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MRIS 103 MedTerm
Combining Forms
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Health Care
Professional
09/04/2009

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Term
abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
acetabul/o
Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
Term
acous/o
Definition
hearing
Term
acr/o
Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
Term
acu/o
Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
Term
aden/o
Definition
gland
Term
adenoid/o
Definition
adenoids
Term
adip/o
Definition
fat
Term
adren/o
Definition
adrenal glands
Term
adrenal/o
Definition
adrenal glands
Term
aer/o
Definition
air
Term
albin/o
Definition
whilte
Term
albumin/o
Definition
albumin (a protein in the blood)
Term
alges/o
Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
alveol/o
Definition
alveolus, small sac
Term
ambly/o
Definition
dull, dim
Term
amni/o
Definition
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
Term
amyl/o
Definition
starch
Term
an/o
Definition
anus
Term
andr/o
Definition
male
Term
aneurysm/o
Definition
aneurysm, widened blood vessel
Term
angi/o
Definition
vessel
Term
ankyl/o
Definition
stiff
Term
anter/o
Definition
front
Term
aort/o
Definition
aorta
Term
append/o
Definition
appendix
Term
appendic/o
Definition
appendix
Term
aque/o
Definition
water
Term
arter/o, arteri/o
Definition
artery
Term
arteri/o
Definition
artery
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
Definition
joint
Term
astr/o
Definition
star
Term
ather/o
Definition
yellowish plaque, fatty substance
Term
atri/o
Definition
atrium, upper heart chamber
Term
audi/o
Definition
hearing; the sense of hearing
Term
audit/o
Definition
hearing
Term
aur/o, auricul/o
Definition
ear
Term
axill/o
Definition
armpit
Term
azot/o
Definition
nitrogen
Term
bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
Term
balan/o
Definition
glans penis
Term
bas/o
Definition
base (alkaline)
Term
bi/o
Definition
life
Term
bil/i
Definition
gall, bile
Term
bilirubin/o
Definition
bilirubin (bile pigment)
Term
blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
Term
bol/o
Definition
to cast (throw)
Term
brachi/o
Definition
arm
Term
bronch/o
Definition
bronchial tubes
Term
bronchi/o
Definition
bronchial tube
Term
bronchiol/o
Definition
bronchiole
Term
bucc/o
Definition
cheek
Term
burs/o
Definition
bursa
Term
cac/o
Definition
bad
Term
calc/o, calci/o
Definition
calcium
Term
calcane/o
Definition
calcaneus (heel)
Term
cali/o, calic/o
Definition
calyx (calix)
Term
capn/o
Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
carcin/o
Definition
cancer, cancerous
Term
cardi/o
Definition
heart
Term
carp/o
Definition
wrist bones
Term
caus/o
Definition
burn, burning
Term
cauter/o
Definition
burn, heat
Term
cec/o
Definition
cecum
Term
celi/o
Definition
belly, abdomen
Term
cephal/o
Definition
head
Term
cerebell/o
Definition
cerebellum
Term
cerebr/o
Definition
cerebrum
Term
cervic/o
Definition
neck (of the body or of the uterus)
Term
cheil/o
Definition
lip
Term
chem/o
Definition
drug, chemical
Term
chlorhydr/o
Definition
hydrochloric acid
Term
chol/e
Definition
bile, gall
Term
cholangi/o
Definition
bile ducts
Term
cholecyst/o
Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
Definition
common bile duct
Term
cholesterol/o
Definition
cholesterol (a lipid substance)
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
chori/o, chorion/o
Definition
chorion
Term
chrom/o
Definition
color
Term
chron/o
Definition
time
Term
cib/o
Definition
meals
Term
cirrh/o
Definition
yellow-orange
Term
cis/o
