Combining Forms

Combining Form

Meaning

aden/o

gland

arthr/o

joint

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancerous, cancer

cardi/o

heart

Combining Form

Meaning

cephal/o

head

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cis/o

to cut

crin/o

to secrete

cyst/o

urinary bladder

Combining Form

Meaning

cyt/o

cell

derm/o or dermat/o

skin

electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

intestines

Combining Form

Meaning

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

glyc/o

sugar

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman, female

hemat/o or hem/o

blood

Combining Form

Meaning

hepat/o

liver

iatr/o

treatment, physician

leuk/o

white

log/o

study of

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

Combining Form

Meaning

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

ped/o

child

Combining Form

Meaning

psych/o

mind

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

Combining Form

Meaning

sect/o

to cut

thromb/o

clot, clotting

ur/o

urinary tract, urine