combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
aer/o, pneum/o
A
air
2
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
3
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
4
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
atel/o
A
incomplete
7
Q
bar/o
A
weight
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
bronch/o, bronchi/o
A
bronchus
10
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
11
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
12
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
13
Q
coni/o
A
dust
14
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
15
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
16
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder, sac
17
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
18
Q
diaphragmat/o
A
diaphragm
19
Q
embol/o
A
plug
20
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
21
Q
fibr/o
A
fibers
22
Q
hem/o
A
blood
23
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
24
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
25
lob/o
lobe
26
muc/o
mucus
27
myc/o
fungus
28
nas/o, rhin/o
nose
29
orth/o
straight
30
ot/o
ear
31
ox/i, ox/o
oxygen
32
pharyng/o
pharynx
33
pleur/o
pleura
34
pneumon/o, pulmon/o
lung
35
py/o
pus
36
sept/o
wall
37
sinus/o
sinus
38
somn/o
sleep
39
spir/o
breathing
40
thorac/o
chest
41
trache/o
trachea
42
tuss/o
cough