Definition
to cut
Term
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
coagul/o
Definition
clotting
Term
coccyg/o
Definition
coccyx
Term
cochle/o
Definition
cochlea
Term
col/o
Definition
colon (large intestine)
Term
colon/o
Definition
colon
Term
colp/o
Definition
vagina
Term
comat/o
Definition
deep sleep (coma)
Term
coni/o
Definition
dust
Term
conjunctiv/o
Definition
conjunctiva
Term
cor/o
Definition
pupil
Term
corne/o
Definition
cornea
Term
coron/o
Definition
heart
Term
cortic/o
Definition
cortex, outer region
Term
cost/o
Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
Definition
skull
Term
cras/o
Definition
mixture
Term
crin/o
Definition
to secrete (to form and give off)
Term
cry/o
Definition
cold
Term
crypt/o
Definition
hidden
Term
culd/o
Definition
cul-de-sac
Term
cutane/o
Definition
skin
Term
cyan/o
Definition
blue
Term
cycl/o
Definition
ciliary body or muscle of the eye
Term
cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
Term
cyt/o
Definition
cell
Term
dacry/o
Definition
tears, tear duct
Term
dactyl/o
Definition
fingers, toes
Term
dent/i
Definition
tooth
Term
derm/o, dermat/o
Definition
skin
Term
diaphor/o
Definition
profuse sweating
Term
dipl/o
Definition
double
Term
dips/o
Definition
thirst
Term
dist/o
Definition
far, distant
Term
dors/o
Definition
back portion of body
Term
duct/o
Definition
to lead, carry
Term
duoden/o
Definition
duodenum
Term
dur/o
Definition
dura mater
Term
electr/o
Definition
electricity
Term
encephal/o
Definition
brain
Term
enter/o
Definition
intestines (usually the small intestines)
Term
eosin/o
Definition
red, dawn, rosy
Term
epididym/o
Definition
epididymis
Term
epiglott/o
Definition
epiglottus
Term
episi/o
Definition
vulva
Term
erg/o
Definition
work
Term
erythem/o, erythemat/o
Definition
redness
Term
erythr/o
Definition
red
Term
esophag/o
Definition
esophagus
Term
esthesi/o
Definition
sensation, feeling
Term
estr/o
Definition
female
Term
eti/o
Definition
cause
Term
faci/o
Definition
face
Term
fasci/o
Definition
fascia (forms sheaths enveloping muscles)
Term
femor/o
Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
fibr/o
Definition
fibers, fibrous connective tissue
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
Term
flex/o
Definition
to bend
Term
fluor/o
Definition
luminous, fluorescence
Term
follicul/o
Definition
small glandular sacs
Term
fung/i
Definition
fungus, mushroom
Term
furc/o
Definition
forking, branching
Term
galact/o
Definition
milk
Term
gastr/o
Definition
stomach
Term
gingiv/o
Definition
gums
Term
glauc/o
Definition
gray
Term
gli/o
Definition
glial cells
Term
glomerul/o
Definition
glomerulus
Term
gloss/o
Definition
tongue
Term
gluc/o
Definition
sugar
Term
glyc/o
Definition
sugar
Term
glycogen/o
Definition
glycogen, animal starch
Term
gnos/o
Definition
knowledge
Term
gon/o
Definition
seed
Term
gonad/o
Definition
sex glands (ovaries and testes)
Term
granul/o
Definition
granules
Term
gynec/o
Definition
woman, female
Term
hem/o
Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
Definition
blood
Term
hemoglobin/o
Definition
hemoglobin
Term
hepat/o
Definition
liver
Term
herni/o
Definition
hernia
Term
hidr/o
Definition
sweat
Term
hist/o
Definition
tissue
Term
home/o
Definition
sameness
Term
hormon/o
Definition
hormone
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
Term
hydr/o
Definition
water, fluid
Term
hypn/o
Definition
sleep
Term
hyster/o
Definition
uterus, womb
Term
iatr/o
Definition
treatment, physician
Term
ichthy/o
Definition
scaly, dry (fish-like)
Term
idi/o
Definition
unknown, individual, distinct
Term
ile/o
Definition
ileum
