Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acetabul/o
A
acetabulum
3
Q
acid/o
A
sour; bitter
4
Q
acous/o
A
hearing
5
Q
acr/o
A
extremity
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
adip/o
A
pertaining to fat
8
Q
adren/o; adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
9
Q
agglutin/o
A
to clump
10
Q
albin/o
A
white
11
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin; protein
12
Q
alges/o
A
pain
13
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
14
Q
ambly/o
A
dull; dim
15
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
16
Q
amyl/o
A
starch
17
Q
an/o
A
anus
18
Q
andr/o
A
man; male; masculine
19
Q
aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm
20
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
21
Q
anis/o
A
unequal
22
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff
23
Q
anter/o
A
front
24
Q
anthrac/o
A
coal
25
aort/o
front
26
append/o; appendic/o
appendix
27
aque/o
watery
28
arrhythm/o
rhythm
29
arter/o; arteri/o
artery
30
arteriol/o
arteriole
31
arthr/o; articul/o
joint
32
astr/o
star-shaped
33
ather/o
fatty
34
audi/o
hearing
35
aur/o; auricul/o
ear
36
azot/o
nitrogen
37
bacteri/o
bacteria
38
balan/o
glans penis; glans clitoridis
39
bar/o
pressure
40
bas/o
base
41
bil/o
bile
42
blast/o
embryonic stage of development
43
blephar/o
eyelid
44
bronch/o
bronchus; airway
45
bronchiol/o
bronchus
46
bucc/o
check
47
burs/o
bursa
48
calc/i
calcium
49
calcane/o
heel bone
50
cali/o; calic/o
calyx; calyces
51
capit/o
head
52
carcin/o
cancer
53
card/o; cardi/o
heart
54
carp/o
wrist
55
caud/o
tail
56
caus/o
burn
57
caut/o
burn
58
cec/o
cecum
59
celi/o
pertaining to the abdomen
60
cephal/o
head
61
cerebell/o
cerebellum
62
cerebr/o
brain; cerebrum
63
cervic/o
cervix
64
cervic/o
cervix
65
cheil/o
lips
66
chem/o
chemical
67
chlor/o
green
68
chol/e
bile
69
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
70
chord/o
string; cord
71
chromat/o
color
72
chrondr/i
cartilage
73
cirrh/o
yellow; tawny
74
clavicul/o
collarbone
75
caugul/o
clotting
76
coccyg/o
coccyx
77
col/o
colon
78
colp/o (kolp/o)
vagina
79
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
80
cor/o
pupil
81
come/o
cornea
82
coron/o
heart
83
corpor/o
body
84
cortic/o
cortex
85
cost/o
ribs
86
crani/o
skull; cranium
87
crin/o
secrete
88
crur/o
leg; thigh
89
cry/o
cold
90
crypt/o
hidden
91
culd/o
cul-de-sac
92
cutaneo/o
skin
93
cyan/o
blue
94
cycl/o
circular; ciliary body
95
cyst/o
bladder; sac; cyst
96
cyt/o
cell
97
dacry/o
tears
98
dacryocyst/o
tear sac
99
dent/o
tooth
100
derm/o
skin
101
dermat/o
skin
102
dipl/o
double
103
dips/o
thirst
104
dist/o
away from
105
dors/i
back
106
dors/o
back
107
drom/o
running
108
duoden/o
duodenum
109
dur/o
dura mater
110
ect/o
out of place
111
electr/o
electrical; electricity
112
embol/i
to throw
113
encephal/o
brain
114
enter/o
intestine
115
eosin/o
red; rosy
116
epididym/o
epididymis
117
epiglott/o
epiglottis
118
episi/o
vulva
119
erythr/o
red
120
es/o
within
121
esophag/o
esophagus
122
esthesi/o
feeling; sensation
