Combining form Flashcards
abdomin/o
belly
acr/o
limbs
akal/o
alkaline, base, not acidic
ankyl/o
stiffness, stiffened
anter/o
front portion of the body
cardi/o
heart
caud/o
lower part (tail) of body
crani/o
head
cephal/o
head
crin/o
secrete
cyt/o
cell
dors/i
back portion of body
poster/o
back portion of body
duoden/o
dueodenum
encephal/o
in the head
enter/o
intestines
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
genit/o
genitalia
repr/o
reproductive organs
hist/o
tissue
intestin/o
intestines
kary/o
nucleus
later/o
side
medi/o
middle
muscul/o
muscle
neur/o
nerve
pelv/i
pelvis
pneum/o
wind, breath, gas, air
resp/o
respiration, lung
pulmon/o
lung
skelet/o
skeleton
somat/o
body
corp/o
body
spin/o
spine
vertebr/o
spine
spondyl/o
spine
tom/o
section
ur/o
urine
vas/o
vessel
vertr/o
front (belly) portion of body
viscer/o
internal organ