Word Roots & Combining Forms for Body Parts

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abrooki : Changed rect/o → rectum and/or anus to rectum or anus → rect/o

abrooki : Changed rectum or anus → rect/o to rect/o → rectum or anus

abrooki : Changed pyel/o → pelvis of kidney to pelvis of kidney → pyel/o

abrooki : Changed phleb/o → vein to vein → phleb/o

abrooki : Changed orchi, orchid/o → testicle to testicle → orchi, orchid/o

abrooki : Changed lob/o → lobe, as of lung or brain to lobe (lung or brain) → lob/o

abrooki : Changed lapar/o → abdominal wall to abdominal wall → lapar/o

abrooki : Changed irid/o → iris to iris → irid/o

abrooki : Changed cephal/o → head to head → cephal/o

abrooki : Changed kerat/o → cornea of eye (horny substance) to cornea of eye → kerat/o

abrooki : Changed mast/o → breast to breast → mast/o

abrooki : Changed cornea of eye → kerat/o to kerat/o → cornea of eye

abrooki : Changed lamina, lamin/o → thin, flat part of vertebra to flat part of vertebra → lamina, lamin/o

abrooki : Changed my/o → muscle to muscle → my/o

abrooki : Changed cyst/o → bladder to bladder → cyst/o

abrooki : Changed andr/o → men to men → andr/o

abrooki : Changed myel/o → bone marrow; spinal cord to bone marrow; spinal cord → myel/o

abrooki : Changed spondyl/o → vertebra to vertebra → spondyl/o

abrooki : Changed an/o → anus to anus → an/o

abrooki : Changed arthr/o → joint to joint → arthr/o

abrooki : Changed thorac/a → thorax (chest) to thorax (chest) → thorac/a

abrooki : Changed thorax (chest) → thorac/a to thorac/a → thorax (chest)

abrooki : Changed ren/i → renal (kidney) to renal (kidney) → ren/i

abrooki : Changed angi/o → vessel to vessel → angi/o

abrooki : Changed bladder → cyst/o to cyst/o → bladder

abrooki : Changed aden/o → gland to gland → aden/o

abrooki : Changed encephal/o → brain to brain → encephal/o

abrooki : Changed gland → aden/o to aden/o → gland

abrooki : Changed pneum/o → lungs (air or gas) to lungs → pneum/o

abrooki : Changed vessel → angi/o to angi/o → vessel

abrooki : Changed renal (kidney) → ren/i to ren/i → renal (kidney)

abrooki : Changed thyr/o → thryoid gland to thyroid gland → thyr/o

abrooki : Changed thyroid gland → thyr/o to thyr/o → thyroid gland

abrooki : Changed flat part of vertebra → lamina, lamin/o to lamina, lamin/o → flat part of vertebra

abrooki : Changed lamina, lamin/o → flat part of vertebra to flat part of vertebra → lamina, lamin/o

abrooki : Changed testicle → orchi, orchid/o to orchi, orchid/o → testicle

abrooki : Changed flat part of vertebra → lamina, lamin/o to lamina, lamin/o → flat part of vertebra

abrooki : Changed lungs → pneum/o to pneum/o → lungs

abrooki : Changed pneum/o → lungs to lungs → pneum/o

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Word Roots & Combining Forms for Body Parts

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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Terms	Definitions
abdomin/o	abdomen
aden/o	gland
anus	an/o
men	andr/o
angi/o	vessel
appendage	attached to or outgrowth
appendic/o	appendix
arteri/o	artery
joint	arthr/o
cardi/o	heart
head	cephal/o
cerebr/o	cerebrum
cyst/o	bladder
cyt/o	cell
brain	encephal/o
enter/o	intestines
esophag/o	esophagus
gastro/o	stomach
gloss/o	tongue
gyne	woman
hem/o	blood
hepat/o	liver
hyster/o	uterus
ile/o	ileum (small intestine)
iris	irid/o
kerat/o	cornea of eye
irid/o	iris
kerat/o	cornea of eye (horny substance)
lamina, lamin/o	flat part of vertebra
abdominal wall	lapar/o
lingua	tongue
lobe (lung or brain)	lob/o
mamm/o	breast
breast	mast/o
muscle	my/o
bone marrow; spinal cord	myel/o
myring/o	eardrum
nephr/o	kidney
neur/o	nerve
oophor/o	ovary
ophtham/o	eye
orchi, orchid/o	testicle
oste/o	bone
ot/o	ear
pancreat/o	pancreas
pharyng/o	pharynx
vein	phleb/o
lungs	pneum/o
proct/o	rectum
prostat/o	prostate gland
pelvis of kidney	pyel/o
rect/o	rectum or anus
ren/i	renal (kidney)
rhin/o	nose
sacr/o	sacrum
salping/o	fallopian tube
splen/o	spleen
vertebra	spondyl/o
steth/o	chest
stomat/o	mouth
ten/o	tendon
thorac/a	thorax (chest)
thyr/o	thyroid gland
trache/o	trachea
tympan/o	eardrum
ureter/o	ureter
vas/o	vessel
ven/i	vein

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