combining forms for med terms!

  • abdomin/o - abdomen

  • mamm/o - breast

  • append/o - appendix

  • menstru/o - monthly discharge of blood

  • arteri/o - artery

  • ment/o - mind

  • arthr/o - joint

  • muscul/o - muscle

  • bi/o - life; living organisms

  • nas/o - nose

  • card/i - heart

  • neur/o - nerve

  • nucle/o - nucleus

  • cholecyst/o - gallbladder

  • nutri/o - nourishment

  • col/o - colon

  • pelv/o - pelvis

  • colon/o - colon

  • phag/o - eating; swallowing

  • cost/o - rib

  • pleg/o - paralysis

  • cutane/o - skin

  • pneumon/o - lung; air

  • derm/o - skin

  • digest/o - break down food; digest

  • psych/o - mind

  • sperm/o - sperm

  • enter/o - intestine

  • spir/o - breathe

  • esthes/o - sensation; feeling

  • tens/o - pressure

  • gastr/o - stomach

  • therap/o - therapy

  • gemin/o - set or group

  • thyroid/o - thyroid gland

  • hem/o - blood

  • hepat/o - liver

  • trache/o - trachea

  • hyster/o - uterus (womb)

  • urin/o - urine; urinary system

  • intestin/o - intestine

  • uter/o - uterus (womb)

  • lapar/o - abdomen

  • vagin/o - vagina

  • laryng/o - larynx (voice box)

  • ven/o - vein

  • later/o - side

  • tonsill/o - tonsil

  • trache/o - trachea

  • cardi/o - heart

  • hemat/o - blood

  • oste/o - bone