Combining Forms

abdomin/o

abdomen

achill/o

Achilles' heel

acid/o

acid (pH)

acoust/o

hearing

acr/o

extremity

actin/o

ray

acul/o

needle

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

adren/o

adrenal gland

aer/o

air

agglutinat/o

clumping

albin/o

white

albumin/o

protein

alkali/o

basic (pH)

all/o

other

alveol/o

small hole

ambly/o

dull

ambul/o

walk

ametr/o

disproportionate

amni/o

amnion

amyl/o

starch

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

angin/o

choke

anis/o

unequal

ankyl/o

stiffened

an/o

anus

anthrac/o

coal

antr/o

cavity

append/o

appendix

aort/o

aorta

arachn/o

spider

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

atel/o

imperfect

ather/o

fatty

atri/o

atrium

audi/o

hear

aur/o

ear

axill/o

armpit

bacteri/o

bacteria

balan/o

glans

bas/o

base (pH)

bil/i

gall

bilirubin/o

bilirubin

bi/o

life

blephar/o

eyelid

bol/o

cast

brachy/o

arm

bronch/o

bronchi

bucc/o

cheek

burs/o

pouch

cac/o

bad

calc/i

calcium

calcane/o

heel hone

capn/i

smoke

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

cat/a

down

caud/o

tail

caus/o

heat

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

abdomen

centr/i

center

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

little brain (cerebellum)

cerebr/o

brain (cerebrum)

cerumin/o

wax

cervic/o

neck

cheil/o

lip

chem/o

chemical

chole/o

gall

cholangi/o

bile vessel

choledoch/o

common bile duct

cholester/o

cholesterol

chondr/o

cartilage

chori/o

chorion

choroid/o

choroid

cine/o

motion

cinemat/o

motion

cirrh/o

yellow

cis/o

cut

cistern/o

reservoir

clavic/o

clavicle

clavicul/o

clavicle

cleid/o

clavicle

clon/o

turmoil

coagul/o

clot

coccidioid/o

fungus

coccyg/o

tail bone

cochle/o

snail

coit/o

coming together

cull/o

glutinous

colon/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

condyl/o

knuckle

coni/o

dust

copr/o

feces