combining forms
Angi/o
blood vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
joint
Blephar/o
eyelid
Bronch/o
Bronchus (air passages of the lungs)
Cardi/o
Heart
cephal/o
Head
Colon/o or Col/o
colon, large intestine
cyan/o
blue
Cyst/o
bladder
dermat/o
skin
Encephal/o
brain
Enter/o
small intestine
Erthr/o
Red
Gastr/o
stomach
Gingiv/o
Gums
Gloss/o
Tongue
Hemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Hyster/o
Uterus
Lapar/o
abdomen, abnormal wall
Laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
leuk/o
white
mamm/o
breast
Mast/o
breast
melan/o
black
my/o
muscle
Myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
Nephr/o
kidney
Neur/o
nerve, nervous system
Oophor/o
Ovary
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Orchi/o
testicle
Osteo/o
bone
Ot/o
Ear
Path/o
Disease
Pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
Phelb/o
vein
Ren/o
kidney
Rhin/o
nose
Salping/o
fallobian tubes
Splen/o
spleen
stomat/o
mouth
Thyr/o
thyroid gland
Vascul/o
blood vessel
oss/e
bones
oss/i
bones
ost/o
bones
chondr/o
cartilage
ligament/o
ligaments
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane (forms lining of synovial joints and secretes fluid)
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial fluid ( lubricant that makes smooth joint movements possible)
burs/o
bursa (cushions areas subject to friction during movement)
poly
many
megaly
enlargement