Chapter 8: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Absorpt/o
A
To take in
2
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
3
Q
Aliment/o
A
Nourishment
4
Q
Amyl/o
A
Starch
5
Q
Anabol/o
A
Building up
6
Q
Append/o
A
Appendix
7
Q
Appendic/o
A
Appendix
8
Q
Bil/I
A
Bile, gall
9
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek
10
Q
Catabol/o
A
A casting down
11
Q
Celi/o
A
abdomen, belly
12
Q
Cheil/o
A
Lip
13
Q
Chol/e
A
Gall, bile
14
Q
Choledoch/o
A
Common bile duct
15
Q
Cirrh/o
A
Orange-yellow
16
Q
Col/o
A
Colon
17
Q
Colon/o
A
Colon
18
Q
Cyst
A
Bladder, cell
19
Q
Dent/o
A
Tooth
20
Q
Diverticul/o
A
Diverticula
21
Q
Duoden/o
A
Duodenum
22
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestine
23
Q
Esophage/o; esophag/o
A
Esophagus
24
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
25
Gingiv/o
Gums
26
Gloss/o
Tongue
27
Glyc/o
Sweet, sugar
28
Halit/o
Breath
29
Hemat/o
Blood
30
Hemorrh/o
Vein liable to bleed
31
Hepat/o
Liver
32
Herni/o
Hernia
33
Ile/o
Ilium
34
Labi/o
Lip
35
Lapar/o
Abdomen
36
Lingu/o
Tongue
37
Odont/o
Tooth
38
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
39
Pept/o
To digest
40
Pharyng/e; pharyng/o
Pharynx
41
Pil/o
Hair
42
Prand/I
Meal
43
Proct/o
Anus and rectum
44
Pylor/o
Pylorus, gatekeeper
45
Rect/o
Rectum
46
Sial/o
Salivary, saliva
47
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid
48
Splen/o
Spleen
49
Stomat/o
Mouth
50
Verm/i
Worm
