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The Saudi German Institute for Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Surgical Technology Department
Medical Terminology
Combining Forms
Combining Form Meaning
‫اﻟﺘﺮﺟﻤﺔ‬
Adeno –
gland
‫ﻏﺪة‬
Adreno –
adrenal gland
Angio –
vessel
‫وﻋﺎء‬
Ano –
anus
‫ﺷﺮج‬
Arterio –
artery
‫ﺷﺮﯾﺎن‬
Arthro –
joint
‫ﻣﻔﺼﻞ‬
Balano –
penis
‫ﻗﻀﯿﺐ‬
Blepharo –
eyelid
Broncho –
bronchus (windpipe)
Cantho –
canthus (angle at either end of Slit
between eyelids)
‫ﻏﺪة ﻛﻈﺮﯾﺔ‬
‫ﺟﻔﻦ‬
‫ﺷﻌﺒﺔ ھﻮاﺋﯿﺔ‬
‫ﻣﻮق‬،‫ﻟﺤﺎظ‬
Capit –
head
‫رأس‬
Cardio- coron/o
heart
‫ﻗﻠﺐ‬
Carpo –
wrist
‫رﺳﻎ‬
Cephalo –
head
‫رأس‬
Cerebello –
cerebellurn (part of brain)
‫ﻣﺨﯿﺦ‬
Cerebro –
cerebrum (part of brain)
‫ﻣﺦ‬
Cheilo –
lip
‫ﺷﻔﺔ‬
Chole –
bile
١
‫ﺻﻔﺮاء‬
Chondro –
cartilage
Cilia –
hair
‫ﺷﻌﺮ‬
Cleido –
collarbone
‫ﺗﺮﻗﻮة‬
Coccygo –
coccyx
‫ﻋﺼﻌﺺ‬
Colpo –
vagina
‫ﻣﮭﺒﻞ‬
Cordo –
cord (usually vocal cord)
Coxa –
hip
Cranio –
head
Cysto –
sac, cyst, or bladder
‫ﻣﺜﺎﻧﺔ‬
Cyto –
cell
‫ﺧﻠﯿﺔ‬
Dacryo –
tear
‫دﻣﻊ‬
Dento- or donto –
tooth
‫ﺳﻦ‬
Derma –
skin
‫ﺟﻠﺪ‬
Duodeno –
duodenum
Encephalo –
brain
‫دﻣﺎغ‬
Entero –
intestines
‫أﻣﻌﺎء‬
Fibro –
fibers
‫أﻟﯿﺎف‬
Gastro –
stomach
‫ﻣﻌﺪة‬
Genu –
knee
‫رﻛﺒﺔ‬
Gingivo –
gums
‫ﻟﺜﺔ‬
Glosso –
tongue
Gnatho –
jaw
‫ﻓﻚ‬
hemo, hemato –
blood
‫دم‬
Hepato –
liver
‫ﻛﺒﺪ‬
Histio –
tissue
‫ﻧﺴﯿﺞ‬
٢
‫ﻏﻀﺮوف‬
‫ﺣﺒﻞ ﺻﻮﺗﻲ‬
‫ورك‬
‫ﺟﻤﺠﻤﺔ‬
‫إﺛﻨﺎ ﻋﺸﺮ‬
‫ﻟﺴﺎن‬
Hystero –
uterus
‫رﺣﻢ‬
Ileo –
ileum (part of small intestine)
‫ﻟﻔﺎﺋﻔﻲ‬
Ilio –
ilium
‫ﺣﺮﻗﻔﺔ‬
Jejuno –
jejunum
‫ﺻﺎﺋﻢ‬
Kerato –
cornea
‫ﻗﺮﻧﯿﺔ‬
