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micro- (prefix): small
puerper/o (combining form): childbirth
pseud/o (combining form): false
chori/o (combining form): chorion

The outermost of the two female membranes - the amnion is the inner most - which together surround the embryo
lact/o (combining form): milk
peri (prefix): surrounding (outer)
embry/o (combining form): embryo, to be full
-partum (suffix): childbirth, labor
prim/i (combining form): first
par/o (combining form): bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
part/o (combining form): bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth
amni/o (combining form): amnion

A thin membrane surrounding the fetus during pregnancy
esophag/o (combining form): esophogus

The tube that connects the pharynx (throat) with the stomach
pre- (prefix): before
cervic/o (combining form): cervix

The lower narrow part of the uterus forming a canal into the vagina which leads to the outside of the body
gravid/o (combining form): pregnancy
-tocia (suffix): birth, labor
culd/o (combining form): cul-de-sac

A blind pouch or cavirty that is closed on one end
-rrhexis (suffix): rupture
pylor/o (combining form): pylorus, pyloric sphincter

The outlet of the stomach
colp/o (combining form): vagina
nat/o (combining form): birth
spermat/o (combining form): spermatozoa, sperm
gynec/o (combining form): woman
perine/o (combining form): perineum

The area between the anus and the scrotum (in men) or the vulva (in women)
-amnios (suffix): amnion, amniotic fluid
splen/o (combining form): spleen
metr/o, metr/i (combining form): uterus
cardi/o (combining form): heart
arche/o (combining form): first, beginning
mamm/o (combining form): breast
ile/o (combining form): ileum

The lowest part of the small intestine, located beyond the duodenum and jejunum, just before the large intestine (the colon)
plasm/o (combining form): plasma

The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid, which makes up about half of its volume
phleb/o (combining form): vein
lymph/o (combining form): An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries cells that help fight infection and disease
valv/o (combining form): valve
electr/o (combining form): electricity, electrical activity
thym/o (combining form): thymus gland

A lymphoid organ situated in the center of the upper chest just behind the sternum (breastbone)
colon/o (combining form): colon

The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube
arteri/o (combining form): artery
peritone/o (combining form): peritoneum

The membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers most of the abdominal organs
thromb/o (combining form): clot
-sclerosis (suffix): hardening
-penia (suffix): abnormal reduction in number
nulli- (prefix): none
gastr/o (combining form): stomach
ech/o (combining form): sound
tachy- (prefix): fast, rapid
brady- (prefix): slow
-graph (suffix): instrument used to record
post- (prefix): after
arther/o (combining form): yellowish, fatty plaque
therm/o (combining form): heat
atri/o (combining form): atrium

One of the two smaller chambers of the heart
pelv/i, pelv/o (combining form): pelvis, pelvic bone

The lower part of the abdomen located between the hip bones
multi- (prefix): many
valvul/o (combining form): valve
isch/o (combining form): deficiency, blockage
-salpinx (suffix): fallopian tube
ventricul/o (combinging form): ventricle

A chamber of an organ
cephal/o (combining form): head
omphal/o (combining form): umbilicus, navel
fet/o, fet/i (combining form): fetus, unborn child
ven/o (combining form): vein
rect/o (combining form): rectum

The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine
-poiesis (suffix): formation
angi/o (combining form): vessel
-atresia (suffix): absence of a normal opening, occlusion, closure
-ial (suffix): pertaining to
lapar/o (combining form): abdomen
col/o (combining form): colon

The part of the large intestine that runs from the cecum to the rectum as a long hollow tube
sial/o (combining form): saliva
diverticul/o (combining form): diverticulum

A small bulging sac pushing outward from the colon wall
palat/o (combining form): palate

The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate)
aort/o (combining form): aorta

The largest artery in the body
-apheresis (suffix): removal
-ac (suffix): pertaining to
cheil/o (combining form): lip
duoden/o (combining form): duodenum

The first part of the small intestine
choledoch/o (combining form): common bile duct
appendic/o (combining form): appendix

A small outpouching from the beginning of the large intestine (the ascending colon)
or/o (combining form): mouth
chol/e (combining form): gall, bile
gloss/o (combining form): tongue
sigmoid/o (combining form): sigmoid colon

the lower colon (the lower portion of the large bowel)
gingiv/o (combining form): gum
abdomin/o (combining form): abdomen

The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis
hepat/o (combining form): liver
herni/o (combining form): hernia

A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is normally contained
cec/o (combining form): cecum

The cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen
enter/o (combining form): intestines
an/o (combining form): anus

The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body
jejun/o (combining form): jejunum

Part of the small intestine. It is half-way down the small intestine between its duodenum and ileum sections
antr/o (combining form): antrum

