Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer; cancerous
3
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
4
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
6
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
7
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
8
Q
acr/o
A
extremities; top; height
9
Q
amin/o
A
containing an amine group
10
Q
angi/o
A
vessel; container
11
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
12
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
13
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back; back
14
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal cord
17
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh
18
Q
thorac/o
A
upper chest; thoracic region
19
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
20
Q
crani/o
A
skull
21
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon
22
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
23
Q
dermat/o
A
hypodermic
24
Q
nephr/o, ren/o
A
kidney
25
oste/o
bone
26
pulmon/o
lung
27
crin/o
to secrete
28
derm/o
skin
29
electr/o
electricity
30
enter/o
intestines
31
erythr/o
red
32
glyc/o
sugar
33
gnos/o
knowledge
34
gynec/o
woman; female
35
hemat/o, hem
blood
36
hepat/o
liver
37
iatr/o
treatment; physician
38
leuk/o
white
39
neur/o
nerve
40
onc/o
tumor
41
opthalm/o
eye
42
ped/o
child
43
psych/o
mind
44
radi/o
x-rays
45
rhin/o
nose
46
sect/o
to cut
47
thromb/o
clot; clotting
48
ur/o
urinary tract; urine
49
phren/o
diaphragm
50
brachi/o
arm
51
pelv/i
pelvis; hip region
52
lumb/o
lower back
53
anter/o
front
54
caud/o
tail; lower part of the body
55
cephal/o
head
56
dors/o
back (of the body)
57
later/o
side
58
medi/o
middle
59
poster/o
back (of the body); behind
60
proxim/o
near
61
ventr/o
belly side of the body
62
epitheli/o
skin
63
cervic/o
neck
64
fibr/o
fiber
65
hist/o
tissue
66
hydr/o
water
67
leiomy/o
smooth
68
lip/o
fat
69
morph/o
form; shape
70
necr/o
death
71
nucle/o
nucleus
72
pod/o, pedo
foot
73
troph/o
nourishment
74
viscer/o
internal organs
