Medical terminology;combining forms

2. Root + Vowel
Usually
O

3. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
abdomin/o abdomen
aden/o gland
(a)eti/o cause
angi/o vessel
arteri/o artery
append /o appendix
arthr/o joint

4. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
audi/o hearing
aur/o ear
axill /o armpit
balan /o glans penis
bi/o life
blephar /o eyelid
brachi /o arm

5. CombiningForm Englishmeaning
bronchi /o branch /obronchus (pi. bronchi), bronchial tubes
carcin/o cancerous
cardi/o heart
cephal/o head
cerebr/o brain: cerebrum
cervic /o neck
cholecyst/o gallbladder

6. CombiningForm Englishmeaning
col/o colon (large intestines)
coccy/o , coccyg/o coccyx (tailbone)
colp/o vagina
corne/o cornea
cost /o rib
crani /o skull
crin/o secrete

7. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
cutane /o skin
cyst /o urinary bladder
cyt /o cell
derm/o , dermat/o skin
dent /i tooth
duoden /o duodenum
encephal/o brain

8. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
enter /o intestines
epiglott /o epiglottis
epitheli /o skin
erythr /o red
esophag /o esophagus
esthesi /o feeling
gastr/o stomach

9. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
gen/o producing; produced by
gingiv/o gum
gloss /o , glott/o tongue
glyc /o sugar
gnos/o knowledge
gynec /o woman; female
hemat/o , hem /o blood

10. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
hepat/o liver
hemi /o hernia
hist /o tissue
hyster /o uterus; womb
Ile /o ileum
ili/o ilium
_. ir/o , irid/o iris

11. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
isch/o to hold back, obstruct
Ile /o ileum
labi/o lip
lapar/o abdomen
laryng/o larynx (voice box)
leuk /o white
lingu/o tongue

12. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
lith/o stone
lumb/o loin, waist region
lymph /o lymph
lys/o separation, breakdown
mamm/o, mast/o breast
men/o menstruation
metr/o uterus/ to measure

13. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
myel/o bone marrow
my/o, myos/o muscle
myring/o eardrum
nas/o nose
nat/i birth
norm/o regular
nephr/o kidney

14. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
obstetr/o midwife
ocul /o eye
odont /o tooth
onc/o tumor
opthalm /o eye
opt/o eye
orchi/o , orchid /o testicle

15. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
or/o mouth
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
ot/o ear
ovari /o , oophor /o ovary
pancreat/o pancreas
path /o disease

16. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
ped/o child
pelv /o hip bone
peritone /o peritoneum
pharmac/o drug
pharyng/o pharynx, throat
phleb /o vein
pleur/o pleura

17. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
pneum/o , pneumon/o lung , air
proct /o anus and rectum
prostat /o prostate gland
psych /o mind
pulm /o, pulmon /o lung
pyel /o renal pelvis
radi/o X-ray

18. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
rect/o rectum
ren/o kidney
retin/o retina of theeye
rheumat/o flow,fluid
rhin/o nose
sacr/o sacrum
salping/o Fallopian(uterine) tube

19. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
sarc/o flesh
scapul/o shoulder blade (bone)
scrot/o scrotum, scrotal sac
sept/o infection
sperm/o, spermat/o spermcells
spine/o backbone
splen/o spleen

20. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
spondyl/o vertebra
stern/o sternum/breast bone
steth/o Chest
thorac/o, thora/o chest
thromb/o blood clot
thyr/o, thyroid/o thyroid gland
tonsill/o tonsils

21. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
trache/o
trachea
(windpipe)
tympan/o eardrum
ureter/o ureter
urethr/o urethra
ur/o, urin/o urine, urinary tract
uter/o uterus;womb
vagin/o vagina

22. CombiningFormEnglishmeaning
vas/o blood vessel, vas deference
vascul/o
blood vessels
ven/o vein
vertebr/o
vertebra
(backbone)
vesic/o urinary bladder