Combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
Cerebr/o
A
cerebrum(largest part of the brain)
2
Q
crani/o
A
skull
3
Q
encephal/o
A
entire brain
4
Q
schiz/o
A
split
5
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation
6
Q
somat/o
A
body
7
Q
somn/o, hypn/o
A
sleep
8
Q
spin/o
A
spine, thorn
9
Q
spongyl/o
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
10
Q
gnos/o
A
knowing
11
Q
gli/o
A
glue
12
Q
gangli/o
A
ganglion(knot)
13
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation
14
Q
phren/o
psych/o
thym/o
A
mind
15
Q
phor/o
A
carry, bear
16
Q
phob/o
A
exaggerated fear, sensitivity
17
Q
kinesi/o
A
movement
18
Q
stere/o
A
three-dimensional, solid
19
Q
lex/o
A
word/phrase
20
Q
ton/o
A
tone, tension
21
Q
mening/o
A
meninges(membrane)
22
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
23
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
24
Q
phas/o
A
speech
25
ton/o
tone, tension
26
tax/o
order, coordination
27
thalam/o
thalamus
28
top/o
place
29
ventricul/o
ventricle, belly, pouch
30
maxill/o
maxilla
31
medull/o
inner portion
32
metacarp/o
metacarpals
33
metatars/o
metatarsals
34
mandibul/o
mandible
35
lumb/o
loin
36
vertebr/o
vertebra
37
uln/o
ulna
38
lord/o
bent backwards
39
lamin/o
lamina, part of vertebra
40
tibi/o
tibia
41
kyph/o
hump
42
thorac/o
chest
43
ischi/o
ischium
44
tars/o
ankle
45
ili/o
ilium
46
synovi/o
synovial membrane
47
humer/o
humerus
48
fibul/o
fibula
49
stern/o
sternum
50
femor/o
femur
51
spondyl/o
vertebrae
52
scoli/o
crooked, bent
53
crani/o
skull
54
cost/o
rib
55
scapul/o
scapula
56
cortic/o
outer portion
57
sacr/o
sacrum
58
pub/o
pubis
59
coccyg/o
coccyx
60
clavicul/o
clavicle
61
pod/o
foot
62
chondr/o
cartilage
63
phalang/o
phalanges
64
chondr/o
cartilage
65
cervic/o
neck
66
pelv/o
pelvis
67
carp/o
wrist
68
ped/o
child, foot
69
burs/o
sac
70
patell/o
patella
71
arthr/o
joint
72
oste/o
bone
73
ankyl/o
stiff joint
74
ortho/o
straight
75
vesicul/o
vesicle
76
gonad/o
gonads
77
vas/o
vessel
78
varic/o
varix
79
sperm/o
sperm
80
prostat/o
prostate
81
perine/o
perineum
82
andr/o
male
83
urethr/o
urethra
84
ureter/o
ureter
85
nephr/o
kidney
86
ren/o
kidney
87
lith/o
stone
88
vesic/o
bladder
89
cyst/o
urinary bladder
90
sial/o
saliva
91
rect/o
rectum
92
proct/o
anus and rectum
93
phag/o
eat, swallow
94
pancreat/o
pancreas
95
or/o
| stomat/o
mouth
96
inguin/o
groin
97
herni/o
hernia
98
hepat/o
| hepatic/o
liver
99
gloss/o
| lungu/o
tongue
100
gingiv/o
gum
101
gastr/o
stomach
102
esophag/o
esophagus
103
enter/o
small intenstine
104
doch/o
duct
105
dent/i
teeth
106
cyst/o
bladder, sac
107
col/o
| colon/o
colon
108
cheil/o
lip
109
bucc/o
cheek
110
bil/i
| chol/e
bile
111
appendic/o
appendix
112
an/o
anus
113
abdomin/o
celi/o
lapar/o
abdomen
114
thorac/o
chest
115
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
116
tonsill/o
tonsils
117
steh/o
chest
118
spir/o
breathing
119
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
120
rhin/o
nose
121
pulmon/o
lung
122
pneumon/o
| pneum/o
lung, fair
123
ox/o
oxygen
124
orth/o
straight, upright
125
nas/o
nose
126
lob/o
lobe
127
laryng/o
larynx
128
coni/o
dust
129
bronciol/o
bronchiole
130
bronch/o
bronchus
131
atel/o
incomplete
132
anthrac/o
coal
133
phleb/o
vein. ie: phlebotomy; the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure
134
sphygm/o
pulse, sphygmomanometer
135
man/o
thin
136
steth/o
chest, stethoscope
137
thromb/o
clot, thrombolysis
138
valv/o
valve
139
vas/o
vessel
140
ven/o
vein
141
crin/o
causing secretion; ie: certain glands
142
skelet/o
skeleton
143
muscul/o
muscle
144
neur/o
nerve
145
ur/o
| urin/o
urinary
146
genit/o
| repr/o
genitalia, reproductive organs
147
resp/o
| pulmon/o
respiration, lung
148
cardi/o
heart
149
vas/o
vessel
150
cyt/o
cell
151
kary/o
nucleus
152
hist/o
tissue
153
viscer/o
internal organ
154
medi/o
middle
155
later/o
side
156
caud/o
lower part(tail) of the body
157
acr/o
limbs
158
pelv/i
pelvis
159
abdomin/o
belly
160
ventr/o
front(belly) portion of the body
161
anter/o
front portion of the body
162
spin/o
vertebr/o
spondyl/o
spine
163
crani/o
| cephal/o
head
164
dors/i
| poster/o
back portion of the body
165
somat/o
| corpor/o
body
166
nephr/o
kidney
167
pneum/o
gas, wind, breath, or air
168
encephal/o
inside the head
169
tom/o
section
170
spin/o
spine
171
gastr/o
stomach
172
intestin/o
intestines
173
esophag/o
esophagus
174
duoden/o
duodenum
175
enter/o
intestines
176
cardi/o
heart
177
aort/o
aorta
178
angi/o
vessel
179
arter/o
| arteri/o
arteries
180
ather/o
yellowish
181
scler/o
hardening
182
atri/o
atrium
183
axill/o
armpit
184
coron/o
heart, coronary
185
erythr/o
red
186
hem/o
| hemat/o
blood
187
leuk/o
white
188
my/o
muscle
189
myx/o
mucus
190
brachi/o
arm, brachial artery
191
steth/o
chest, stethoscope
192
thromb/o
clot
193
atel/o
incomplete
194
orth/o
straight, upright
195
rhin/o
nose
196
spir/o
breathing
197
coni/o
dust
198
sten/o
chest
199
pulmon/o
lung
