combining forms for the body's systems
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axill/o =

armpit

cervic/o =

neck

immun/o =

protection

inguin/o =

<p>groin</p> Signup and view all the answers

lymph/o =

<p>lymph</p> Signup and view all the answers

splen/o =

<p>spleen</p> Signup and view all the answers

thym/o =

<p>thymus gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

tonsill/o =

<p>tonsils</p> Signup and view all the answers

tox/o =

<p>poison</p> Signup and view all the answers

aden/o =

<p>gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

the combining form of adenoid/o =

<p>adenoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

calc/I =

<p>calcium</p> Signup and view all the answers

dips/o =

<p>thirst</p> Signup and view all the answers

gluc/o =

<p>sugar</p> Signup and view all the answers

gonad/o =

<p>ovaries and testes</p> Signup and view all the answers

hormon/o =

<p>hormone</p> Signup and view all the answers

ket/o =

<p>ketone bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

myx/o =

<p>mucus</p> Signup and view all the answers

oestr/o =

<p>female</p> Signup and view all the answers

aort/o =

<p>aorta</p> Signup and view all the answers

arter/o ; arteri/o =

<p>artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

ather/o =

<p>fatty plaque</p> Signup and view all the answers

Brachi/o =

<p>arm</p> Signup and view all the answers

cardi/o ; coron/o =

<p>heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

cyan/o =

<p>blue</p> Signup and view all the answers

haemangi/o =

<p>blood vessels</p> Signup and view all the answers

isch/o =

<p>to hold back</p> Signup and view all the answers

the combining form of man/o =

<p>pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

my/o =

<p>muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

ox/o =

<p>oxygen</p> Signup and view all the answers

bucc/o =

<p>cheek</p> Signup and view all the answers

caec/o =

<p>caecum</p> Signup and view all the answers

cheil/o =

<p>lips</p> Signup and view all the answers

cholangi/o =

<p>bile duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

cholecyst/o =

<p>common bile duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

cirrh/o =

<p>orange/yellow</p> Signup and view all the answers

col/o =

<p>colon</p> Signup and view all the answers

an/o =

<p>anus</p> Signup and view all the answers

cerebell/o =

<p>cerebellum</p> Signup and view all the answers

cerebr/o =

<p>cerebrum/brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

dur/o =

<p>dura mater</p> Signup and view all the answers

encephal/o =

<p>brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

the combining form of mening/o =

<p>membranes, menings</p> Signup and view all the answers

myel/o =

<p>spinal cord</p> Signup and view all the answers

neur/o =

<p>nerve</p> Signup and view all the answers

tax/o =

<p>order, coordination</p> Signup and view all the answers

kinesi/o =

<p>kinesi/o = movement, motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

cutane/o; Dermat/o; epitheli/o; derm/i

<p>skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

hepat/o

<p>liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

pneum/o; pulmon/o

<p>lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

cauter/o

<p>heat, burn</p> Signup and view all the answers

erythem/o

<p>redness</p> Signup and view all the answers

leuk/o

<p>white</p> Signup and view all the answers

lip/o

<p>fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

melan/o

<p>black</p> Signup and view all the answers

Albin/o

<p>white</p> Signup and view all the answers

blephar/o

<p>eyelid</p> Signup and view all the answers

conjunctiv/o

<p>conjunctiva</p> Signup and view all the answers

cor/o

<p>pupil</p> Signup and view all the answers

corne/o

<p>cornea</p> Signup and view all the answers

ir/i; iris/o

<p>iris</p> Signup and view all the answers

ocul/o; opthalm/o

<p>eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

phac/o

<p>lens</p> Signup and view all the answers

audi/o

<p>hearing</p> Signup and view all the answers

aur/o

<p>ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

myring/o

<p>eardrum</p> Signup and view all the answers

salping/o

<p>Eustachian tube</p> Signup and view all the answers

thypan/o

<p>tympanic membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

hallucin/o

<p>hallucination</p> Signup and view all the answers

hypn/o

<p>sleep</p> Signup and view all the answers

latr/o

<p>treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

psych/o

<p>mind</p> Signup and view all the answers

schiz/o

<p>split</p> Signup and view all the answers

anxi/o

<p>uneasy, anxious</p> Signup and view all the answers

cycl/o

