Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremities; top; extreme point
acu/o
sharp; severe; sudden
aden/o
gland
adip/o
fat
aer/o
air
albumin/o
albumin
a protein in blood
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
amni/o
amnion
sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
blood
anter/o
front
aphth/o
ulcer
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
ather/o
plaque
fatty substance
axill/o
armpit
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
glans clitoridis
bar/o
pressure; weight
Bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
bas/o
basic
bi/o
life
bil/i
gall; bile
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
blephar/o
eyelid
bol/o
cast; throw
bronch/o
bronchial tube
bucc/o
cheek
cali/o
calyx; calix
cup shaped
calic/o
calyx; calix
cup shaped
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist bones
carpals
caud/o
tail; lower part of body
cec/o
cecum
first part of the colon
celi/o
belly; abdomen
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum
largest part of the brain
cervic/o
neck; cervix
neck of uterus
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
drug; chemical
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chol/e
gall; bile
cholangi/o
bile vessel (duct)
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile dut
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o
chorion
outermost membrane of the fetus
chorion/o
chorion
outermost membrane of the fetus
chrom/o
color
chron/o
time
cib/o
meals
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
cis/o
to cut
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
col/o
colon (large intestine)
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
colp/o
vagina
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
skull
cras/o
mixture; temperature
crin/o
secrete
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cutane/o
skin
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o
cell
astr/o
star
brachi/o
arm
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
caus/o
burning
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
coni/o
dust
capn/o
carbon dioxide
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
alveol/o
alveolus; air sacs; small sac
adenoid/o
adenoids
cyan/o
blue
asbest/o
asbestos
anthrac/o
coal
dactyl/o
finger; toes
dent/i
tooth; teeth
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dist/o
far; distant
dors/o
back (of body)
duct/o
to lead, carry
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura matter
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
eosin/o
red; rosy; dawn-colored
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
erg/o
work
erythr/o
red
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
nervous feeling
eti/o
cause
estr/o
female
faci/o
face
flex/o
to bend
furc/o
forking; branching
galact/o
milk
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gum
gli/o
glial cells; neuroglial cells
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
sugar; glucose
glyc/o
sugar; glucose
glycogen/o
glycogen; animal starch
glycos/o
sugar; glucose
gnos/o
knowledge
gon/o
seed
gynec/o
women; female
hemat/o
blood
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia
hist/o
tissue
histi/o
tissue
hydr/o
water; fluid
hypn/o
sleep