Combining Forms (Pages 1–3)
Page 1
- abdomin/o — abdomen
- adip/o — fat
- aer/o — air
- anter/o — front
- brachi/o — arm
- bucc/o — cheek
- cardi/o — heart
- caud/o — tail
- cephal/o — head
- cervic/o — neck
- chondr/o — cartilage
- crani/o — skull
- crin/o — to secrete
- crur/o — leg
- cutane/o — skin
- cyt/o — cell
- derm/o — skin
- dermat/o — skin
- dist/o — away from
- dors/o — back
- enter/o — small intestine
- epitheli/o — epithelium
- gastr/o — stomach
- glute/o — buttock
- gynec/o — female
Page 2
- hist/o — tissue
- immun/o — protection (immunity)
- hal/o — salt
- hemat/o — blood
- aer/o — air
- infer/o — below
- inguin/o — groin
- laryng/o — larynx
- later/o — side
- lingu/o — tongue
- lumb/o — loin
- lymph/o — lymph
- medi/o — middle
- muscul/o — muscle
- nephr/o — kidney
- neur/o — nerve
- ophthalm/o — eye
- orth/o — straight
- or/o — mouth
- ot/o — ear
- pariet/o — cavity wall
- ped/o — foot
- pelv/o — pelvis
- peritone/o — peritoneum
- pleur/o — pleura
- poster/o — back
- proct/o — rectum and anus
- proxim/o — near to
Page 3
- pub/o — genital region
- pulmon/o — lung
- rect/o — rectum
- rhin/o — nose
- spin/o — spine
- super/o — above
- thec/o — sheath (meninges)
- thorac/o — chest
- topic/o — a specific area
- ur/o — urine
- urin/o — urine
- vagin/o — vagina
- vascul/o — blood vessel
- ven/o — vein
- ventr/o — belly
- vertebr/o — vertebra
- viscer/o — internal organ
