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combining forms - chapter 2

  1. caud/o
    tail
  2. kary/o
    nucleus
  3. dextr/o
    right
  4. proxim/o
    near
  5. medi/o
    middle
  6. dors/o
    back
  7. ventr/o
    belly
  8. vertebr/o
    • vertebra
    • spine
  9. scapul/o
    • scapula
    • shoulder blade
  10. poplite/o
    back of knee
  11. olecran/o
    elbow
  12. lumb/o
    • low back
    • loin
  13. dors/o
    back
  14. tars/o
    ankle
  15. ped/o
    • foot
    • child
  16. palm/o
    palm
  17. femor/o
    thigh
  18. crur/o
    leg
  19. brachi/o
    arm
  20. umbilic/o
    • umbilicus
    • navel
  21. stern/o
    • sternum
    • breastbone
  22. pelv/o
    pelv/i
    pelvis
  23. inguin/o
    groin
  24. cox/o
    hip
  25. abdomin/o
    abdomen
  26. or/o
    mouth
  27. nas/o
    nose
  28. front/o
    front
  29. crani/o
    skull
  30. cephal/o
    head
  31. bi/o
    • life
    • living
  32. physi/o
    growth
  33. sin/o
    sinus/o
    sinus
  34. hil/o
    hilum
  35. fornic/o
    fornix
  36. corpor/o
    body
  37. viscer/o
    organ
  38. my/o
    muscle
  39. chym/o
    juice
  40. hist/o
    tissue
  41. mitochondri/o
    mitochondria
  42. lys/o
    dissolving
  43. home/o
    same
  44. fer/o
    to carry
  45. infer/o
    downward
  46. sinistr/o
    left
  47. dist/o
    far
  48. later/o
    side
  49. super/o
    upward
  50. poster/o
    back
  51. anter/o
    front
  52. sur/o
    calf
  53. sacr/o
    sacrum
  54. perine/o
    perineum
  55. nuch/o
    neck
  56. glute/o
    buttocks
  57. acromi/o
    • acromion
    • highest point on shoulder
  58. plant/o
    sole
  59. patell/o
    patell/a
    kneecap
  60. man/u
    hand
  61. digit/o
    finger/toe
  62. carp/o
    wrist
  63. cubit/o
    elbow
  64. thorac/o
    chest
  65. pub/o
    pubis
  66. mamm/o
    breast
  67. delt/o
    triangular
  68. axill/o
    • axilla
    • armpit
  69. ot/o
    ear
  70. ocul/o
    eye
  71. ment/o
    chin
  72. faci/o
    face
  73. cervic/o
    neck
  74. bucc/o
    cheek
  75. path/o
    disease
  76. vestibul/o
    vestibule
  77. lumin/o
    lumen
  78. fund/o
    fundus
  79. som/o
    somat/o
    body
  80. apic/o
    apex
  81. neur/o
    nervous
  82. thel/e
    nipple
  83. strom/o
    stromal
  84. nucle/o
    nucleus
  85. rib/o
    ribose
  86. bol/o
    throwing
  87. cyt/o
    cellul/o
    cell
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combining forms - chapter 2
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