Combining Forms Flashcards
Adip/o
Fat
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Anter/o
Front
Brachi/o
Arm
Cardi/o
Heart
Caud/o
Tail
Cephal/o
Head
Cervic/o
Neck
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Crani/o
Skull
Crin/o
To secrete
Crur/o
Leg
Cyt/o
Cell
Dermat/o
Skin
Dist/o
Away from
Dors/o
Back of body
Enter/o
Small intestine
Epitheli/o
Epithelium
Gastr/o
Stomach
Glute/o
Buttock
Gynec/o
Woman
Hemat/o
Blood
Hist/o
Tissue
Immun/o
Protection
Infer/o
Below
Laryng/o
Larynx
Later/o
Side
Lumb/o
Loin
Lymph/o
Lymph
Medi/o
Middle
Muscul/o
Muscles
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Ot/o
Ear
Pelv/o
Pelvis
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Pleur/o
Pleura
Poster/o
Back
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
Proxim/o
Near to
Pub/o
Genital region
Pulmon/o
Lung
Rhin/o
Nose
Spin/o
Spine
Super/o
Above
Thorac/o
Chest
Ur/o
Urine
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
Ventr/o
Belly
Vertebr/o
Vertabra
Viscer/o
Internal organ
aden/o
gland
carcin/o
cancer
chem/o
chemical
cis/o
to cut
dermat/o
skin
hydr/o
water
path/o
disease
oste/o
bone
arthr/o
joints
derm/o
skin
theli/o
nipple
peritone/o
peritoneum
abdomin/o
abdomen
Albin/o
White
Bi/o
Life
Cry/o
Cold
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Diaphor/o
Profuse sweating
Electr/o
Electricity
Erythr/o
Red
Hidr/o
Sweat
Ichthy/o
Scaly, dry
Kerat/o
Hard, horny
Leuk/o
White
Lip/o
Fat
Melan/o
Black
Myc/o
Fungus
Necr/o
Death
Onych/o
Nail
Pedicul/o
Lice
Phot/o
Light
Py/o
Pus
Rhytid/o
Wrinkle
Scler/o
Hard
Seb/o
Oil
Trich/o
Hair
Ungu/o
Nail
Vesic/o
Bladder
Xer/o
Dry
angi/o
vessel
bas/o
the base
esthesi/o
feeling
hem/o
blood
sarc/o
flesh
system/o
system