Roots/Combining Forms
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- Adren/o
- Adrenal Gland
- Bronchiol/o
- Bronchiolus
- Choledoch/o
- Common bile duct
- Cyst/i, cyst/o
- Bladder, cyst, sac
- Encephal/o
- Brain
- Ovari/o
- Ovary
- Phren/i, phren/ico, phren/o
- diaphragm
- Sacro/o
- Sacrum (lower back)
- Ten/o, ten/o, tenont/o
- Tendon
- Thyr/o
- Thyroid gland
- Ven/e, ven/i, ven/o
- vein, or veins
- Arteri/o
- Artery
- Hyster/o
- Uterus
- Cleid/o
- Clavical
- Arteriol/o
- Arteriole
- Spondyl/o
- Spinal column, vertebra
- Lymph/o
- lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes
- Oophor/o
- Ovary
- Palat/o
- Palate (roof of mouth)
- Pleur/o
- Pleura, Rib (or side)
- Pyel/o
- Pelvis or kidney
- Splen/o
- Spleen
- Ureter/o
- Ureter (kidney to bladder tube)
- Arthr/o
- Joint
- Metr/a, metr/o
- Uterus
- Atri/o
- Atrium or upper heartchamber
- Myel/o
- Bone marrow or spinal cord
- Pneum/a, pneum/o, pneum/ato, pneum/ono
- Lunga, respiration (air, breath)
- Rect/o
- Rectum
- amyl/o
- Starch
- collagen
- fibrous protein of connective tissue, carilage, bone and skin.
- heme
- iron-based pigment part of hemoglobin
- hormone
- body-produced chemical substance
- lith/o
- stone
- petrous
- stony hardness
- sebum
- sebaceous gland secretion
- cirrhos
- orange-yellow
- erthr/o
- red
- poli/o
- gray (relating to gray matter of the nervous system)
- chyle, chyl/o
- Milky fluid, product of digestion
- chol/e-, chol/o
- Bile
- dacry/o, lacrima
- Tears
- galact/o-, lac
- Milk
- hem/a-, hemat/o, hem/o
- Blood
- phil
- affinity, love for
- plegia
- paralysis
- poiesis
- formation, production
- spasm/o
- spasm
- stasis
- standing still, stoppage
- troph/o
- nourishment, food
- occipit/o
- back of head
- odont/o
- tooth, teeth
- omphal/o
- navel or umbilicus
- onych/o
- nail or claw
- opthalm/o
- eye or eyes
- or/o
- mouth
- ot/o
- ear
- papill/o
- nipple or nipple-shaped projection
- phall/o
- penis
- pil/o
- hair
- pod/o
- foot or foot shaped part
- somat/o, somatic/o
- body
- steth/o
- chest
- stom-, stomat/o
- mouth
- tarso/o
- area corresponding to the human ankle
- thorac/o
- chest or thorax
- trich/o
- hair or hairlike structure
- ventri/i, ventr/o
- belly or underside
- brachi/o
- arm (foreleg in quadrupeds)
- capit/o
- head
- carp/o
- area corresponding to the human write
- cephal/o
- head
- cervic/o
- neck
- cili/o
- eyelid, eyelash or small hairlike processes
- cor/e, cor/o
- pupil of the eye
- dactyl/o
- digit, toe
- dent/i, dent/o
- tooth, teeth
- derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o
- skin
- dors/i, dors/o
- back
- faci/o
- face
- gingiv/o
- gums
- gloss/o
- tongue
- gnath/o
- jaw
- irid/o
- iris of the eye
- labi/o
- lip, especially lips of the mouth
- lapar/o
- abdomen
- later/o
- side
- lingu/o
- tongue
- mamm/a, mamm/o
- mammary gland
- mast/o
- mammary gland
- angi/o
- vessel, usually a blood vessel
- bronch/i
- bronchus
- cost/o
- rib
- duoden/o
- duodenum section of intestine
- fibr/o
- fibers
- hepat/ico
- liver
- kerat/o
- cornea of the eye
- my/o
- muscle
- oss/eo, oss/i
- bone or bones
- phleb/o
- vein or veins
- proct/o
- rectum or anus
- ren/i, ren/o
- kidney
- sarc/o
- flesh, muscular substance
- stern/o
- sternum (breastbone)
- thym/o
- thymus gland
- vas/o
- vessel or duct
- viscer/o
- viscera
- chondr/i, chondr/io
- cartilage
- Nephro
- kidney