Body Organization: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
adip/o
A
fat
3
Q
aer/o
A
air
4
Q
anter/o
A
front
5
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
6
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
caud/o
A
tail
9
Q
cephal/o
A
head
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
11
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
12
Q
crani/o
A
skull
13
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
14
Q
crur/o
A
leg
15
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
16
Q
derm/o
A
skin
17
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
18
Q
dist/o
A
away from
19
Q
dors/o
A
back of body
20
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
21
Q
epitheli/o
A
ephithelium
22
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
23
Q
glute/o
A
buttock
24
Q
gynec/o
A
woman
25
hal/o
to breathe
26
hemat/o
blood
27
hist/o
tissue
28
immun/o
protection
29
infer/o
below
30
inguin/o
groin
31
laryng/o
larynx
32
later/o
side
33
lingu/o
loin or lower back
34
lymph/o
lymph
35
medi/o
middle
36
muscul/o
muscle
37
nephr/o
kidney
38
neur/o
nerve
39
ophthalm/
eye
40
orth/o
straight, upright
41
or/o
mouth
42
ot/o
ear
43
ped/o
foot
44
pelv/o
pelvis
45
peritone/o
peritoneum
46
pleur/o
pleura
47
poster/o
back
48
proct/o
rectum and anus
49
proxim/o
near to
50
pub/o
genital region
51
pulmon/o
lung
52
rhin/o
nose
53
spin/o
spine
54
super/o
above
55
thec/o
sheath or meninges
56
thorac/o
chest
57
topic/o
a specific area
58
ur/o
urine
59
urin/o
urine
60
vascul/o
blood vessel
61
ven/o
vein
62
ventr/o
belly
63
vertebr/o
vertebra
64
viscer/o
internal organ
