Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
anter/o
A
front (side of body)
3
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
4
Q
caud/o
A
tail
5
Q
cephal/o
A
head
6
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
7
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
8
Q
crani/o
A
skull
9
Q
cubit/o
A
elbow
10
Q
dist/o
A
away from (beginning of structure)
11
Q
dors/o
A
back (side of body)
12
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
13
Q
gastro/o
A
stomach
14
Q
genit/o
A
genitals
15
Q
glute/o
A
buttocks
16
Q
ili/o
A
ilium (part of pelvis)
17
Q
infer/o
A
below
18
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
19
Q
later/o
A
side
20
Q
lumb/o
A
low back
21
Q
medi/o
A
middle
22
Q
nas/o
A
nose
23
Q
or/o
A
mouth
24
Q
orbit/o
A
eye socket
25
ot/o
ear
26
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
27
pelv/o
pelvis
28
poster/o
back (side of body)
29
proximo/o
near to (beginning of structure)
30
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
31
spin/o
spine
32
sterno/o
sternum (breast bone)
33
super/o
above
34
thorac/o
chest
35
ventr/o
belly (side of body)
36
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
37
aden/o
gland
38
adip/o
fat
39
cutane/o
skin
40
derm/o
skin
41
dermat/o
skin
42
hidr/o
sweat
43
kerat/o
keratin, herd, hornlike
44
lip/o
fat
45
melan/o
melanin,black
46
onych/o
nail
47
py/o
pus
48
seb/o
sebum, oil
49
trich/o
hair
50
ungu/o
nail
51
bi/o
life
52
carcin/o
cancer
53
chem/o
chemical
54
cry/o
cold
55
erythr/o
red
56
ichthy/o
scaly
57
leuk/o
white
58
myc/o
fungus
59
necr/o
death
60
pedicul/o
lice
61
scler/o
hardening
62
vesic/o
bladder, sac
63
xanth/o
yellow
64
xer/o
dry
65
arthr/o
joint
66
burs/o
bursa
67
carp/o
campus (wrist)
68
chondr/o
cartilage
69
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
70
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
71
cost/o
rib
72
crani/o
skull
73
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
74
fibul/o
fibula (thinner lower leg bone)
75
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
76
ili/o
ilium (part of pelvis)
77
ischi/o
ischium (part of pelvis)
78
kyph/o
hump
79
lord/o
bent backward
80
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw)
81
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw)
82
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
83
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
84
muscul/o
muscle
85
my/o
muscle
86
myel/o
bone marrow
87
oste/o
bone
88
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
89
phalang/o
phalanges (fingers and toes)
90
pub/o
pubis (part of pelvis)
91
radi/o
radius (part of forearm)
92
sacr/o
sacrum
93
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
94
scoli/o
crooked, bent
95
spondyl/o
vertebra
96
stern/o
sternum (breast bone)
97
tars/o
tarsus (ankle)
98
ten/o
tendon
99
tendin/o
tendon
100
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone, larger lower leg bone)
101
uln/o
ulna (part of forearm)
102
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
103
cutane/o
skin
104
electr/o
electricity
105
fibr/o
fibrous
106
orth/o
straight
107
angi/o
vessel
108
aort/o
aorta
109
arteri/o
artery
110
arteriol/o
arteriole
111
ather/o
fatty substance, plaque
112
atri/o
atrium
113
cardi/o
heart
114
coron/o
heart
115
embol/o
plug
116
isch/o
to hold back
117
phleb/o
vein
118
sphygm/o
pulse
119
steth/o
chest
120
thromb/o
clot
121
valv/o
valve
122
valvul/o
valve
123
varic/o
dilated vein
124
vas/o
(blood) vessel
125
vascul/o
blood vessel
126
ven/o
vein
127
ventricul/o
ventricle
128
venul/o
venule
129
cutane/o
skin
130
electr/o
electricity
131
esophag/o
esophagus
132
lip/o
fat
133
my/o
muscle
134
pulmon/o
lung
