Chapter 9 Combining Forms

azot/o

Nitrogeneous waste

bacteri/o

Bacteria

corpor/o

Body

cyst/o

Urinary bladder

genit/o

Genitals

glomerul/o

Glomerulus

glycos/o

Sugar, glucose

home/o

Sameness

hydr/o

Water

iatr/o

Physician, medicine, treatment

idi/o

Distinctive

keton/o

Ketones

meat/o

Meatus

nephr/o

Kidney

noct/i

Night

olig/o

Scanty

protein/o

Protein

pyel/o

Renal pelvis

ren/o

Kidney

tox/o

Poison

ur/o

Urine

ureter/o

Ureter

urthr/o

Urethra

urin/o

Urine

amni/o

Amnion

cervic/o

Neck, cervix

chori/o

Chorion

colp/o

Vagina

culd/o

Cul-de-sac

dilat/o

To widen

embry/o

Embryo

episi/o

Vulva

estr/o

Female

fet/o

Fetus

gynec/o

Female

hymen/o

Hymen

hyster/o

Uterus

lact/o

Milk

mamm/o

Breast

mast/o

Breast

men/o

Menses, menstruation

metr/o

Uterus

nat/o

Birth

o/o

Ovum

oophor/o

Ovary

ov/o, ov/i

Ovum

ovari/o

Ovary

pareun/o

Sexual intercourse

parine/o

Perineum

radic/o

Root

salping/o

Uterine (fallopian) tubes

uter/o

Uterus

vagin/o

Vagina

vulv/o

Vulva