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
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
Vertebra
viscer/o
Internal organ