Exam 1 Greek Combining forms

somat/o, som/o, -some

body

mer/o, -mer, -mere

part, partial

coel/o, cel/o, celi/o, -coele, -cele

cavity, abdomen

cardi/o

heart

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestine)

nephr/o

kidney

cyst/o

bladder, sac, cyst

aden/o

gland

derm/o, dermat/o, -derm

skin

my/o, myos/o, mys/o

muscle, mouse

oste/o

bone

neur/o

nerve

phleb/o

vein

angi/o

vessel

cephal/o

head

metop/o

forehead

prosop/o

face

rhin/o

-rhine

nose

ophthalm/o

-ophthalmus

eye

ot/o

ear

stomat/o, stom/o

mouth, outlet, opening

mel/o (melos)

cheek

geni/o

chin

trachel/o

neck, cervix

mel/o (mela)

limb

maschal/o

armpit

olecran/o

elbow

ancon/o

elbow

cheir/o, chir/o

hand

dactyl/o, -dactyl

finger or toe

lapar/o

abdomen

pyg/o

buttocks

glut/o

buttock

ischi/o

hip, ischium bone

mer/o

thigh

gony/o, gonat/o

knee

knem/o

cnem/o

lower leg

ptern/o

heel

pod/o, -pus, -pod

foot, foot-like structure, stalk