Combining Form’s Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
Gland (adenoma)
2
Q
arthr/o
A
Joint (arthritis)
3
Q
bi/o
A
Life (biology)
4
Q
carcin/o
A
Cancer, cancerous (carcinoma)
5
Q
cardi/o
coron/o
A
Heart (cardiology)
6
Q
cephal/o
A
Head (cephalic)
7
Q
cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum - largest part of the brain (cerebral)
8
Q
cyt/o
A
Cell (cytology)
9
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
A
Skin (dermal)
10
Q
electr/o
A
Electricity (electrocardiography)
11
Q
encephal/o
A
Brain
12
Q
enter/o
A
Intestines (enteritis)
13
Q
erythr/o
A
Red
14
Q
gastr/o
A
Stomach (gastroscopy)
15
Q
gnos/o
A
Knowledge (diagnosis)
16
Q
gynec/o
A
Woman, female (gynecology)
17
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
A
Blood (hematoma)
18
Q
hepat/o
A
Liver (hepatitis)
19
Q
lapar/o
abdomin/o
A
Abdomen (laparotomy)
20
Q
leuk/o
A
White (leukocyte)
21
Q
nephr/o
ren/o
A
Kidney
22
Q
neur/o
A
Nerve (neurology)
23
Q
onc/o
A
Tumor (oncologist)
24
Q
ophthalm/o
A
Eye
25
oste/o
Bone (osteoarthritis)
26
path/o
Disease (pathologist)
27
psych/o
Mind (psychosis)
28
rhin/o
nas/o
Nose (rhinitis)
29
sarc/o
Flesh (sarcoma)
30
thromb/o
clotting
31
cyst/o
vesic/o
Bladder, urinary
32
ocul/o
opt/o
Eye (ocular, optometrist)
33
my/o
Muscle
34
axill/o
Armpit
35
angi/o
Vessel (blood)
36
cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
37
mast/o
Breast
38
hyster/o
Uterus
39
col/o
colon/o
Colon (large intestine)
40
crani/o
Skull
41
thorac/o
Chest
42
esthesi/o
Sensation
43
ger/o
Old age
44
angi/o
Vessel
45
aort/o
Aorta stenosis (refers to aortic valve)
46
arteri/o
Artery
47
arteriol/o
Arteriole
48
phleb/o
Vein
