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