<p>circle, recurring</p> Signup and view all the answers

calic/o

<p>calyx</p> Signup and view all the answers

cyst/o

<p>urinary bladder</p> Signup and view all the answers

lith/o

<p>stone</p> Signup and view all the answers

meat/o

<p>meatus</p> Signup and view all the answers

py/o

<p>pus</p> Signup and view all the answers

urin/o; ur/o

<p>urea, urine</p> Signup and view all the answers

ureter/o

<p>ureter, urethra</p> Signup and view all the answers

amni/o

<p>amnion, amniotic fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

cephal/o

<p>head</p> Signup and view all the answers

cyes/i

<p>pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

embry/o

<p>fetus</p> Signup and view all the answers

nat/i

<p>birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

obstetr/o

<p>midwife</p> Signup and view all the answers

part/o

<p>bear, give birth to</p> Signup and view all the answers

pelv/i

<p>pelvis</p> Signup and view all the answers

colp/o

<p>vigina</p> Signup and view all the answers

marmm/o

<p>breast</p> Signup and view all the answers

men/o

<p>menses, menstruation</p> Signup and view all the answers

o/o

<p>egg, ovum</p> Signup and view all the answers

oophor/o; ovari/o

<p>ovary</p> Signup and view all the answers

prostat/o

<p>prostate gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

scrot/o

<p>serotum</p> Signup and view all the answers

semmin/i

<p>semen, seed</p> Signup and view all the answers

spermat/o

<p>sperm</p> Signup and view all the answers

test/i; test/o

<p>testis</p> Signup and view all the answers

cac/o

<p>ill, unpleasant, bad</p> Signup and view all the answers

cancer/o; carcin/o

<p>cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

chem/o

<p>chemical</p> Signup and view all the answers

cry/o

<p>cold</p> Signup and view all the answers

fibr/o

<p>fibres</p> Signup and view all the answers

mut/a

<p>genetic change</p> Signup and view all the answers

onc/o

<p>tumour</p> Signup and view all the answers

plas/o

<p>formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

astr/o

<p>star</p> Signup and view all the answers

kerat/o

<p>hard, horny tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

onych/o

<p>nail</p> Signup and view all the answers

radi/o

<p>x-ray, radius</p> Signup and view all the answers

bacteri/o

<p>bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

path/o

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

septic/o

<p>infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

vir/o

<p>virus</p> Signup and view all the answers

ot/o

<p>ear</p> Signup and view all the answers

nephr/o

<p>kidney</p> Signup and view all the answers

balan/o

<p>glans penis</p> Signup and view all the answers

phall/o; pen/i

<p>penis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

  • axill/o: relates to the armpit
  • cervic/o: relates to the neck
  • immun/o: relates to protection
  • inguin/o: relates to the groin
  • lymph/o: relates to lymph
  • splenn/o: relates to the spleen
  • thym/o: relates to the thymus gland
  • tonsill/o: relates to the tonsils
  • tox/o: relates to poison
  • aden/o: relates to a gland
  • adenoid/o: relates to an adenoid
  • gonad/o: relates to ovaries and testes
  • hormon/o: relates to a hormone

Body Part-Related Combining Forms

  • aort/o: relates to the aorta
  • arter/o and arteri/o: relate to an artery
  • ather/o: relates to fatty plaque
  • Brachi/o: relates to the arm
  • cardi/o and coron/o: relate to the heart
  • cyan/o: relates to the color blue
  • haemangi/o: relates to blood vessels
  • isch/o: means to hold back
  • man/o: relates to pressure
  • my/o: relates to muscle
  • ox/o: relates to oxygen
  • bucc/o: relates to the cheek
  • caec/o: relates to the caecum
  • cheil/o: relates to the lips
  • cholangi/o: relates to the bile duct
  • cholecyst/o: relates to the common bile duct
  • cirrh/o: relates to the color orange/yellow
  • col/o: relates to the colon
  • an/o: relates to the anus
  • cerebell/o: relates to the cerebellum
  • cerebr/o: relates to the cerebrum/brain
  • dur/o: relates to the dura mater
  • encephal/o: relates to the brain
  • mening/o: relates to the membranes, meninges
  • myel/o: relates to the spinal cord
  • neur/o: relates to the nerve
  • tax/o: relates to order, coordination
  • kinesi/o: relates to movement, motion

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Test your knowledge of medical terminology with this quiz on word roots and prefixes, including axill, cervic, immun, and many more. Learn to identify and understand the meanings of these prefixes and roots in medical terminology. Improve your skills in medical language and vocabulary.

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