Combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acetabul/o
A
hip socket
3
Q
acr/o
A
height/extremities
4
Q
aden/o
A
in relationship to a gland
5
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
6
Q
adip/o
A
fat
7
Q
adren/o, adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
8
Q
albin/o
A
white
9
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
10
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
11
Q
ambly/o
A
dim
12
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
13
Q
an/o
A
anus
14
Q
andr/o
A
male
15
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
16
Q
ankyl/o
A
bent, fused
17
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
18
Q
aponeur/o
A
tendon type
19
Q
appedic/o
A
appendix
20
Q
aque/o
A
water
21
Q
arche/o
A
first
22
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
23
Q
arth/o
A
joint
24
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
25
ather/o
plaque
26
atri/o
atrium
27
audi/o
hearing
28
aut/o
self
29
axill/o
armpit
30
azot/o
urea
31
balan/o
glans penis
32
bi/o
life
33
bil/i
bile
34
bilirubin/o
bile pigment
35
blephar/o
eyelid
36
brachi/o
arm
37
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchus
38
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
39
burs/o
fluid-filled sac in a joint
40
calc/o, calc/i
calcium
41
cardi/o
heart
42
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones
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43
cauter/o
burn
44
cec/o
cecum
45
celi/o
abdomen
46
cephal/o
head
47
cerebell/o
cerebellum
48
cerebr/o
cerebrum
49
cervic/o
neck/cervix
50
chol/e
gall/bile
51
cholangio/o
bile duct
52
cholecyst/o
cholesterol
53
chondr/o
cartilage
54
chori/o
chorion
55
clavic/o, clacicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
56
col/o
colon
57
colp/o
vagina
58
coni/o
dust
59
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
60
cor/o, core/o
cornea
61
coron/o
heart
62
cortic/o
cortex
63
cost/o
rib
64
crani/o
cranium (skull)
65
crin/p
secrete
66
crypt/o
hidden
67
culd/o
cul-de-sac
68
cutane/o
skin
69
cyan/o
blue
70
cycl/o
ciliary body
71
cyst/o
bladder
72
dacry/o
tear
73
dacryocyst/o
pertaining to the lacrimal sac
74
dent/i
tooth
75
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
76
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
77
dips/o
thirst
78
disc/o
intervertebral disc
79
diverticul/o
diverticulum
80
duoden/o
duodenum
81
dur/o
dura mater
82
encephal/o
brain
83
enter/o
small intestine
84
eosin/o
rosy
85
epididym/o
epidiymis
86
epiglott/o
epiglottis
87
episi/o
vulva
88
erythr/o, erythem/o
red
89
esopha/o
esophagus
90
essi/o, esthesi/o
sensation
91
estr/o
female
92
femor/o
thighbone
93
fet/o
fetus
94
fibul/o
fibula
95
galact/o
milk
96
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
97
gastr/o
stomach
98
gingiv/o
gum
99
glomerul/o
glomerulus
100
gloss/o
tongue
101
gluc/o, glycos/o, glyc/o
sugar
102
gonad/o
ovaries and testes
103
gyn/o, gynec/o
female
104
hepat/o
liver
105
herni/o
hernia
106
heter/o
different
107
hidr/o
sweat
108
home/o
smale
109
hormon/o
hormone
110
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
111
hydr/o
water
112
hymen/o
hymen
113
hyster/o
uterus
114
ichthy/o
ileus
115
ili/o
ilium (upper pelvic bone)
116
jaund/o
yellow
117
jejun/o
jejunum
118
kal/i
potassium
119
kerat/o
hard, cornea
120
kinesi/o
movement
121
kyph/o
hump
122
lacrim/o
tear
123
lact/o
milk
124
lamin/o
lamina
125
lapar/o
abdomen
126
laryng/o
larynx
127
lingu/o
tongue
128
lip/o
fat
129
lith/o
stone
130
lob/o
lobe
131
lord/o
curve
132
lumb/o
lower back
133
lute/o
yellow
134
lymph/o
lymph
135
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
136
mamm/o
breast
137
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
138
mast/o
breast
139
