Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o-
A
abdomen
2
Q
append/o-
A
appendix
3
Q
arteri/o-
A
artery
4
Q
arthr/o-
A
joint (arthritis is pain in the joint)
5
Q
bi/o-
A
life; living organisms
6
Q
card/i-
A
heart
7
Q
cardi/o-
A
heart
8
Q
cholecyst/o-
A
gallbladder
9
Q
col/o-
A
colon
10
Q
colon/o-
A
colon
11
Q
cost/o-
A
rib
12
Q
cutane/o-
A
skin
13
Q
derm/o-
A
skin
14
Q
digest/o-
A
break down food
15
Q
enter/o-
A
intestine
16
Q
esthes/o-
A
sensation; feeling
17
Q
gastr/o-
A
stomach
18
Q
gemin/o-
A
set or group
19
Q
hem/o-
A
blood
20
Q
hepta/o-
A
liver
21
Q
hyster/o-
A
uterus (womb)
22
Q
intestin/o-
A
intestine
23
Q
lapar/o-
A
abdomen
24
Q
laryng/o-
A
larynx (voice box)
25
later/o-
side
26
mamm/o-
breast
27
menstru/o-
monthly discharge of blood
28
ment/o-
mind
29
muscul/o-
muscle
30
nas/o-
nose
31
neur/o-
nerve
32
nucle/o-
nucleus
33
nutri/o-
nourishment
34
pelvo/o-
pelvis
35
phag/o-
eating; swallowing
36
pleg/o-
paralysis
37
pneumon/o-
lung; air
38
psych/o-
mind
39
sperm/o-
sperm
40
spir/o-
breathe. (re-SPRI-tory)
41
tens/o-
pressure (TENSion)
42
therap/o-
therapy
43
thyroid/o-
thyroid gland
44
tonsill/o-
tonsil
45
trache/o-
trachea
46
urin/o-
urine; urinary system
47
uter/o-
uterus (womb)
48
vagin/o-
vagina
49
ven/o-
vein