combining forms Flashcards
oste/o
bone
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
myel/o
bone marrow
orth/o
straight
crani/o
cranium
mandibul/o
mandible
maxill/o
maxilla
spondyl/o
vertebra
rachi/o
spine
cervic/o
neck
lumb/o
lower back
lamin/o
lamina
disk/o, disc/o
disk, disc
lord/o
curve
kyph/o
posterior curve
scoli/o
crooked/twisted
thorac/o
thorax/chest
clavicul/o, clavic/o
clavicle
scapul/o
scapula
cost/o
ribs
stern/o
sternum
humer/o
humerus
radi/o
radius
uln/o
ulna
carp/o
carpals
metacarp/o
metacarpals
phalang/o
phalanges
femur/o
femur
patell/o
patella
fibul/o
fibula
perone/o
fibula
tibi/o
tibia
tars/o
tarsals
metatars/o
metatarsals
phalang/o
phalanges
pelv/i
pelvis
ili/o
ilium
ischi/o
ischium
pub/o
pubis
arthr/o, articul/o
joint
chondr/o
cartilage
ligament/o
ligament
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
burs/o
bursa
synov/o
synovial
rheumat/o
watery flow
ankyl/o
stiff
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
muscle
rhabd/o
striated muscle
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
myocardi/o
cardiac muscle
sarc/o
muscles and flesh
fasci/o
fascia, band
fibr/o
fibrous
ton/o
tone, tension
kinesi/o
movement
poli/o
gray
esthesi/o
sensation, perception, nervous sensation
phas/o
speech
lex/o
word, phrase
my/o
muscle
kines/o
movement
tax/o
order, coordination
encephalon/o
entire brain
crani/o
cranium, skull
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cortic/o
cortex
thalam/o
thalamus
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cortic/o
cortex
pont/o
pons
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
dur/o
hard, dura mater
ventricul/o
ventricle
spin/o
spine
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
gli/o
glue, neroglia
olig/o
few, scanty
neur/o
nerve
radicul/o
nerve root
vag/o
vagus nerve
alges/o
excessive sensitivity to pain
syncop/o
cut off
somn/o, somn/i
sleep
narc/o
sleep, stupor
comat/o
deep sleep
hydr/o
water
angi/o
vessel, blood
ocul/o, opthalm/o
eye
opt/o, optic/o
vision, eye
phot/o
light
blephar/o
eyelid
palpebr/o
eyelid
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
scler/o
sclera, hard
corne/o
cornea
kerat/o
cornea
aque/o
water
ir/o, irid/o
iris
cycl/o
ciliary body
pupill/o
pupil
core/o
pupil
cor/o
pupil
phac/o, phak/o
lens
vitr/o
glassy
retin/o
retina
papill/o
optic disc
dacry/o
tears, tear ducts
lacrim/o
tears, tear ducts
dipl/o
double, two
presby/o
related to aging
glauc/o
gray
mi/o
smaller, less
mydr/o
widen, exchange
nyct/o
night
scot/o
darkness
amblt/o
dull, dim
xer/o
dry
ton/o
tension, pressure
aur/i, aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o
ear
audi/o, audit/o, acous/o
hearing
myring/o
tympanic membrane
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
salping/o
eustachian tube
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
ossicul/o
ossicle
staped/o
stapes
labyrinth/o
labyrinth, inner ear
cochle/o
cochlea
vestibul/o
vestibule
scler/o
hard, sclera
endocrin/o
endocrine
aden/o
gland
crin/o
secrete
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
adrenal/o, adren/o
adrenal glands
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
pancreat/o
pancreas
pituitar/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
gonad/o
sex glands (ovaries, testes)
home/o
sameness
phys/o
growing
toxic/o
position
somat/o
body
acr/o
extremity, tip
ster/o
solid structure
dips/o
thirst
andr/o
male sex
estr/o
female sex
toc/o
childbirth
hormon/o
hormone
natr/o
sodium
kal/i
potassium
calc/o, calici/o
calcium
gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
glucose, sugar
lact/o
milk
ur/o
urine
myx/o
mucus