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Roots and Combining Forms
medical terminology roots and combining forms
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04/09/2010
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Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
mast
 Definition
breast
Term
tonsill
 Definition
tonsil
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
col/0
 Definition
colon
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
dent
 Definition
teeth
Term
esthesio
 Definition
feeling
Term
cardio
 Definition
heart
Term
vascul
 Definition
vessel
Term
dermato
 Definition
skin
Term
endo
 Definition
within
Term
crino
 Definition
secrete
Term
geronto
 Definition
old age
Term
hemato
 Definition
blood
Term
immuno
 Definition
immune, immunity
Term
neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
obstero
 Definition
midwife
Term
gyneco
 Definition
woman, female
Term
onco
 Definition
tumor
Term
opthalmo
 Definition
eye
Term
ortho
 Definition
straight
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ped
 Definition
foot, child
Term
oto
 Definition
ear
Term
rhino
 Definition
nose
Term
laryngo
 Definition
larynx
Term
patho
 Definition
disease
Term
procto
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
psych
 Definition
mind
Term
pulmono
 Definition
lung
Term
radio
 Definition
radiation, x-ray
Term
rheumato
 Definition
watery flow
Term
uro
 Definition
urine
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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cyan
 Definition
blue
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid
Term
dia
 Definition
through
Term
carcin
 Definition
cancer
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh (connective tissue)
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix uteri
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx
Term
crain/o
 Definition
cranium, skull
Term
ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
inguin/o
 Definition
groin
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
loins (lower back)
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
umbilic/o
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae (backbone)
Term
anter/o
 Definition
anterior, front
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back (of the body)
Term
later/o
 Definition
side, to one side
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back (of the body), behind, posterior
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
near, nearest
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, bleely side
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to lead, to carry
Term
cost/o
 Definition
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