Chapter 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
Tongue
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
ped/o
Foot
pariet/o
Cavity wall
pelv/o
Pelvis
peritone/o
Peritoneum
pleur/o
Pleura
poster/o
Back
proct/o
Rectum and anus
proxim/o
Near to
pub/o
Genital region
pulmon/o
Lung
rhin/o
Nose
spin/o
Spine
super/o
Above
thec/o
Sheath or 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