What are the combining forms for the major body organs?
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What are the combining forms for the major body organs?
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Key combining forms for organs include cardio for heart, hepato for liver, nephro or reno for kidney, pneumo or pulmo for lung, gastro for stomach, entero for intestine, encephalo for brain, osteo for bone, dermo or dermato for skin, hemato for blood, ophthalmo for eye, oto for ear, rhino for nose, and uro for urinary system. Each combining form can attach to various suffixes to create terms for diseases, procedures, specialties, and diagnostics. For example, hepatology is the study of the liver, hepatitis is liver inflammation, and hepatectomy is surgical removal of part of the liver.
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