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium
Term
immun/o
Definition
protection
Term
inguin/o
Definition
groin
Term
ion/o
Definition
ion; to wander
Term
ir/o, irid/o
Definition
iris
Term
is/o
Definition
same, equal
Term
isch/o
Definition
to hold back
Term
ischi/o
Definition
ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
Term
jejun/o
Definition
jejunum
Term
kal/i
Definition
potassium (an electrolyte)
Term
kary/o
Definition
nucleus
Term
kerat/o
Definition
hard, horny tissue; cornea
Term
ket/o, keton/o
Definition
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
Term
kines/o, kinesi/o
Definition
movement
Term
kyph/o
Definition
humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
Term
labi/o
Definition
lip
Term
lacrim/o
Definition
tears
Term
lact/o
Definition
milk
Term
lamin/o
Definition
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
Term
lapar/o
Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
Term
laryng/o
Definition
larynx, voice box
Term
later/o
Definition
side
Term
leiomy/o
Definition
smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs)
Term
lept/o
Definition
thin, slender
Term
leuk/o
Definition
white
Term
lex/o
Definition
word, phrase
Term
ligament/o
Definition
ligament
Term
lingu/o
Definition
tongue
Term
lip/o
Definition
fat, lipid
Term
lith/o
Definition
stone
Term
lob/o
Definition
lobe
Term
lord/o
Definition
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
Term
lumb/o
Definition
lower back (side and back between ribs and pelvis)
Term
lymph/o
Definition
lymph
Term
lymphaden/o
Definition
lymph node (gland)
Term
malleol/o
Definition
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
Term
mamm/o
Definition
breast
Term
mandibul/o
Definition
lower jaw, mandible
Term
mast/o
Definition
breast
Term
mastoid/o
Definition
mastoid process
Term
maxill/o
Definition
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
Term
meat/o
Definition
meatus
Term
medi/o
Definition
middle
Term
mediastin/o
Definition
mediastinum
Term
medull/o
Definition
soft, inner part
Term
melan/o
Definition
black
Term
men/o
Definition
menstrual flow or menstruation
Term
mening/o, meningi/o
Definition
membranes, meninges
Term
metacarp/o
Definition
metacarpals (hand bones)
Term
metatars/o
Definition
metatarsals (foot bones)
Term
metr/o, metri/o
Definition
uterus
Term
mi/o
Definition
smaller, less
Term
mon/o
Definition
one, single
Term
morph/o
Definition
shape, form
Term
mort/o
Definition
death
Term
muc/o
Definition
mucus
Term
mucos/o
Definition
mucous membrane
Term
mut/a
Definition
genetic change
Term
mutagen/o
Definition
causing genetic change
Term
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
myom/o
Definition
muscle tumor
Term
myc/o
Definition
mold, fungus
Term
mydr/o
Definition
widen, enlarge
Term
myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
myocardi/o
Definition
heart muscle
Term
myos/o
Definition
muscle
Term
myring/o
Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane
Term
myx/o
Definition
mucus
Term
narc/o
Definition
stupor
Term
nas/o
Definition
nose
Term
nat/i
Definition
birth
Term
natr/o
Definition
sodium (an electrolyte)
Term
necr/o
Definition
death (of cell or whole body)
Term
nect/o
Definition
to bind, tie, connect
Term
nephr/o
Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
Definition
nerve
Term
neutr/o
Definition
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
Term
neutro/o
Definition
neutral (neither base nor acid)
Term
noct/o
Definition
night
Term
norm/o
Definition
rule, order
Term
nucle/o
Definition
nucleus
Term
nucle/o
Definition
nucleus
Term
nyct/o
Definition
night
Term
o/o
Definition
