Med Term Root/Combining Form

Ch 1-8

cardi/o

heart

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

nephr/o, ren/o

kidney

derm/o cutane/o

skino

oste/o

bone

cyst/o

bladder or sac

hyster/o or metr/o

uterus

oophor/o

ovary

orchid/o

testis

enter/o

intestine

arthr/o

joint

trich/o

hair

onych/o

nail

col/o

colon

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

ur/o

urine

orchid/o  test/o

testis

prostat/o

prostrate

gynec/o

female

mast/o

breast

cervic/o

cervix

salping/o

fallopian tube

colp/o

female/woman

gynec/o

vagina

pneum/o

lung or air

pulmon/o

lung

respir/a

to breath

bronch/o

bronchus

hem/o

blood

esthet/e

beauty

integument

covering of the body

melan/o

black

strat-

layer

basal/e

deepest part

thel/i

nipple

corne-

having a horn

granul/o

small grain

fibr/o

fiber

-crine

secrete

carcin-

cancer

-cubitus

lying down

ulcer

sore

stasis

stay in one place

path/o

disease

log

to study

-all-

different, strange

-erg-

work

ichthy-

fish

infect-

tainted, internal invastion

infest

invade

necr/o

death

-myos-

muscle

scler/o

hard

erythemat

redness

andr/o

male

seb/o

sebum

diaphor-

sweat

onych/o

nail

-myc-

fungus

edema-

swelling

-graft-

transplant

-gener-

produce

incis-

cut into

lacer-

to tear

-phage

to eat

cry/o

icy cold

-prur;it

itch

topic-

local

ailment

nourishment

contract

to shorten

elimin

to throw away

ingest-

carry on

-stalisis

constrict

prot/e

protein

mastic-

chew

or/o

mouth

cusp-

point

dent-

tooth

gingiv-

gum

immun/o

immune response

globul

protein

lys/o

dissolve

ot

ear

odont

tooth

lingu

tongue

glottis

windpipe

pharynx

throat

nas/o

nose

intrins

on the inside

absorb

swallow

lact/e

milk

an/o

anus

fec

feces

flatul

excessive gas

reflex

bend back

rect

rectum

chol/e

bile

gluc/o glyc/o

sugar

peptid

digestion