Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
anter/o
A
front
2
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
3
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
4
Q
cervic/o
A
neck of the body, neck (cervix) of uterus
5
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
6
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx/tailbone
7
Q
crani/o
A
skull
8
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus (tube from throat to stomach)
9
Q
epitheli/o
A
surface tissue, skin
10
Q
laryng/o
A
voice box, larynx
11
Q
later/o
A
side
12
Q
lumb/o
A
loin (waist)
13
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph (clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels)
14
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum (space between lungs)
15
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvis (hip bones)
16
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum (membrane surrounding abdominal organs)
17
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
18
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
19
Q
poster/o
A
back, behind
20
Q
radi/o
A
x-rays
21
Q
sacr/o
A
sacrum (five fused bones in lower back)
22
Q
spin/o
A
spine (backbone)
23
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
24
Q
trache/o
A
trachea (windpipe)
25
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