egg
Term
obstetr/o
Definition
pregnancy and childbirth
Term
ocul/o
Definition
eye
Term
odont/o
Definition
tooth
Term
odyn/o
Definition
pain
Term
olecran/o
Definition
olecranon (elbow)
Term
olig/o
Definition
scanty
Term
onc/o
Definition
tumor
Term
onych/o
Definition
nail
Term
oophor/o
Definition
ovary
Term
ophthalm/o
Definition
eye
Term
opt/o, optic/o
Definition
eye, vision
Term
or/o
Definition
mouth
Term
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
Definition
testis, testicle
Term
orth/o
Definition
straight
Term
ossicul/o
Definition
ossicle
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
ot/o
Definition
ear
Term
ov/o
Definition
egg
Term
ovari/o
Definition
ovary
Term
ovul/o
Definition
egg
Term
ox/o
Definition
oxygen
Term
palat/o
Definition
palate
Term
palpebr/o
Definition
eyelid
Term
pancreat/o
Definition
pancreas
Term
papill/o
Definition
optic disc; nipple-like
Term
parathyroid/o
Definition
parathyroid gland
Term
patell/o
Definition
patella (kneecap)
Term
path/o
Definition
disease
Term
pector/o
Definition
chest
Term
ped/o
Definition
child
Term
pelv/i
Definition
pelvis
Term
pericardi/o
Definition
pericardium
Term
perine/o
Definition
perineum
Term
peritone/o
Definition
peritoneum
Term
perone/o
Definition
fibula
Term
phac/o, phak/o
Definition
lens of the eye
Term
phag/o
Definition
to eat, swallow
Term
phalang/o
Definition
phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
Term
pharmac/o
Definition
chemical, drug
Term
pharmaceuto/o
Definition
drug
Term
pharyng/o
Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
phe/o
Definition
dark in color
Term
phim/o
Definition
to muzzle
Term
phleb/o
Definition
vein
Term
phon/o
Definition
voice, sound
Term
phor/o
Definition
to bear
Term
phot/o
Definition
light
Term
phren/o
Definition
diaphragm, mind
Term
phys/o
Definition
growing
Term
phyt/o
Definition
plant
Term
pil/o
Definition
hair, hair follicle
Term
pituitar/o
Definition
pituitary gland, hypophysis
Term
plant/o
Definition
sole of the foot
Term
plas/o
Definition
formation, development
Term
ple/o
Definition
many, more
Term
pleur/o
Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
Definition
lung, air, gas
Term
pneumon/o
Definition
lung, air, gas
Term
poikil/o
Definition
varied, irregular
Term
polyp/o
Definition
polyp
Term
pont/o
Definition
pons
Term
poster/o
Definition
back, behind
Term
presby/o
Definition
old age
Term
proct/o
Definition
anus and rectum
Term
prostat/o
Definition
prostate gland
Term
prote/o
Definition
protein
Term
proxim/o
Definition
nearest
Term
prurit/o
Definition
itching
Term
psych/o
Definition
mind
Term
pub/o
Definition
pubis; anterior portion of the pelvis
Term
pulmon/o
Definition
lung
Term
pupill/o
Definition
pupil
Term
py/o
Definition
pus
Term
pyel/o
Definition
renal pelvis
Term
pylor/o
Definition
pyloric sphincter
Term
pyret/o
Definition
fever
Term
radi/o
Definition
x-rays, radius (lower arm bone - thumb side)
Term
radicul/o
Definition
nerve root (of spinal nerves)
Term
rect/o
Definition
rectum
Term
ren/o
Definition
kidney
Term
retin/o
Definition
retina
Term
rhabdomy/o
Definition
skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
Term
rheumat/o
Definition
watery flow
Term
rhin/o
Definition
nose
Term
rhytid/o
Definition
wrinkle
Term
roentgen/o
Definition
x-rays
Term
sacr/o
Definition
sacrum
Term
salping/o
Definition
fallopian tube, eustachian tube, auditory tube
Term
sarc/o
Definition
flesh, connective tissue
Term
scapul/o
Definition
scapula (shoulder bone)
Term
scirrh/o
Definition
hard
Term
scler/o
Definition
sclera (white of the eye)
Term
scoli/o
Definition
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