Labio –
lip
Lacrimo –
tears
‫دﻣﻮع‬
Laparo –
loin
‫ﺧﺼﺮ‬
Laryngo –
larynx
‫ﺣﻨﺠﺮة‬
Linguo –
tongue
‫ﻟﺴﺎن‬
Lympho –
lymph
‫ﻟﻤﻒ‬
Masto –
breast
‫ﺛﺪي‬
Meningo –
meninges
metro –
uterus
‫رﺣﻢ‬
Morpho –
form
‫ﺷﻜﻞ‬
Myelo –
bone marrow and also spinal cord
Myo –
muscle
Myringo –
eardrum
Naso –
nose
‫أﻧﻒ‬
Nephro –
kidney
‫ﻛﻠﯿﺔ‬
Neuro –
nerve
Oculo –
eye
‫ﻋﯿﻦ‬
Odonto –
tooth
‫ﺳﻦ‬
Omphalo –
navel or umbilicus
‫ﺳﺮة‬
Onycho –
nails
‫ﻇﻔﺮ‬
٣
‫ﺷﻔﺔ‬
‫ﺳﺤﺎﯾﺎ‬
‫ ﺣﺒﻞ‬،‫ﻧﺨﺎع اﻟﻌﻈﻢ‬
‫ﺷﻮﻛﻲ‬
‫ﻋﻀﻠﺔ‬
‫ﻃﺒﻠﺔ اﻷذن‬
‫ﻋﺼﺐ‬
Oophoro –
ovary
Ophthalmo –
eye
Orchio, orchido –
testis
Oro –
mouth
Osteo –
bone
Oto –
ear
Ovario –
ovary
Palato –
palate of mouth
‫ﺣﻨﻚ‬
Palpebro –
eyelid
‫ﺟﻔﻦ‬
Pectus –
breast, chest
‫ﺻﺪر‬
Pharyngo –
pharynx
‫ﺑﻠﻌﻮم‬
Phlebo –
vein
‫ورﯾﺪ‬
Pilo –
hair
‫ﺷﻌﺮ‬
Pleuro –
Pneumo -,
pneumono-
pleura of lung
‫ﻋﯿﻦ‬
‫ﺧﺼﯿﺔ‬
‫ﻓﻢ‬
‫ﻋﻈﻢ‬
‫أذن‬
‫ﻣﺒﯿﺾ‬
‫ﺟﻨﺒﺔ‬
Lung
‫رﺋﺔ‬
Procto –
rectum
Pyelo –
pelvis of kidney
Pyloro –
‫ﻣﺒﯿﺾ‬
pylorus
‫ﻣﺴﺘﻘﯿﻢ‬
‫ﺣﻮض اﻟﻜﻠﯿﺔ‬
‫ﺑﺎب اﻟﻤﻌﺪة‬
Rhino –
nose
‫أﻧﻒ‬
Sacro –
sacrum
‫ﻋﺠﺰ‬
Salpingo –
fallopian tube or oviduct
‫ﻗﻨﺎة ﻓﺎﻟﻮب‬
saliva
‫ﻟﻌﺎب‬
Splanchno –
viscera
‫أﺣﺸﺎء‬
Spleno –
spleen
‫ﻃﺤﺎل‬
Sterno –
sternum
Sialo –
٤
‫ﻗﺺ‬
Stoma –
mouth
‫ﻓﻢ‬
Teno, tenonto –
tendon
‫وﺗﺮ‬
Thoraco –
thorax or chest
‫ﺻﺪر‬
Thyro –
thyroid
‫درﻗﯿﺔ‬
Trachelo –
neck
‫ﻋﻨﻖ‬
Tracheo –
trachea
‫رﻏﺎم‬
Unguis –
nail
‫ﻇﻔﺮ‬
Uretero –
ureter
Urethro –
urethra
Uro –
urine; urinary
‫ﺑﻮل‬
Utero –
uterus
‫رﺣﻢ‬
Vaso –
vessel
‫وﻋﺎء‬
Veno –
vein
‫ورﯾﺪ‬
Ventriculo –
Viscero –
٥
Ventricle
viscera
‫ﺣﺎﻟﺐ‬
‫ﻣﺠﺮى اﻟﺒﻮل‬
‫ﺑﻄﯿﻦ‬
‫ﻣﺜﺎﻧﺔ‬