A general term for cavity or chamber which may have specific meaning in reference certain organs or sites in the body
uvul/o (combining form): uvula

The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the tongue
lingu/o (combining form): tongue
hemi- (prefix): half
celi/o (combining form): abdomen

The belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis
-odynia (suffix): pain
-pepsia (suffix): digestion
dipl/o (combining form): two, double
-crit (suffix): to separate
proct/o (combining form): rectum

The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine
ton/o (combining form): tension, pressure
cholangi/o (combining form): bile duct
polyp/o (combining form): small growth
pancreat/o (combining form): pancreas

A fish-shaped spongy grayish-pink organ about 6 inches long that stretches across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach
core/o (combining form): pupil

The opening of the iris
stomat/o (combining form): mouth
retin/o (combining form): retina

The retina is the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain
coren/o (combining form): cornea

The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye
-plegia (suffix): paralysis
blephar/o (combining form): eyelid
phot/o (combining form): light
lacrim/o (combining form): tear duct, tear
bi-, bin- (prefix): two
-phobia (suffix): abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects of things
dacry/o (combining form): tear, tear duct
iri/o (combining form): iris

The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye
pupill/o (combining form): pupil

The opening of the iris
scler/o (combining form): sclera

The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface
cry/o (combining form): cold
cor/o (combining form): pupil
opt/o (combining form): vision
kerat/o (combining form): cornea

The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye

Can also mean horny tissue
arthr/o (combining form): joint
-opia (suffix): vision (condition)
tympan/o (combining form): eardrum, middle ear
labyrinth/o (combining form): labyrinth, inner ear
irid/o (combining form): iris

The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye
ocul/o (combining form): eye
ophthalm/o (combining form): eye
oste/o (combining form): bone
lamin/o (combining form): lamina, thin flat plate or layer
myring/o (combining form): tympanic membrane (eardrum)
aur/i, aur/o (combining form): ear
mastoid/o (combining form): mastoid

The rounded protrusion of bone just behind the ear once thought to look like the breast
scoli/o (combining form): crooked, curved
ten/o (combining form): tendon

The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone
clavicul/o (combining form): clavicle (collarbone)
tibi/o (combining form): tibia

The larger of the two bones in the leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The tibia is familiarly known as the shinbone
staped/o (combining form): stapes

A stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear
stern/o (combining form): sternum (breastbone)

Anatomic name for the breast bone, the long flat bone in the upper middle of the front of the chest
lord/o (combining form): bent forward
sacr/o (combining form): sacrum

The large heavy bone at the base of the spine, which is made up of fused sacral vertebrae
conjunctiv/o (combining form): conjunctiva

A thin clear moist membrane that coats the inner surfaces of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye
burs/o (combining form): bursa (cavity)
myos/o (combining form): muscle
lumb/o (combining form): loin (lumbar region of the spine)

Referring to the 5 lumbar vertebrae which are situated below the thoracic vertebrae and above the sacral vertebrae in the spinal column
acou/o (combining form): hearing
ot/o (combining form): ear
supra- (prefix): above
cost/o (combining form): rib
maxill/o (combining form): maxilla (upper jawbone)
vertebr/o (combining form): vertebra

A vertebra is one of 33 bony segments that form the spinal column of humans
femor/o (combining form): femur (upper leg bone)
myel/o (combining form): spinal cord (myel/o also means bone marrow)
carp/o (combining form): carpals (wrist bones)
-physis (suffix): growth
sym- (prefix): together, joined
syn- (prefix): together, joined
pub/o (combining form): pubis

The front center portion of the pelvis
tars/o (combining form): tarsals (ankle bones)
scapul/o (combining form): scapula (shoulder blade)
menisc/o (combining form): meniscus (cresent)
ili/o (combining form): ilium

The upper part of the bony pelvis which forms the receptacle for the head of the femur at the hip joint
fibul/o (combining form): fibula (lower leg bone)

The lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg between the knee and ankle
tendin/o (combining form): tendon

The tissue by which a muscle attaches to bone. A tendon is somewhat flexible, but fibrous and tough
clavic/o (combining form): clavicle (collarbone)
patell/o (combining form): patella (kneecap)
mandibul/o (combining form): mandible (lower jaw bone)
petr/o (combining form): stone
phalang/o (combining form): phalanges, finger or toe bones
audi/o (combining form): hearing
rachi/o (combining form): spine, vertebral column
kinesi/o (combining form): movement, motion
inter- (prefix): between
ischi/o (combining form): ischium

Bone making up the lower down back part of the pelvis
chondr/o (combining form): cartilage

Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints
synovi/o (combining form): synovia, synovial membrane

