Medical terminology Combining Forms

arden/ o

gland

arthr/ o

joint

bi/ o

life

carcin/ o

cancerous, cancer

cardi/ o

heart

cephal/ o

head

cerebr/ o

cerebrum

cis/ o

to cut

crin/ o

to secrete

cyst/ o

urinary bladder

cyt/ o

cell

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

hemat/o

hem/o

blood

hepat/ o

liver

iatr/ o

treatment, physician

leuk/ o

white

log/ o

study of

Nephr/ o

kidney

Neur/ o

nerve

Onc/ o

tumor

ophthalm/ o

eye

Oste/ o

bone

path/ o

disease

ped/ o

chile

psych/ o

mind

radi/ o

x rays

ren/ o

kidney

rhin/ o

nose

sarc/ o

flesh

sect/ o

to cut

thromb/ o

clot, clotting

ur/ o

urinary tract, urine

my/o

muscle