Combining Form

aden/o

gland

amni/o

amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)

angi/o

vessel (usually a blood vessel)

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

ather/o

plaque (a yellow fatty material)

axill/o

armpit

bronch/o

bronchial tube

bronchi/o

bronchial tube

carcin/o

cancerous

cardi/o

heart

chem/o

drug/ chemical

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chron/o

time

col/o

colon (large intestine or bowel)

coron/o

heart/ crown

cry/o

cold

cyst/o

urinary bladder/ sac of fluid or cyst

electro/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

hem/o

blood

hema/o

blood

hepta/o

liver

hyster/o

uterus

inguin/o

groin

isch/o

to hold back

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

voice box

leuko/o

white

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

men/o

menses (menstruation)

mening/o

meninges

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow/ spinal cord

necr/o

death of cells

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oophor/o

ovary

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pelv/o

hip area

peritone/o

peritoneum

phleb/o

vein

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube

sarc/o

flesh

septic/o

pertaining to infection

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

windwipe/ trachea

ur/o

urine or urea/ urinary tract

vascul/o

blood vessel