Chapitre Un: Common Combining Forms Flashcards
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
are/o
air, gas
hem/o
blood
hemat/a
blood
hydr/o
water
lip/o
fat
py/o
pus
ur/o
urine
urin/o
urine
abdomin/o
abdomin
lapar/o
abdomin
acr/o
extremity or topmost
aden/o
gland
angi/o
vessel
vas/o
vessel
vascul/o
vessel
arthr/o
joint
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
cutane/o
skin
enter/o
small intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
hepat/o
liver
hist/o
tissue
my/o
muscle
muscul/o
muscle
nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
nephr/o
kidney
ren/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
or/o
mouth
oste/o
bone
pneum/o
air or lung
pneumon/o
air or lung
carcin/o
cancer
crin/o
to secrete
esthesi/o
sensation
fibr/o
fiber
gen/o
origin or production
gynec/o
woman
lith/o
stone
morph/o
form
necr/o
death
onc/o
tumor or mass
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
path/o
disease
ped/o
child or foot
phag/o
eat or swallow
phas/o
speech
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
plas/o
formation
psych/o
mind
scler/o
hard
son/o
sound
sten/o
narrow
therm/o
heat
tox/o
poison
toxic/o
poison
troph/o
nourishment or development