Combining Forms Flashcards
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
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bi/o
A
life
4
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carcin/o
A
cancerous; cancer
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
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cephal/o
A
head
7
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
8
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
9
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
10
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
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derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
13
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electr/o
A
electricity
14
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encephal/o
A
brain
15
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enter/o
A
intestines (usually small intestine)
16
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erythr/o
A
red
17
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gastr/o
A
stomach
18
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glyc/o
A
glucose; sugar
19
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
20
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gynec/o
A
female; woman
21
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
22
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hepat/o
A
liver
23
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iatr/o
A
physician; treatment
24
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leuk/o
A
white
25
log/o
study
26
nephr/o
kidney
27
neur/o
nerve
28
onc/o
tumor
29
ophthalm/o
eye
30
oste/o
bone
31
path/o
disease
32
ped/o
child
33
psych/o
mind
34
radi/o
x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
35
ren/o
kidney
36
rhin/o
nose
37
sect/o
to cut
38
thromb/o
clot
39
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
40
abdomin/o
abdomen
41
adip/o
fat
42
anter/o
front
43
bol/o
to cast (throw)
44
cervic/o
neck (of the body or of the uterus)
45
chondr/o
cartilage (connective tissue)
46
chrom/o
color
47
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
48
crani/o
skull
49
dist/o
far, distant
50
dors/o
back portion of the body
51
hist/o
tissue
52
ili/o
ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
53
inguin/o
groin
54
kary/o
nucleus
55
later/o
side
56
lumb/o
lower back (side and back between the ribs and pelvis)
57
medi/o
middle
58
nucle/o
nucleus
59
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
60
poster/o
back, behind
61
proxim/o
nearest
62
sacr/o
sacrum
63
sarc/o
flesh
64
spin/o
spine, backbone
65
thel/o, theli/o
nipple
66
thorac/o
chest
67
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
68
umbilic/o
naval, umbilicus
69
ventr/o
belly side of the body
70
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
71
viscer/o
internal organs
72
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
73
acu/o
sharp, sever, sudden
74
aden/o
gland
75
adip/o
fat
76
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
77
angi/o
vessel
78
arteri/o
artery
79
axill/o
armpit
80
blephar/o
eyelid
81
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
82
carcin/o
cancer
83
chem/o
drug, chemical
84
chron/o
time
85
col/o
colon (large intestine)
86
hem/o
blood
87
hydr/o
water, fluid
88
isch/o
to hold back
89
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
90
laryng/o
larynx
91
lymph/o
lymph
92
mamm/o
breast
93
mast/o
breast
94
morph/o
shape, form
95
muc/o
mucus
96
my/o
muscle
97
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
98
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
99
neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
100
oste/o
bone
101
ot/o
ear
102
peritone/o
peritoneum
103
phag/o
to eat, swallow
104
phleb/o
vein
105
plas/o
formation, development
106
pleur/o
pleura
107
pneumon/o
lungs
108
pulmon/o
lungs
109
radi/o
x-rays
110
rect/o
rectum
111
rhin/o
nose
112
sarc/o
flesh
113
splen/o
spleen
114
staphyl/o
clusters
115
strept/o
twisted chains
116
tonsill/o
tonsils
117
carp/o
wrist bones
118
cost/o
rib
119
cutane/o
skin
120
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
121
duct/o
lead, carry
122
flex/o
bend
123
furc/o
branching
124
gloss/o
tongue
125
immune/o
protection
126
mort/o
death
127
nat/i
birth
128
norm/o
rule, order
129
somn/o
sleep
130
seps/o
infection
131
son/o
sound
132
tens/o
force, strain, stretch
133
the/o
put, place
134
thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled [-oid] a shield to those who named it)
135
top/o
place, position, location
136
angi/o
vessel
137
aur/o
ear
138
bronci/o
broncial tube
139
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
140
capn/o
carbon dioxide
141
coni/o
dust
142
cor/o
pupil
143
corne/o
cornea
144
dacry/o
tear
145
is/o
same; equal
146
kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
147
lacrim/o
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
148
meningi/o
meninges
149
myring/o
tympanic membrane
150
nas/o
nose
151
ocul/o
eye
152
plapebr/o
eyelid
153
plasm/o
plasma
154
pupill/o
pupil
155
radicul/o
nerve root
156
sider/o
iron
157
tel/o
complete
158
thym/o
thymus gland
159
tympan/o
tympanic membrane; middle ear
160
pancreat/o
pancreas
161
perine/o
perineum
162
prostat/o
prostate gland
163
py/o
pus
164
pyel/o
renal pelvis
165
spermat/o
spermatozoa; sperm cell
166
trigon/o
trigone
167
vas/o
vessel; duct; vas deferens
168
vesic/o
urinary bladder
169
kal/i
potassium
170
lact/o
milk
171
metr/o
uterus; measure
172
myom/o
muscle tumor
173
myx/o
mucus
174
natr/o
sodium
175
odont/o
tooth
176
olig/o
scanty
177
orch/o
testis
178
orchi/o
testis
179
andr/o
male
180
balan/o
glans penis
181
calc/o
calcium
182
calic/o
caylx (cup shaped)
183
chol/e
bile;gall
184
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
185
choledoch/o
common bile duct
186
epididym/o
epididymus
187
estr/o
female
188
gingiv/o
gum
189
glomerul/o
glomerulus
190
alveol/o
small sac
191
cac/o
bad
192
cauter/o
burn, heat
193
cry/o
cold
194
fibr/o
fibers
195
follicul/o
small glandular sacs
196
fung/i
fungus, mushroom
197
medull/o
soft, inner part
198
mucos/o
mucous membrane
199
mut/a
genetic change
200
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
201
papill/o
nipple-like
202
ple/o
many, more
203
polyp/o
polyp
204
prot/o
first
205
radi/o
rays
206
scirrh/o
hard
207
xer/o
dry
208
albin/o
white
209
caus/o
burn, burning
210
cauter/o
heat, burn
211
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
212
anthrac/o
black
213
Chlor/o
green
214
cirrh/o
tawny
215
cyan/o
blue
216
eosin/o
rosy
217
jaund/o
yellow
218
lute/o
yellow
219
melan/o
black
220
poli/o
gray
221
xanth/o
yellow
222
erythme/o, erythemat/o
redness
223
hidr/o
sweat
224
ichthy/o
dry, scaly (fish-like)
225
kerat/o
hard
226
lip/o
fat
227
myc/o
fungus
228
onych/o
nail
229
phyt/o
plant
230
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
231
py/o
pus
232
rhytid/o
wrinkle
233
seb/o
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
234
squam/o
scale-like
235
trich/o
hair
236
ungu/o
nail
237
pharmaceut/o
drug
238
therapeut/o
treatment
239
vitr/o
glass
240
viv/o
life
