Combining Forms Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Acanth/o
Thorny, spiny
Acetabul/o
Acetabulum (hip socket)
Acid/o
Acid
Acou/o
Hearing
Acr/o
Extremities, height
Actin/o
Ray, radius
Aden/o
Gland
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Adip/o
fatty tissue
Adren/o
Adrenal gland
Adrenal/o
Adrenal gland
Aer/o
Air, gas
Albumin/o
Albumin
Algesi/o
Pain
Alveol/o
Alveolus
Ambly/o
Dull, dim
Amni/o
Amnion
Amnion/o
Amnion
Amyl/o
Starch
An/o
Anus
Andr/o
Male
Angi/o
Vessel
Anis/o
Unequal, dissimilar
Ankyl/o
Crooked, stiff, bent
Antr/o
Antrum
Aort/o
Aorta
Aponeur/o
Aponeurosis
Appendic/o
Appendix
Arche/o
First, beginning
Arteri/o
Artery
Arteriol/o
Arteriole (small artery)
Arthr/o
Joint
Articul/o
Joint
Atel/o
Imperfect, incomplete
Ather/o
Yellowish, fatty plaque
Atri/o
Atrium
Audi/o
Hearing
Aur/i,o
Ear
Aut/o
Self
Axill/o
Armpit
Az/o
Urea, nitrogen
Bacteri/o
Bacteria
Balan/o
Glans penis
Bar/o
Pressure
Bas/o
Base
Bi/o
Life
Bil/i
Bile
Blast/o
Developing cell
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Brachi/o
Arm
Bronch/i,o
Bronchus
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
Bucc/o
Cheek
Burs/o
Bursa (cavity)
Calc/i
Calcium
Cancer/o
Cancer
Carcin/o
Cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
Carp/o
Carpals (wrist bones)
Caud/o
Tail, towards the lower part of the body
Caec/o
Caecum
Celi/o
Abdomen
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum, brain
Cerumin/o
Cerumen (earwax)
Cervic/o
Cervix
Cheil/o
Lip
Chir/o
Hand
Chol/e
Gall, bile
Cholangi/o
Bile duct
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chori/o
Chorion
Chrom/o
Color
Chromat/o
Color
Chron/o
Time
Clavic/o
Clavicle (collar bone)
Clavicul/o
Clavicle (collar bone)
Col/o
Colon
Colp/o
Vagina
Coni/o
Dust
Conjunctiv/o
Conjunctiva
Cor/o
Pupil
Core/o
Pupil
Corne/o
Cornea
Coron/o
Heart
Cortic/o
Cortex (outer layer of body organ)
Cost/o
Rib
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
Cry/o
Cold
Crypt/o
Hidden
Culd/o
cul-de-sac
Cutane/o
skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyes/i,o
Pregnancy
Cyst/o
Bladder, sac
Cyt/o
Cell
Dacry/o
Lacrimal gland, tear duct
Dactyl/o
Fingers or toes
Dent/i
Tooth
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Dextr/o
Right
Diaphor/o
Sweat
Diaphragmat/o
Diaphragm
Dipl/o
Two, double
Dips/o
Thirst
Diverticul/o
Diverticulum
Dors/i,o
Back (of the body)
Duoden/o
Duodenum
Dur/o
Hard, dura mater
Dynam/o
Motion
Ech/o
Sound
Ectop/o
Located away from usual place
Electr/o
Electricity, electrical
Embry/o
Embryo, to be full
Emmetr/o
A normal measure
Encephal/o
Brain
Endocrin/o
Endocrine
Enter/o
Intestines
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
Episi/o
Vulva
Epitheli/o
Epithelium
Erythr/o
Red
Esthesi/o
Sensation, feeling
Eti/o
Cause (of disease)
Faci/o
Face
Femor/o
Femur (upper leg bone)
Ferr/i,o
Iron
Foet/i,o
Foetus, unborn child
Fibr/o
Fibrous tissue, fibres
Fibul/o
Fibula (lower leg bone)
Galact/o
Milk
Gangli/o
Ganglion
Ganglion/o
Ganglion
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gen/o
Origin, formation
Ger/o
Old age, aged
Geront/o
Old age, aged
Gingiv/o
Gum
Gli/o
Neuroglia
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
Gloss/o
Tongue
Gluc/o
Sweetness, sugar
Glyc/o
Sugar
Glycos/o
Sugar
Gnath/o
Jaw
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gon/o
Seed, knee
Gravid/o
Pregnancy
Gyn/o
Woman
Gynaec/o
Woman
Haem/o
Blood
Haemat/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Herni/o
Hernia
Heter/o
Other
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hist/o
Tissue
Hom/o
Same
Home/o
Sameness, unchanging
Humer/o
Humerus (upper arm bone)
Hydr/o
Water
Hymen/o
Hymen
Hypn/o
Sleep
Hypophys/o
Pituitary gland
Hyster/o
Uterus
Ile/o
Ileum
Ili/o
Ilium
Immun/o
Immune
Iri/o
Iris
Irid/o
Iris
Is/o
Equal, same
Isch/o
Deficiency, blockage
Ischi/o
Ischium
Jejun/o
Jejunum
Kal/i
Potassium
Kary/o
Nucleus
Kerat/o
Cornea
Kin/e
Movement
Kinesi/o
Movement, motion
Kyph/o
Hump
Labi/o
Lips
Lacrim/o
Tear duct, tear
Lact/o
Milk
Lamin/o
Lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Laryng/o
Larynx
Later/o
Lide
Lei/o
Smooth
Leuk/o
White
Lingu/o
Tongue
Lip/o
Fat
Lith/o
Stone, calculus
Lob/o
Lobe
Lumb/o
Lumbar region, lower back
Lymph/o
Lymph
Macr/o
Abnormal largeness
Mamm/o
