 |  | 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 |
| 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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