| Form |
Meaning |
| Masto – |
breast |
| Meningo – |
meninges (coverings of the brain and spinal cord)
|
Metra,
metro – |
uterus |
| Morpho – |
form |
| Myelo – |
bone marrow and also spinal cord (Note: The use
of this term will determine which tissue is meant.) |
| Myo – |
muscle (Note: The Latin word for muscle is mus.)
|
| Myringo – |
eardrum |
| Naso – |
nose |
| Nephro – |
kidney |
| Neuro – |
nerve |
| Oculo – |
eye |
| Odonto – |
tooth |
| Omphalo – |
navel or umbilicus |
| Onycho – |
nails |
| Oophoro – |
ovary |
| Ophthalmo – |
eye |
Orchio,
orchido – |
testis |
| Oro – |
mouth |
| Os – |
bone - or mouth |
| Osteo – |
bone |
| Oto – |
ear |
| Ovario – |
ovary |
| Palato – |
palate of mouth |
| Palpebro – |
eyelid |
| Pectus – |
breast, chest, or thorax (Latin) |
| Pharyngo – |
pharynx |
| Phlebo – |
vein |
| Pilo – |
hair |
| Pleuro – |
pleura of lung (relates also to side or rib) |
Pneumo or
pneumono – |
lungs (also used in referring to air or breath)
|
| Procto – |
rectum |
| Pyelo – |
pelvis of kidney |
| Pyloro – |
pylorus (part of stomach just be fore duodenum)
|
| Rhino – |
nose |
| Sacro – |
sacrum |
| Salpingo – |
fallopian tube or oviduct |
| Sialo – |
saliva (used in connection with a salivary duct
or gland) |
| Splanchno – |
viscera |
| Spleno – |
spleen |
| Sterno – |
sternum |
| Stoma – |
mouth |
| Tarso – |
instep of foot; ankle (also edge of eyelid) |
Teno,
tenonto – |
tendon |
| Thoraco – |
thorax or chest |
| Thyro – |
thyroid |
| Trachelo – |
neck, particularly the neck of the uterus |
| Tracheo – |
trachea |
| Unguis – |
nail |
| Uretero – |
ureter |
| Urethro – |
urethra |
| Uro – |
urine; urinary |
| Utero – |
uterus |
| Vaso – |
vessel |
| Veno – |
vein |
| Ventriculo – |
ventricle, either of heart or brain |
| Viscero – |
viscera |
| |
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Go To Combining Forms A –
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The list below covers just a few areas of interest that are,
in fact, the foundations for learning the language of medicine - medical
terminology.
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