Combining Forms

Medical Terminology - Combining Forms

ven/o

Vein

trache/o

Trachea

tonsill/o

Tonsils

thorac/o

Chest

strept/o

Twisted chains

stephyl/o

Clusters

splen/o

Spleen

rect/o

R3ctum

pulmon/o

Lungs

pneumon/o

Lungs

pleur/o

Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)

plas/o

Formation, Development

phleb/o

Vein

phag/o

To eat, swallow

peritone/o

Peritoneum

ot/o

Ear

opi/o

Opium

nucle/o

Nucleus

neutr/o

Neutrophil (white blood cell)

necr/o

Death

myel/o

Spinal cord, bone marrow

my/o

Muscle

muc/o

Mucus

morph/o

Shape, form

mast/o

Breast

mamm/o

Breast

lymph/o

Lymph

laryng//o

Larynx (voice box)

lapar/o

Abdomen, abdominal wall

isch/o

To hold back

inguin/o

Groin

hydr/o

Water, fluid

col/o

Colon

chron/o

Time

chondr/o

Cartilage

chem/o

Drug, chemical

bronch/o

Bronchial Tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

blephar/o

Eyelid

axill/o

Armpit

arteri/o

Artery

angi/o

Vessel

amin/o

Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

adip/o

Fat

acu/o

Sharp, severe, sudden

arc/o

Extremities, top, extreme point

abdomin/o

Abdomen

iatr/o

Treatment, physician

oste/o

Bone

nephr/o

Kidney

cerenr/o

Cerebrum

cis/o

To cut

electr/o

Electricity

cardi/o

Heart

gastr/o

Stomach

enter/o

Intestines

bi/o

Life

hemat/o OR hem/o

Blood

gynec/o

Female

encephal/o

Brain

glyc/o

Sugar

derm/o

Skin

cyt/o

Cell

ped/o

Child

path/o

Disease

psych/o

Mind

rhin/o

Nose

ur/o

Urinary tract, urine

log/o

Study of

leuk/o

White

neur/o

Nerve

onc/o

Tumor

carcin/o

Cancer

radi/o

X-ray

opthalm/o

Eye

erythr/o

Red

aden/o

Gland

cephal/o

Head

gnos/o

Knowludge

cyst/o

Urinary bladder

sarc/o

Flesh

hepat/o

Liver

ren/o

Kidney

thromb/o

Clotting

arthr/o

Joint

sect/o

To cut

crin/o

To secret