Combining Forms = MT

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anter/o

anter/o

front

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

cardi/o

heart

caud/o

tail

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

col/o, colon/o

large intestine; colon

cost/o

rib

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

away from the point of origin; far; distant

dors/o

back of body

enter/o

intestines (usually the small intestine)

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar; glucose

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

infer/o

below

later/o

side

lip/o

fat

log/o

study

medi/o

middle

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

path/o

diease

poster/o

back (of body); behind

proxim/o

near the point of origin; near; close

sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

super/o

above

thorac/o

chest

ventr/o

belly side of body; ventral aspect

viscer/o

internal organs

abdomin/o

abdomn

acid/o

acid

acous/o

hearing

acoust/o

hearing; sound

acr/o

extremities

aden/o

gland

adenoid/o

adenoids

adip/o

fat

adrenal/o

adrenal gland

agglutin/o

clumping; sticking together

albin/o

white

albumin/o

albumin (a protien)

alges/o

sensitivity to pain

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

ambly/o

dull; dim

amni/o

amnion

amyl/o

starch

an/o

anus

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel (blood)

ankyl/o

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

anxi/o

anxious; uneasy

aort/o

aorta; largest artery

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

aque/o

water

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

articul/o

joint

aspir/o

removal

astr/o

star; star-shaped

atel/o

incomplete; imperfect

ather/o

plaque; fatty buildup

audi/o

hearing

audit/o

hearing

aut/o

self

azot/o

nitrogen

bacteri/o

bacteria

balan/o

glans penis

bil/i

bilie;gall

blephar/o

eyelid

bol/o

cast;throw

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

bronchus; bronchial tube

brochi/o

bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus

bucc/o

check

burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near joint)

calc/o

calcium

calcul/o

stone

cali/o

calyx

carcin/o

cancer

card/o

heart