morph/o
Word root Medical Terminology
Shape or form.
Example: morphology (study of shape and structure)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- lymph/oLymph, the fluid of the lymphatic system.
- mamm/o, mast/oBreast.
- melan/oBlack or dark.
- mening/oMeninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
- my/o, muscul/oMuscle.
- myc/oFungus.
- myel/oBone marrow or spinal cord.
- nas/o, rhin/oNose.