Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
leuk
A
white
2
Q
cardi
A
heart
3
Q
dermat
A
skin
4
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
prot/o
A
first
6
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
7
Q
thel/o
A
nipple/thin membrane
8
Q
adip/o
A
fat
9
Q
aden/o
A
gland
10
Q
oste/o
oss/e
oss/i
A
bones
11
Q
arthr/o
A
joints
12
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
13
Q
my/o
myos/o
A
muscles
14
Q
fasc/i
fasci/o
A
fascia
15
Q
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
A
tendons
16
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
17
Q
arteri/o
A
arteries
18
Q
ven/o
phleb/o
A
veins
19
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
A
blood
20
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph vessels, fluids, and nodes
21
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
22
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
23
Q
thym/o
A
thymus
24
Q
nas/o
rhin/o
A
nose
25
pharyng/o
pharynx
26
trache/o
trachea
27
laryng/o
larynx
28
pneum/o
pneumon/o
pulm/o
pulmon/o
lungs
29
or/o
stomat/o
mouth
30
esophag/o
esophagus
31
gastr/o
stomach
32
enter/o
small intestine
33
col/o
colon/o
large intestine
34
hepat/o
liver
35
pancreat/o
pancreas
36
ren/o
nephr/o
kidneys
37
ureter/o
ureters
38
cyst/o
bladder
39
urethr/o
urethra
40
neur/o
neur/i
nerves
41
encephal/o
brain
42
myel/o
spinal cord
43
ophthalm/o
ocul/o
opt/o
opt/i
eyes
44
optic/o
sight
45
ot/o
audit/o
aud/i
ears
46
aur/i
aur/o
external ear
47
acoust/o
acous/o
sound
48
dermat/o
derm/o
cutane/o
skin
49
adren/o
adrenals
50
gonad/o
gonads
51
pineal/o
pineal
52
pituit/o
pituitary
53
thyroid/o
thry/o
thyroid
54
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testicul/o
testes
55
ovari/o
oophor/o
ovaries
56
hyster/o
metr/o
metr/i
metri/o
uter/o
uterus
57
ligament/o
ligament
58
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
tendon
59
burs/o
bursa
60
synovi/o
synovial
61
crani/o
cranium
62
spondyl/o
vertebr/o
vertebra
63
disc/o
discs
64
cost/o
ribs AKA costals
65
onych/o
claw
66
goni/o
angle
67
ankyl/o
bent or stiff
68
fibr/o
fibros/o
fibrous tissue
69
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
70
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
71
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
72
ton/o
tone, tension, or stretching
73
kinesi/o
movement
74
zygot/o
joined
75
tax/o
coordination/order
76
clon/o
spasm