The fluid that lubricates joints
tend/o (combining form): tendon
-clasia (suffix): break
kyph/o (combining form): hump
spondyl/o (combining form): vertebra
radi/o (combining form): radius (lower arm bone)
aponeur/o (combining form): A sheetlike fibrous membrane, resembling a flattened tendon, that serves as a fascia to bind muscles together or as a means of connecting muscle to bone
uln/o (combining form): ulna (lower arm bone)
crani/o (combining form): cranium, skull
humer/o (combining form): humerus (upper arm bone)
-asthenia (suffix): weakness
mon/o (combining form): one
gangli/o (combining form): ganglion

an aggregation of nerve cell bodies
cerebell/o (combining form): cerebellum

The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem
ankyl/o (combining form): crooked, stiff, bent
disk/o (combining form): intervertebral disk

A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
-clast (suffix): break
-clasis (suffix): break
dur/o (combining form): hard, dura mater

The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord
psych/o (combining form): mind
quadr/i (combining form): four
ganglion/o (combining form): an aggregation of nerve cell bodies
-schisis (suffix): split, fissure

A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal
-desis (suffix): surgical fixation, fusion
esthesi/o (combining form): sensation, sensitivity, feeling
encephal/o (combining form): brain
mening/o, mening/i (combining form): meninges

The three membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
cerebr/o (combining form): cerebrum, brain

The largest part of the brain
-iatrist (suffix): specialist, physician
-paresis (suffix): slight paralysis
phas/o (combining form): speech
phren/o (combining form): mind
-ictal (suffix): seizure, attack
-iatry (suffix): treatment, specialty
radicul/o (combining form): nerve root
radic/o (combining form): nerve root
calc/i (combining form): calcium
ment/o (combining form): mind
tetra- (prefix): four
poli/o (combining form): gray matter
adrenal/o (combining form): adrenal gland

One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys
kal/i (combining form): potassium
adren/o (combining form): adrenal gland

One of a pair of small glands, each of which sits on top of one of the kidneys
dips/o (combining form): thirst
endocrin/o (combining form): endocrine

Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they travel to affect distant organs
rhiz/o (combining form): nerve root
aden/o (combining form): gland
thyroid/o (combining form): thyroid gland
thyr/o (combining form): thyroid gland

A gland that makes and stores hormones that help regulate the heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and the rate at which food is converted into energy
acr/o (combining form): extremities, height
parathyroid/o (combining form): parathyroid gland

A gland that regulates calcium, located behind the thyroid gland in the neck
natr/o (combining form): sodium
cortic/o (combining form): cortex

The outer portion of an organ
-drome (suffix): run, running
-ologist (suffix): one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
-logy (suffix): study of
-stasis (suffix): control, stop, standing
-plasm (suffix): a growth, substance formation
-genesis (suffix): origin, cause
-gen (suffix): substance or agent that produces or causes
hist/o (combining form): tissue
chrom/o (combining form): color
lip/o (combining form): fat
cyan/o (combining form): blue
sarc/o (combining form): flesh, connective tissue
system/o (combining form): system
cyt/o (combining form): cell
path/o (combining form): disease
adenocarcinoma: cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
andenoma: tumor composed of glandular tissue
carcinoma: cancerous tumor
chloroma: tumor of green color
epithelioma: tumor composed of epithelium
fibroma: tumor composed of fiber
fibrosarcoma: malignant tumor composed of fiber
leiomyoma: tumor composed of smooth muscle
leiomyosarcoma: malignant tumor of smooth muscle
lipoma: tumor composed of fat
liposarcoma: malignant tumor of fat
melanocarcinoma: cancerous black tumor
melanoma: black tumor
myoma: tumor composed of muscle
neoplasm: new growth
neuroma: tumor composed to nerve
rhabdomyoma: tumor composed of striated muscle
rhabdomyoscarcoma: malignant tumor of striated muscle
sarcoma: tumor of connective tissue
cytogenic: producing cells
cytoid: resembling a cell
cytology: study of cells
cytoplasm: cell substance
dysplasia: abnormal development
epithelial: pertaining to the epithelium
erythrocyte: red blood cell
erythrocytosis: increase in number of red blood cells
histology: the study of tissue
hyperplasia: excessive development
hypoplasia: incomplete development
karyocyte: cell with a nucleus
karyoplasm: substance of a nucleus
leukocyte: white blood cell
leukocytosis: increase in the number of white blood cells
lipoid: resembling fat
myopathy: disease of the muscle
neuroid: resembling a nerve
somatic: pertaining to the body
somatogenic: originating in the body
somatopathy: disease of the body
somatoplasm: body substance
systemic: pertaining to a system
visceral: pertaining to internal organs

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