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axill/o =
armpit
cervic/o =
neck
immun/o =
protection
inguin/o =
groin
lymph/o =
lymph
splen/o =
spleen
thym/o =
thymus gland
tonsill/o =
tonsils
tox/o =
poison
aden/o =
gland
the combining form of adenoid/o =
adenoid
calc/I =
calcium
dips/o =
thirst
gluc/o =
sugar
gonad/o =
ovaries and testes
hormon/o =
hormone
ket/o =
ketone bodies
myx/o =
mucus
oestr/o =
female
aort/o =
aorta
arter/o ; arteri/o =
artery
ather/o =
fatty plaque
Brachi/o =
arm
cardi/o ; coron/o =
heart
cyan/o =
blue
haemangi/o =
blood vessels
isch/o =
to hold back
the combining form of man/o =
pressure
my/o =
muscle
ox/o =
oxygen
bucc/o =
cheek
caec/o =
caecum
cheil/o =
lips
cholangi/o =
bile duct
cholecyst/o =
common bile duct
cirrh/o =
orange/yellow
col/o =
colon
an/o =
anus
cerebell/o =
cerebellum
cerebr/o =
cerebrum/brain
dur/o =
dura mater
encephal/o =
brain
the combining form of mening/o =
membranes, menings
myel/o =
spinal cord
neur/o =
nerve
tax/o =
order, coordination
kinesi/o =
kinesi/o = movement, motion
cutane/o; Dermat/o; epitheli/o; derm/i
skin
hepat/o
liver
pneum/o; pulmon/o
lungs
cauter/o
heat, burn
erythem/o
redness
leuk/o
white
lip/o
fat
melan/o
black
Albin/o
white
blephar/o
eyelid
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
ir/i; iris/o
iris
ocul/o; opthalm/o
eye
phac/o
lens
audi/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
myring/o
eardrum
salping/o
Eustachian tube
thypan/o
tympanic membrane
hallucin/o
hallucination
hypn/o
sleep
latr/o
treatment
psych/o
mind
schiz/o
split
anxi/o
uneasy, anxious
cycl/o
circle, recurring
calic/o
calyx
cyst/o
urinary bladder
lith/o
stone
meat/o
meatus
py/o
pus
urin/o; ur/o
urea, urine
ureter/o
ureter, urethra
amni/o
amnion, amniotic fluid
cephal/o
head
cyes/i
pregnancy
embry/o
fetus
nat/i
birth
obstetr/o
midwife
part/o
bear, give birth to
pelv/i
pelvis
colp/o
vigina
marmm/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
o/o
egg, ovum
oophor/o; ovari/o
ovary
prostat/o
prostate gland
scrot/o
serotum
semmin/i
semen, seed
spermat/o
sperm
test/i; test/o
testis
cac/o
ill, unpleasant, bad
cancer/o; carcin/o
cancer
chem/o
chemical
cry/o
cold
fibr/o
fibres
mut/a
genetic change
onc/o
tumour
plas/o
formation
astr/o
star
kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
onych/o
nail
radi/o
x-ray, radius
bacteri/o
bacteria
path/o
disease
septic/o
infection
vir/o
virus
ot/o
ear
nephr/o
kidney
balan/o
glans penis
phall/o; pen/i
penis
Study Notes
Systems-Related Combining Forms
- 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
Gland-Related Combining Forms
- 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
Digestive System-Related Combining Forms
- 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
Nervous System-Related Combining Forms
- 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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