Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Anter/o
A
Front
3
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes
4
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck of the body
Neck of the uterus (cervix)
5
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
6
Q
Coccyg/o
A
Coccyx, tailbone
7
Q
Carni/o
A
Skull
8
Q
Epitheli/o
A
Skin, surface tissue
9
Q
Esophag/o
A
esophagus
10
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
11
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen
12
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larnx (voice box)
13
Q
Later/o
A
Side
14
Q
Lumb/o
A
Loin or waist
15
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph - clear fluid in tissue and lymph vessels
16
Q
Mediastin/o
A
Mediastinum - space between the lungs
17
Q
Pelv/o
A
Pelvis - bones of the hips
18
Q
Peritone/o
A
Peritoneum - membranes surrounding the abdomen
19
Q
Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx - throat
20
Q
Pleur/o
A
Pleura - pair of membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs
21
Q
Poster/o
A
Back, behind
22
Q
Sacr/o
A
Sacrum - five bones fused in lower back
23
Q
Spin/o
A
Spine - backbone
24
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest
25
Trache/o
Trachea - windpipe
26
Vertebr/o
Vertebra - backbone
27
Axill/o
Armpit
28
Amni/o
Amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
29
Angio/o
Vessel usually blood vessels
30
Arteri/o
Artery
31
Ather/o
Plaque
32
Cry/o
Cold
33
Hyster/o
Uterus
34
Inguin/o
Groin
35
Isch/o
To hold back
36
Mamm/o mast/o
Breast
37
Men/o
Menses (menstruation) ; month
38
Mening/o
Meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
39
My/o
Muscle
40
Myel/o
Spinal cord
41
Necr/o
Death
42
Phleb/o
Vein
43
Pneumon/o
Lung
44
Radi/o
X-rays
45
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
46
Chron/o
Time
47
Oophor/o
Ovary
48
Ot/o
Ear
49
Phleb/o
Vein
50
Pulmon/o
Lung
51
Radi/o
X-Ray
52
Salping/o
Fallopian (uterine) tube
53
Septic/o
Pertaining to infection
54
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
55
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
56
An/o
Anus
57
Carp/o
Carpals (wrist bones)
58
Cutane/o
Skin
59
Dur/o
Dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
60
Gen/o
To produce, to begin
61
Glyc/o
Sugar
62
Nat/I
Birth
63
Norm/o
Rule, order
64
Plas/o
Formation, growth, development
65
Scapul/o
Scapula (shoulder blade)
66
Son/o
Sound
67
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
68
Top/o
To put, place, position
69
Troph/o
Development, nourishment
70
Orth/o
Straight
71
Nos/o
Disease
72
Odont/o
Tooth
73
Iatr/o
Treatment
74
Esthesi/o
Sensation
75
Ger/o
Old age
76
Aort/o
Aorta
77
Arteri/o
Artery
78
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
79
Angi/o
Vessel
80
Coron/o
Heart
81
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
82
Stomat/o
Mouth
83
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
84
Adrenal/o
Adrenal gland
85
Hypophys/o
Pituitary gland
86
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
87
Colp/o
Vagina
88
Vagin/o
Vagina
89
Metri/o
Uterus
90
Uter/o
Uterus
91
O/o
Egg
92
Oophor/o
Ovary
93
Ovari/o
Ovary
94
Lymph/o
Lymph fluid
95
Lymphaden/o
Lymph node
96
Lymphangi/o
Lymph vessel
97
Balan/o
Penis
98
Orch/o
Testis
99
Orchi/o
Testis
100
Orchid/o
Testis
101
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
102
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
103
Nas/o
Nose
104
Phren/o
Diaphragm
105
Cutane/o
Skin
106
Pil/o
Hair
107
Trich/o
Hair
108
Onych/o
Nail
109
Ungu/o
Nail
110
Ocul/o
Eye
111
Phak/o
Lens of the eye
112
Retin/o
Retina
113
Aur/o
Ear
114
Myring/o
Eardrum
115
Tymphan/o
Eardrum
116
Vesic/o
Urinary bladder
117
Pyel/o
Renal
