Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
crin/o
A
secrete
2
Q
iatr/o
A
physician/treatment
3
Q
acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
adip/o
A
fat
5
Q
amni/o
A
amnion (sac surrounding embryo)
6
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
7
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
10
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
11
Q
chem/o
A
drug, chemical
12
Q
chron/o
A
time
13
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
14
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
15
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
16
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
17
Q
lymph/o
A
fluid contained in lymph vessels & nodes
18
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
19
Q
mast/o
A
breast
20
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
21
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
22
Q
neutr/o
A
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
23
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
24
Q
opi/o
A
opium
25
Q
ot/o
A
ear
26
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum (abdominal lining)
27
Q
phag/o
A
to eat, swallow
28
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
29
Q
plas/o
A
formation, development
30
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura (lining of the lungs)
31
Q
pneumon/o
A
lungs
32
Q
radi/o
A
x-rays
33
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
34
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
35
Q
staphyl/o
A
clusters
