymph nodes

mediastin/o

mediastinum (space between the lungs)

pelv/o

bones of the hip region

peritone/o

peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity)

pharyng/o

throat

pleur/o

pleura (membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the chest cavity)

poster/o

back, behind

radi/o

x-rays

sacr/o

sacrum

spin/o

backbone

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

windpipe (trachea)

vertebr/o

backbone

medi/o

middle

amni/o

amnion

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

plaque, collection of fatty material

axill/o

armpit

chem/o

drug, chemical

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chron/o

time

col/o

colon

coron/o

heart

cry/o

cold

hyster/o

uterus

inguin/o

groin

isch/o

to hold back

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menstruation

mening/o

meninges (membrane that covers and protects the brain and spinal cord)

my/o

muscle

mycel/o

spinal cord or bone marrow

necr/o

death

oophor/o

ovary

ot/o

ear

phleb/o

vein

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

salping/o

fallopian tube

septic/o

pertaining to infection

tonsill/o

tonsil

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

an/o

anus

carp/o

wrist bones

cis/o

to cut

cost/o

ribs

cutane/o

skin

dur/o

dura mater

gen/o

to produce