Medical Terms - Common Combining Forms (Body Parts)

CEP Medical - Terms Part 1 (61 Items)

adip/o

fat

lip/o

fat

steat/o

fat

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

axill/o

armpit

blephar/o

eyelid

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cebrebrum, brain

encephal/o

cerebrum, brain

cervic/o

neck

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

col/o

large intestine

cost/o

rib cross section

crani/o

skull

cyst/o

urinary bladder

cyt/o

cell

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

enter/o

small intestine

esopgag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdominal wall

laryng/o

voice box, larynx

myel/o

spinal cord

my/o

muscle

muscul/o

muscle

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

neur/o

nerve

ophthalm/o

eye

ocul/o

eye

or/o

mouth

stomat/o

mouth

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

pancreat/o

pancreas

pharyng/o

throat

pneum/o

lung

pneumon/o

lung

ren/o

kidney

nephr/o

kidney

splen/o

spleen

thorac/o

chest

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

trache/o

windpipe, trachea

ven/o

veins

phleb/o

veins

vertebr/o

vertebra

appendic/o

veriform appendix

rect/o

rectum

proct/o

rectum

phren/o

diaphram

bucca

cheek

mykes

mushroom, fungus

vivere

life

lumbus

loin