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These combining forms usually appear at the beginning of terms, but they may certainly sometimes appear within or at the end of a term also. Use this handy table for reference.

Form	Meaning
Adeno –	gland
Adreno –	adrenal gland
Angio –	vessel
Ano –	anus
Arterio –	artery
Arthro –	joint
Balano –	glans penis
Blepharo –	eyelid
Broncho –	bronchus (windpipe)
Cantho –	canthus (angle at either end of Slit between eyelids)
Capit –	head
Cardi- or cardio –	heart
Carpo –	wrist
Cephalo –	head
Cerebello –	cerebellurn (part of brain)
Cerebro –	cerebrum (part of brain)
Cheilo –	lip (mouth)
Chole –	bile (Note: Chole plus cyst, meaning bladder, equals gallbladder; chole plus doch, meaning duct, equals choledocho or common bile duct.)
Chondro –	cartilage
Chordo –	cord or string (usually used in connection with the vocal cord or spermatic cord)
Cilia –	hair (Latin)
Cleido –	collarbone
Coccygo –	coccyx (end bone of the spinal column)
Colpo –	vagina
Cordo –	cord (usually vocal cord)
Coxa –	hip (Latin)
Cranio –	head
Cysto –	sac, cyst, or bladder (most often used in connection with the urinary bladder)
Cyto –	cell
Dacryo –	tear (used commonly in relation to tear duct or sac)
Dento- or donto –	tooth
Derma –	skin
Duodeno –	duodenum (part of small intestine)
Emia –	blood
Encephalo –	brain
Entero –	intestines
Fascia –	sheet or band of fibrous tissue (Latin)
Fibro –	fibers
Gastro –	stomach
Genu –	knee (Latin)
Gingivo –	gums
Glomerulo –	glomerulus (often a structure of the kidney)
Glosso –	tongue
Gnatho –	jaw
Hallux –	great toe (Latin)
Hem, hema, hemo, hemato –	blood
Hepato –	liver
Hilus –	pit or depression in an organ where vessels and nerves enter (Latin)
Histio –	tissue
Hystero –	uterus (Note: This term may also pertain to hysteria.)
Ileo –	ileum (part of small intestine)
Ilio –	flank or ilium (bone of the pelvis)
Jejuno –	jejunum (part of small intestine)
Kerato –	cornea or horny layer of the skin
Labio –	lips (either of mouth or vulva)
Lacrimo –	tears (used also in connection with tear ducts or sacs)
Laparo –	loin or flank (also refers to abdomen)
Laryngo –	larynx
Linguo –	tongue
Lympho –	lymph

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