Term
scot/o
Definition
darkness
Term
seb/o
Definition
sebum
Term
sect/o
Definition
to cut
Term
semin/i
Definition
semen, seed
Term
seps/o
Definition
infection
Term
sial/o
Definition
saliva, salivary
Term
sialaden/o
Definition
salivary gland
Term
sider/o
Definition
iron
Term
sigmoid/o
Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
sinus/o
Definition
sinus
Term
somat/o
Definition
body
Term
son/o
Definition
sound
Term
sperm/o, spermat/o
Definition
spermatozoa, semen
Term
spher/o
Definition
globe, round
Term
sphygm/o
Definition
pulse
Term
spin/o
Definition
spine, backbone
Term
spir/o
Definition
to breath
Term
splen/o
Definition
spleen
Term
spondyl/o
Definition
vertebra (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
Term
squam/o
Definition
scale-like
Term
staped/o
Definition
stapes (third bone of the middle ear)
Term
staphyl/o
Definition
clusters
Term
steat/o
Definition
fat
Term
ster/o
Definition
solid structure
Term
stern/o
Definition
sternum (breastbone)
Term
steth/o
Definition
chest
Term
stomat/o
Definition
mouth
Term
strept/o
Definition
twisted chains
Term
syncop/o
Definition
to cut off, cut short (as in fainting)
Term
synov/o
Definition
synovial membrane
Term
tars/o
Definition
tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)
Term
tax/o
Definition
coordination, order
Term
tel/o
Definition
complete
Term
ten/o
Definition
tendon
Term
tendin/o
Definition
tendon
Term
terat/o
Definition
monster
Term
test/o
Definition
testis, testicle
Term
thalam/o
Definition
thalamus
Term
the/o
Definition
to put, place
Term
thec/o
Definition
sheath (of brain, spinal cord); meninges
Term
thel/o
Definition
nipple
Term
therapeut/o
Definition
treatment
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
Definition
clot, clotting
Term
thym/o
Definition
thymus gland
Term
thyr/o
Definition
thyroid gland, shield
Term
thyroid/o
Definition
thyroid gland
Term
tibi/o
Definition
tibia (shin bone)
Term
toc/o
Definition
childbirth
Term
tonsill/o
Definition
tonsils
Term
top/o
Definition
place, position, location
Term
tox/o
Definition
poison
Term
toxic/o
Definition
poison
Term
trache/o
Definition
trachea, windpipe
Term
trich/o
Definition
hair
Term
trigon/o
Definition
trigone
Term
tympan/o
Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane
Term
uln/o
Definition
ulna (lower arm bone - little finger side)
Term
umbilic/o
Definition
navel, umbilicus
Term
ungu/o
Definition
nail
Term
ur/o
Definition
urine (urea)
Term
ureter/o
Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
Definition
urethra
Term
urin/o
Definition
urine
Term
uter/o
Definition
uterus
Term
uve/o
Definition
uvea; vascular layer of the eye (iris, ciliary body, and choroid)
Term
uvul/o
Definition
uvula
Term
vag/o
Definition
vagus nerve (10th cranial nerve)
Term
vagin/o
Definition
vagina
Term
valvul/o, valv/o
Definition
valve
Term
varic/o
Definition
varicose veins
Term
vas/o
Definition
vessle, duct; vas deferens
Term
vascul/o
Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o, ven/i
Definition
vein
Term
ventr/o
Definition
belly side of the body
Term
ventricul/o
Definition
ventricle, lower heart chamber
Term
vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra(e)
Term
vesic/o
Definition
urinary bladder
Term
vestibul/o
Definition
vestibule
Term
viscer/o
Definition
internal organs
Term
vit/o
Definition
life
Term
vitr/o
Definition
glass
Term
vitre/o
Definition
glassy
Term
viv/o
Definition
life
Term
vulv/o
Definition
vulva
Term
xanth/o
Definition
yellow
Term
xer/o
Definition
dry
Term
zo/o
Definition
animal life
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