123
ex/o
within
124
fasci/o
band of fibrous tissue
125
femor/o
femur
126
fet/o
fetus
127
fibr/o
fiber
128
fibul/o
fibula
129
fluor/o
luminous
130
fung/o
fungus
131
ganglion/o
ganglion
132
gastr/o
stomach
133
gen/o
to produce
134
gingiv/o
gums
135
glauc/o
gray; silver
136
gli/p
neuroglia; gluey substance
137
glomerul/o
glomerulus
138
gloss/o
tongue
139
gluc/o
sugar; sweet
140
glyc/o
sugar; sweet
141
gnos/o
to know
142
gonad/o
sex glands
143
granul/o
granules
144
graph/o
record
145
gravida/o
pregnancy
146
gynec/o
woman
147
hem/o
blood
148
hemat/o
blood
149
hepat/o
liver
150
hidr/o
sweat
151
hist/o
tissue
152
humer/o
humerus
153
hydr/o
water
154
hyster/o
uterus
155
iatr/o
pertaining to a physician or treatment
156
ichthyl/o
fish-like; scaly
157
ile/o
ileum
158
ili/o
ilium
159
immun/o
immune; protection
160
inguin/o
groin
161
ir/o
iris
162
irid/o
iris
163
is/o
equal
164
ischi/o
ischium
165
jejun/o
jejunum
166
kal/i
potassium
167
kary/o
nucleus
168
kel/o
fibrous growth
169
kerat/o
cornea of the eye, hard horny
170
ket/o
ketone bodies
171
kinesi/o
movement
172
kyph/o
humpback; pertaining to a hump
173
labyrinth/o
inner ear
174
lacrim/o
tears
175
lact/o
milk
176
lamin/o
lamina
177
lapar/o
abdominal wall
178
laryng/o
larynx
179
later/o
side
180
lei/o
smooth
181
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
182
leuk/o
white
183
ligament/o
ligament
184
lingu/o
tongue
185
lip/o
fat
186
lith/o
stone; calculus
187
lord/o
swayback
188
lumb/o
loins; lower back
189
lymph/o
lymph
190
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
191
lys/o
breakdown
192
macr/o
large
193
malac/o
softening
194
mamm/o
breast
195
mandibul/o
mandible (jaw bone)
196
mast/o
breast
197
mastoid/o
mastoid process
198
maxill/o
upper jaw
199
meat/o
meatus
200
medi/o
middle
201
megal/o
enlarged
202
melan/o
black
203
men/o
menstruation
204
mening/o
meninges
205
ment/o
mind
206
metacarp/o
hand bones
207
metatars/o
foot bones
208
metr/o
measure
209
metr/o
uterus
210
mi/o (mei/o)
smaller
211
micr/o
small
212
mon/o
one; single
213
morphia
form; shape
214
muc/o
mucus
215
muscul/o
muscle
216
my/o
muscle
217
myc/o
fungus
218
mydr/o
widen
219
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
220
myring/o
eardrum
221
myx/o
relating to mucus
222
narc/o
sleep
223
nas/o
nose
224
nat/i
pertaining to birth
225
nat/o
birth
226
natr/o; natr/i
sodium
227
ne/o
new; recent
228
nephr/o
kidney
229
neur/o
nerve
230
noct/i; noct/o
night
231
nom/o
of or relating to usage
232
nucle/o
nucleus
233
nyct/o
night; darkness
234
o/o
egg; ovum
235
obstetr/o
midwife
236
ocul/o
eye
237
odont/o
teeth
238
olecran/o
elbow
239
olig/o
few; little; scanty
240
omphal/o
navel
241
onc/o
swelling; mass; tumor
242
onych/o
nail (finger or toe)
243
oophor/o
ovary
244
ophthalm/o
eye
245
opt/o; optic/o
eye; vision
246
or/o
mouth
247
orch/o; orchi/o; orchid/o
testicle
248
orth/o
straight; correct; normal
249
oste/o
bones
250
ot/o
ear
251
ov/o
ovum, egg
252
ovari/o
ovary
253
ox/o
oxygen
254
palpebr/o
eyelid
255
pancreat/o
pancreas
