combining forms

Abdomin/o

Abdomen

Acr/o

Extremities, top, extreme point

Acu/o

Sharp, severe, sudden

Aden/o

Gland

Adip/o

Fat

Amni/o

Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

Angi/o

Vessel

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Joint

Axill/o

Armpit

Bi/o

Life

blephar/o

Eyelid

Bronch/o

Bronchial tubes (2 tubes, one right and one left that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

Carcin/o

Cancer

Cardi/o

Heart

Chem/o

Drug, chemical

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Chron/o

Time

Col/o

Colon (large intestine)

Cyst/o

Urinary bladder

Encephal/o

Brain

Erythr/o

Red

Hem/o

Blood

Hepat/o

Liver

Hydr/o

Water, fluid

Inguin/o

Groin

Isch/o

To hold back

Lapar/o

Abdomen, abdominal wall

Laryng/o

Larynx

Leuk/o

White

Lymph/o

Lymph

Mamm/o

Breast

Mast/o

Breast

Morph/o

Shape, form

Muc/o

Mucus

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Spinal cord; bone marrow

Necr/o

Death (of cells or whole body)

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Neutr/o

Neutrophil (white blood cell)

Nucle/o

Nucleus

Opthalm/o

Eye

Opi/o

Opium

Oste/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear

Path/o

Disease

Peritone/o

Peritoneum

Phag/o

To eat, swallow

Phleb/o

Vein

Plas/o

Formation, development

Pleur/o

Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

Pneumon/o

Lungs

Pulmon/o

Lungs

Radi/o

X-rays

Rect/o

Rectum

Ren/o

Kidney

Rhin/o

Nose

Sarc/o

Flesh

Splen/o

Spleen

Staphyl/o

Clusters

Strept/o

Twisted chains

Thorac/o

Chest

Thromb/o

Clot

Tonsill/o

Tonsils

Trache/o

Trachea (windpipe)

Ven/o

Vein

Carp/o

Wrist bones

Cis/o

Cut

Cost/o

Rib

Cutane/o

Skin

Dactyl/o

Fingers, toes

Duct/o

Lead, carry

Flex/o

Bend

Furc/o

Branching

Gloss/o

Tongue

Glyc/o

Sugar

Immun/o

Protection

Morph/o

Shape, form

Mort/o

Death

Nat/i

Birth

Norm/o

Rule, order

Ox/o

Oxygen

Pub/o

Pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hip bone

Somn/o

Sleep

Son/o

Sound

Tens/o

Force, strain, stretch

The/o

Put, place

Thel/o, theli/o

Nipple

Thyr/o

Thyroid gland; shield

Top/o

Place, position, location

Tox/o

Poison

Trache/o

Windpipe, trachea

Urethr/o

Urethra

Abdomin/o

Abdomen

Adip/o

Fat

Anter/o

Front

Cervic/o

Neck (of the body or the uterus)

Chondr/o

Cartilage (type of connective tissue)

Chrom/o

Color