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Med Term Combining Form 4

  1. noct/o
    night
  2. urin/o
    urine
  3. cyst/o
    bladder
  4. glomerul/o
    glomerulus (filtration takes place)
  5. meat/o
    meatus (opening at the top of the urethra)
  6. pyel/o
    renal pelvis; kidney pelvis (urine collects)
  7. ren/o
    kidney
  8. ureter/o
    ureter (tubes from kidney to bladder)
  9. urethr/o
    urethra (tube from bladder --> out)
  10. vesic/o
    bladder
  11. crypt/o
    hidden
  12. varic/o
    varicose vein
  13. andr/o
    male
  14. balan/o
    glans penis
  15. orchid/o
    tersticle; testis
  16. vas/o
    vas deferens; vessel; vasectomy
  17. thel/o
    nipple
  18. flex/o
    bend
  19. men/o
    month; meneses; menstruation
  20. tub/o
    tube; fallopian tube
  21. versi/o
    tilting; turning; tipping
  22. cervic/o
    cervix; neck of the uterus
  23. colp/o
    vagina
  24. episi/o
    vulva; external genitalia
  25. gynec/o
    woman
  26. hyster/o
    uterus
  27. lact/o
    milk
  28. ligati/o
    binding; tying
  29. metr/o
    uteerus
  30. oophor/o
    ovary
  31. ovari/o
    ovary
  32. perine/o
    perineum; area between the vagina and the anus
  33. salping/o
    fallopian tube
  34. uter/o
    uterus
  35. vagin/o
    vagina
  36. vulv/o
    vulva; external enitalia
  37. calc/o
    calcium
  38. kary/o
    nucleus
  39. gonad/o
    gonads; sex glands; ovarys & testicles
  40. kal/o
    potassium
  41. natr/o
    sodium
  42. acr/o
    extremity; top
  43. crin/o
    to secrete
  44. estr/o
    female
  45. gluc/o ; glyc/o
    sugar
  46. home/o
    same
  47. thyr/o
    thyroid gland
  48. viscer/o
    internal organs
  49. hist/o
    tissue
  50. infer/o
    below; downward
  51. super/o
    above; toward the head
  52. anter/o
    front
  53. dors/o
    back
  54. proxim/o
    near; close
  55. dist/o
    far; distance
  56. inguin/o
    groin
  57. ventr/o
    front
  58. poster/o
    back
  59. medi/o
    middle
  60. later/o
    outerside
  61. sacr/o
    sacrum
  62. umbilic/o
    umbilious; navel
  63. lord/o
    sway back; curve
  64. chrom/o
    color
  65. duct/o
    lead or carry
Author
casshouse
ID
190910
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Med Term Combining Form 4
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Med Term Combining Form 4
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