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
140
meat/o
meatus
141
melan/o
black
142
men/o
menstruation, month
143
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
144
menisc/o, menisci/o
meniscus
145
ment/o
mind
146
mentacarp/o
metacarpals (hand)
147
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot)
148
metr/o
uterus, measure
149
metr/i
uterus
150
mon/o
one
151
muc/o
mucus
152
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
153
myc/o
fungus
154
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
155
myring/o
ear drum
156
myx/o
mucus
157
nas/o
nose
158
nat/a, nat/i
birth
159
natr/o
sodium
160
necr/o
death
161
nephr/o
kidney
162
neur/o
nerve
163
noct/i
night
164
ocul/o
eye
165
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
166
olig/o
scant, few
167
onych/o
nail
168
oo/o
egg
169
oophor/o
ovary
170
ophthalm/o
eye
171
opt/o
eye, vision
172
optic/o
eye
173
or/o
mouth
174
orch/i, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testicle
175
orth/o
straight
176
oste/o
bone
177
ot/o
ear
178
ov/o
ovary
179
ovul/o
ovulation
180
ox/i, ox/o, oxy/o
oxygen
181
pachy/o
thick
182
palat/o
palate
183
palperbr/o
eyelid
184
pancreat/o
pancreas
185
papill/o
optic nerve
186
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
187
pelv/i
pelvis (hip)
188
percadi/o
pericardium
189
perine/o
perineum
190
peritone/o
peritoneum
191
petr/o
stone
192
phac/o, phak/o
eye lens
193
phalang/o
phalanges (finger or toe)
194
pharyng/o
pharynx
195
phas/o
speech
196
phleb/o
vein
197
phren/o
mind, diaphragm
198
phys/o
growing
199
pil/o
hair
200
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
201
pleur/o
pleura
202
pneumat/o, pneumon/o
lung/air
203
poli/o
gray matter
204
polyp/o
polyp
205
pont/o
pons
206
proct/o
rectum
207
prostat/o
prostate
208
psych/o
mind
209
pub/o
pubis
210
pulmon/o
lung
211
pupill/o
pupil
212
py/o
pus
213
pyel/o
renal pelvis
214
pylor/o
pylorus
215
quadr/i
four
216
rachi/o
spine
217
radi/o
radius (lower arm)
218
radic/o, radicul/o
nerve root
219
rect/o
rectum
220
ren/o
kidney
221
retin/o
retina
222
rhin/o
nose
223
rhiz/o
nerve root
224
rhytid/o
wrinkle
225
rube/o
red
226
sacr/o
sacrum
227
salping/o
uterine tube, fallopian tube
228
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder)
229
scler/o
sclera
230
scoli/o
bent
231
seb/o
sebum/oil
232
semin/i
semen
233
sept/o
septum
234
sial/o
saliva
235
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
236
sinus/o
sinus
237
somat/o
body
238
son/o
sound
239
sperm/o, spermat/o
sperm
240
sphygm/o
pulse
241
spir/o
breath
242
splen/o
spleen
243
spondyl/o
vertebra
244
staped/o
middle ear, stapes
245
staphyl/o
clusters
246
steat/o
fat
247
ster/o, stere/o
solid, having three dimensions
248
stern/o
sternum (breast bone)
249
steth/o
chest
250
stomat/o
mouth
251
strept/o
twisted chain
252
synovi/o
synovial joint membrane
253
tars/o
tarsal (ankle)
254
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon (connective tissue)
255
test/o
testicle
256
thorac/o
throax
257
thromb/o
clot
258
thym/o
thymus gland
259
thyr/o, tyroid/o
thyroid gland
260
tibi/o
shin bone
261
toc/o
childbirth
262
tonsill/o
tonsil
263
top/o
place
264
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
265
tache/o
trachea
266
trich/o
hair
267
tympan/o
eardrum
268
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
269
ungu/o
nail
270
ur/o
urine
271
ureter/o
ureter
272
urethr/o
urethra
273
urin/o
urine
274
uter/o
uterus
275
uve/o
uvea
276
uvul/o
uvula
277
vagin/o
vagina
278
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
279
vas/o, vascul/o
vessel
280
ven/o
vein
281
ventricul/o
ventricle
282
vertebr/o
vertebra
283
vesic/o
bladder
284
vesicul/o
seminal vesicles
285
vitre/o
glass/glassy
286
vulv/o
vulva
287
xanth/o
yellow
288
Xer/o
Dry