Breast
Mandibul/o
Mandible (lower jawbone)
Mast/o
Breast
Mastoid/o
Mastoid
Maxill/o
Maxilla (upper jawbone)
Meat/o
Meatus (opening)
Melan/o
Black
Men/o
Menstruation
Mening/i,o
Meninges
Menisc/o
Meniscus (crescent)
Ment/o
Mind
Ment/o
Chin
Metr/i,o
Uterus
Micr/o
Small
Mon/o
One
Morph/o
Form, shape
Muc/o
Mucus, mucous membrane
My/o
Muscle
Myc/o
Fungus
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
Myelon/o
Spinal cord
Myring/o
Eardrum
Myx/o
Mucus
Nan/o
Dwarf
Narc/o
Stupor
Nas/o
Nose
Nat/o
Birth
Necr/o
Death (cell, body)
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Neutr/o
Neither (neutral)
Noct/i
Night
Nyct/o
Night
Nycta/o
Night
O/o
Egg, ovum
Ocul/o
Eye
Odont/o
Tooth
Oesophag/o
Oesophagus
Olig/o
Scanty, few, infrequent
Omphal/o
Umbilicus, navel
Onc/o
Cancer
Onych/o
Nail
Oophor/o
Ovary
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Opt/o
Vision
Or/o
Mouth
Orchi/o
Testis, testicle
Orchid/o
Testis, testicle
Organ/o
Organ
Orth/o
Straight
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
Ov/i,o
Egg
Ox/i,o
Oxygen
Pachy/o
Thick
Palat/o
Palate
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
Papill/o
Nipple
Par/o
Bear, give birth to, labor
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
Part/o
Bear, give birth to, labor
Parthen/o
Virgin
Patell/o
Patella (knee cap)
Path/o
Disease
Pector/o
Chest
Paed/o
Child
Pelv/i,o
Pelvis, pelvic bone
Pept/o
Digestion
Perine/o
Perineum
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Petr/o
Stone
Phac, phak/o
Lens of the eye
Phag/o
Eat, swallow
Phalang/o
Phalanx, phalanges
Pharyng/o
Pharynx
Phas/o
Speech
Phe/o
Brown
Phleb/o
Vein
Phot/o
Light
Phren/o
Mind
Physi/o
Nature
Pituitar/y,o
Pituitary gland
Plasm/o
Plasma
Pleur/o
Pleura
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lung, air
Pneumat/o
Lung, air
Pod/o
Foot
Poikil/o
Varid, irregular
Poli/o
Grey matter
Polyp/o
Polyp, small growth
Porphyr/o
Purple
Poster/o
Back (of body)
Presby/o
Elderly, old age
Prim/i
First
Proct/o
Rectum
Prostat/o
Prostate gland
Prote/o
Protein
Pseud/o
False
Psych/o
Mind
Pub/o
Pubis
Puerper/o
Childbirth
Pulmon/o
Lung
Pupill/o
Pupil
Py/o
Pus
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Pylor/o
Pylorus
Pyr/o
Fever, heat
Quadr/i
Four
Rachi/o
Vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
Radi/o
Radius (lower arm bone)
Radic/o
Nerve root
Radicul/o
Nerve root
Rect/o
Rectum
Ren/o
Kidney
Reticul/o
Network
Retin/o
Retina
Rhabd/o
Rod-shaped, striated
Rhin/o
Nose
Rhytid/o
Wrinkles
Salping/o
Fallopian (uterine) tube
Sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
Scapul/o
Scapula (shoulder bone)
Scler/o
Sclera, hard
Scoli/o
Crooked, curved
Seb/o
Sebum (oil)
Sial/o
Saliva
Sider/o
Sron
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid
Sin/o, sinus/o
Sinus
Sinister/o
Left
Somat/o
Body
Somn/i,o
Sleep
Son/o
Sound
Sperm/o
Spermatozoan, sperm
Spermat/o
Spermatozoa, sperm
Sphygm/o
Pulse
Spir/o
Breathe, breathing
Splen/o
Spleen
Spondyl/o
Vertebra, spinal or vertebral column
Staped/o
Stapes (milddle ear bone)
Staphyl/o
Grape-like clusters
Steat/o
Fatty
Stern/o
Sternum (breastbone)
Steth/o
Chest
Stoma/o
Mouth
Strept/o
Twisted chains
Synovi/o
Synovia, synovial membrane
System/o
System
Tars/o
Tarsals (ankle bones)
Ten/o
Tendon
Tend/o
Tendon
Tendin/o
Tendon
Terat/o
Malformed foetus
Test/o
Testis, testicle
Therm/o
Heat
Thorac/o
Thorax (chest)
Thromb/o
Clot
Thym/o
Thymus gland
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
Thyroaden/o
Thyroid gland
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
Tibi/o
Tibia (lower leg bone)
Till/o
Pull out
Toc/o
Labor
Tom/o
Cut, section
Ton/o
Tension, pressure
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
Top/o
Place
Toxic/o
Poison
Trache/o
Trachea
Trachel/o
Neck, necklike
Trich/o
Hair
Tympan/o
Eardrum, middle ear
Uln/o
Ulna (lower arm bone)
Ungu/o
Nail
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Urethra
Urin/o
Urine, urinary tract
Uter/o
Uterus
Uvul/o
Uvula
Vagin/o
Vagina
Valvul/o
Valve
Vas/o
Vessel, duct
Ven/o
Vein
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
Verd/o
Green
Vertebr/o
Vertebra, spinal or verebral column
Vesic/o
Bladder, sac
Vesicul/o
Seminal vesicles
Vir/o
Virus
Viscer/o
Internal organs
Vulv/o
Vulva
Xanth/o
Yellow
Xer/o
Dry