Body organization combining forms

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

aer/o

air

anter/o

front

brachi/o

arm

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

crani/o

skull

crin/o

to secrete

crur/o

leg

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

dist/o

away from

dors/o

back of body

enter/o

small intestine

epitheli/o

epithelium

eti/o

cause

gastr/o

stomach

glute/o

buttock

gynec/o

woman

hemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

immun/o

protection

infer/o

below

inguin/o

groin

laryng/o

larynx

later/o

side

lumb/o

loin or low back

lymph/o

lymph

medi/o

middle

muscul/o

muscle

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

nucle/o

nucleus

ophthalm/o

eye

orth/o

straight, upright

ot/o

ear

ox/o

oxygen

pariet/o

cavity wall

path/o

disease

ped/o

child, foot

pelv/o

pelvis

peritone/o

peritoneum

pleur/o

pleura

poster/o

back

proct/o

rectum and anus

proxim/o

near to

pub/o

genital region

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

somat/o

body

spin/o

spine

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ur/o, urin/o

urine

vascul/o

blood vessel

ventr/o

belly

vertebr/o

vertebra

viscer/o

internal organ