Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
aden/o
gland
amni/o
amnion sac
an/o
anus
appen/o
appendix
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
plaque
arthr/o
joint
axill/o
armpit
bi/o
life
bronch/o
bronchial tube
bronchi/o-
bronchial tube
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum
chem/o
drug
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
chron/o
time
col/o
colon
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
skull
cry/o
cold
cutane/o
skin
cyst/o
Urinary bladder; Sac with fluid
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
dur/o
dura mater
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestine (usually small)
erythr/o
red
esphag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gynec/o
women
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hyster/o
uterus
inguin/o
groin
isch/o
to hold back
lapar/o
abdomen
laryng/o
voice box
later/o
side
leuk/o
white
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
men/o
menses
mening/o
meninges
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
nat/i
birth
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
path/o
disease
pelv/o
pelvis
pertione/o
peritoneum
phleb/o
vein
phleb/o
vein
plas/o
formation; growth; development
pneumon/o
lung
psych/o
mind
pulmon/o
lung
radi/o
X-ray
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
salping/o
fallopian tube
sarc/o
flesh
scapul/o
shoulder blade
septic/o
infection
son/o
sound
thorac/o
chest
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
tonsill/o
tonsil
top/o
to put; to place; to position
thromb/o
clotting
trache/o
windpipe (trachea)
ur/o
urine or urea; urinary tract
urethr/o
urethra
uter/o
uterus
vascul/o
blood vessel
ven/o
vein