HOSA Medical Terminology- Combining Forms
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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acid/o
acid
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acous/o
hearing
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acoust/o
hearing; sound
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acr/o
extremties
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aden/o
gland
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adenoid/o
adenoids
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adip/o
fat
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adren/o
adrenal gland
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adrenal/o
adrenal gland
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agglutin/o
clumping; sticking together
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albin/o
white
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albumin
albumin (a protien)
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alges/o
sensitivity to pain
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alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
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ambly/o
dull; dim
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amni/o
amnion
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amyl/o
starch
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an/o
anus
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andr/o
male
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angi/o
vessel (blood)
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ankyl/o
crooket; bent; stiff; fussed together
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anter/o
front
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anxi/o
anxious; uneasy
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aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
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append/o
appendix
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appendic/o
appendix
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aque/o
water
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arteri/o
artery
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arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
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arthr/o
joint
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articul/o
joint
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aspir/o
removal
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astr/o
star; star-shaped
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atel/o
incomplete; imperfect
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ather/o
plaque; fatty buildup
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audi/o
hearing
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audit/o
hearing
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aut/o
self
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azot/o
nitrogen
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bacteri/o
bacteria
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balan/o
glans penis
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bi/o
life
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bil/i
bile; gall
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blephar/o
eyelid
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bol/o
cast; throw
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brachi/o
arm
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bronch/o
bronchus; broncial tube
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bronchi/o
bronchiole; smaller subdivisoin of bronchus
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bucc/o
cheeck
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burs/o
bursa (sack of fluid near joints)
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calc/o
calcium
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calcul/o
stone
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cali/o
calyx
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carcin/o
cancer
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card/o
heart
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cardi/o
heart
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capr/o
wrist
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caud/o
tail
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caus/o
burning; burn; heat
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cauter/o
heat; burn
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cec/o
cecum (fist part of large intestine)
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celi/o
abdomen;belly
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cephal/o
head
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerbrum
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crumin/o
cerumen
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cervic/o
neck/cervix (neck of uterus)
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cheil/o
lip
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chir/o
hand
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chol/e
gall; bile
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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chrondr/o
cartilage
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chrori/o
chorion
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chrom/o
color
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chron/o
time
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cirrh/o
orange-yellow
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cis/o
cut
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coagul/o
coagulation; clotting
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cochle/o
cochlea
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col/o
large intestine; colon
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colon/o
large intestine; colon
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colp/o
vagina
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comi/o
to care for
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congest/o
accumulation of fluids
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
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constrict/o
narrowing
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contus/o
to bruise
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cor/o
pupil
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core/o
pupil
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corne/o
cornea
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coron/o
heart
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cortic/o
cortex; outer region
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
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crin/o
secrete
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cry/o
cold
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crypt/o
hidden
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culd/o
cul-de-sac (cavity closed at one end)
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cutane/o
skin