Ch 2 Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
adip/o
fat
aer/o
air
anter/o
front
brachi/o
arm
bucc/o
cheek
cardi/o
heart
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck
chondr/o
cartilage
crani/o
skull
crin/o
to secrete
crur/o
leg
cyt/o
cell
derm/o , dermat/o
skin
dist/o
away from
dors/o
back of body
enter/o
small intestine
epitheli/o
epithelium
gastr/o
stomach
glute/o
buttock
gynec/o
woman
hal/o
to breathe
hemat/o
blood
hist/o
tissue
immun/o
protection
infer/o
below
inguin/o
groin
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
side
lingu/o , lumb/o
loin or low back
lymph/o
lymph
medi/o
middle
muscul/o
muscle
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
ophthalm/o
eye
orth/o
straight, upright
or/o
mouth
ot/o
ear
pariet/o
cavity wall
ped/o
foot
pelv/o
pelvis
peritone/o
peritoneum
pleur/o
pleura
poster/o
back
proct/o
rectum, anus
proxim/o
near to
pub/o
genital region
rhin/o
nose
spin/o
spine
super/o
above
thec/o
sheath, meninges
thorac/o
chest
topic/o
a specific area
ur/o, urin/o
urine
vascul/o
blood vessel
ven/o
vein
ventr/o
belly
vertebr/o
vertebra
viscer/o
internal organ