Combining form: Combining form meaning Example Prefix meaning Suffix meaning
STRUCTURE
MORPH- Form, shape Morph-o-logy Log – study of
Y – state of condition
PHENO- Showing Pheno-type
ARACHIN- Spider, web Arachnoid Oid – resembling
Rete Net Ret-iculum Ulum – small
CAPIL- Hair Capill-ary Ary – pertaining to
STRATIF- To arrange in layers Stratif-ied
DENDR(O)- Tree/branches Olig-o-dendr-o-cyte Olig – few Cyte - cell
ASTR-, STELL- Star Astr-o-cyte Cyte – cell
CORON- Crown Coron-ary Ary – pertaining to
Glia Glue Micro-glia Micro – abnormally small
Kolla/ COLL- Glue Coll-oid Oid – resembling
ALVE-, LACUN- Hollow, cavity Alve-olus Olus – small
lacun-a
Polus/ POL- The end of an axis Polar-ity Ity – characteristic of
CENTR- Centre Centro-mere Mere – part
Locus/ LOC-, CHOR- Place Loc-ation Kineto – movement
Kineto-chore
GLOB- Round body Immuno-glob-ulin Immuno – protect
Morum Mulberry Morula
Coccus Berry Staphylococcus Staphyl – grapes
Diplococcus Diplo – 2
PLAN- Flat surface Plan-e
SQUAM- Scale Squam-ous
, CUB- Cube Cub-oid-al Oid – resembling
COLUMN- Column Column-ar Ar – pertaining to
ORTH(O)-, RECT- Straight Orth-o-paedic Paed – children
Rect-us Ic – pertaining to
OBLIQU- Skew Obliquus
RHOMB- Rhombus Rhomb-oid Oid – resembling
Combining form: Combining form meaning Example Prefix Suffix
COLOUR
CHROM- Colour, pigment Chromo-some Some – part of cell /
CHROMAT- Chromat-id particle
CYAN- Blue Cyan-o-sis O-sis – state or condition
CHLOR- Green Chlor-o-plast Plast – life
EOS- Red (dawn) Eosin-o-phil Phil – affinity for
EOSIN-
ERYTHR- Red Erythr-o-cyte Cyte – cell
LEUK- White Leuk-o-cyte Cyte – cell
MELAN- Dark, black Melan-o-cyte Cyte – cell
BASI- Relating to bases Bas-o-phil Phil – affinity for
BASO-
NEUTR- Neither acidic nor basic Neutr-o-phil Phil – affinity for
JAUN- Yellow Icter-ic
ICTER- Jaun-dice
XANTH- Yellow Xanth-elasma
STRUCTURE
MORPH- Form, shape Morph-o-logy Log – study of
Y – state of condition
PHENO- Showing Pheno-type
ARACHIN- Spider, web Arachnoid Oid – resembling
Rete Net Ret-iculum Ulum – small
CAPIL- Hair Capill-ary Ary – pertaining to
STRATIF- To arrange in layers Stratif-ied
DENDR(O)- Tree/branches Olig-o-dendr-o-cyte Olig – few Cyte - cell
ASTR-, STELL- Star Astr-o-cyte Cyte – cell
CORON- Crown Coron-ary Ary – pertaining to
Glia Glue Micro-glia Micro – abnormally small
Kolla/ COLL- Glue Coll-oid Oid – resembling
ALVE-, LACUN- Hollow, cavity Alve-olus Olus – small
lacun-a
Polus/ POL- The end of an axis Polar-ity Ity – characteristic of
CENTR- Centre Centro-mere Mere – part
Locus/ LOC-, CHOR- Place Loc-ation Kineto – movement
Kineto-chore
GLOB- Round body Immuno-glob-ulin Immuno – protect
Morum Mulberry Morula
Coccus Berry Staphylococcus Staphyl – grapes
Diplococcus Diplo – 2
PLAN- Flat surface Plan-e
SQUAM- Scale Squam-ous
, CUB- Cube Cub-oid-al Oid – resembling
COLUMN- Column Column-ar Ar – pertaining to
ORTH(O)-, RECT- Straight Orth-o-paedic Paed – children
Rect-us Ic – pertaining to
OBLIQU- Skew Obliquus
RHOMB- Rhombus Rhomb-oid Oid – resembling
Combining form: Combining form meaning Example Prefix Suffix
COLOUR
CHROM- Colour, pigment Chromo-some Some – part of cell /
CHROMAT- Chromat-id particle
CYAN- Blue Cyan-o-sis O-sis – state or condition
CHLOR- Green Chlor-o-plast Plast – life
EOS- Red (dawn) Eosin-o-phil Phil – affinity for
EOSIN-
ERYTHR- Red Erythr-o-cyte Cyte – cell
LEUK- White Leuk-o-cyte Cyte – cell
MELAN- Dark, black Melan-o-cyte Cyte – cell
BASI- Relating to bases Bas-o-phil Phil – affinity for
BASO-
NEUTR- Neither acidic nor basic Neutr-o-phil Phil – affinity for
JAUN- Yellow Icter-ic
ICTER- Jaun-dice
XANTH- Yellow Xanth-elasma
