combining forms Flashcards
lacrim/o
tear duct
bi/o
life
rect/o
rectum
hepat/o
liver
muc/o
mucus
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
tendin/o
tendon
tibi/o
tibia
uln/o
ulna
vertebr/0
vertebrae
spondyl/o
vertebrae
stern/o
sternum
synov/o
synovial membrane
tars/o
tarsus
sacr/o
sacrum
scapul/o
scapula
oss/e oss/i
bone
pelv/o
pelvic
metatars/o
metatarsals
olecran/o
olecranon
orth/o
bone
mandibul/o
mandible lower jaw
maxill/o
maxilla upper jaw
metacarp/o
metacarpals
ligament/o
ligament
lord//o
sway back, bend backward
fibul/o
fubula
hemat/o
blood
humer/o
humerus
ischi/o
ischium
kinesi/o
movement
femor/o
femur
fibros/o
fibrous tissue
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus
chondr/o
cartilage
clavicul/o
clavicle collar bone
crani/o
cranial skull
acetabul/o
acetabulum
articul/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
dors/o
dorsal back
later/o
lateral side
medi/o
middle
lumb/o
lumbar lower back
pelv/o
pelvis
adip/o
fat
abdomin/o
abdomen
dist/o
away
cyt/o
cell
coccyg/o
coccygeal
viscer/o
visceral internal organs
chrom/o
color
poster/o
back behind
proxim/o
proximal closer to
spin/o
spine
umbilic/o
navel
vetebr/o
vertebrae
path/o
disease
laryng/o
larynx
rhin/o
nose
thorac/o
chest thoracic
trache/o
trachea wind pipe
my/o
muscle
nucle/o
nucleus
aden/o
gland
caud/o
caudal tail
crin/o
to secrete
sarc/o
connective tissue
stern/o
sternum
hist/o
tissue
col/o colon/o
colon lg intestine
pharyag/o
pharynx throat
opt/o
eye
derm/o
skin
cyt/o
cell
bi/o
life
arthr/o
joint
dermat/o
skin
cephal/o
head
enter/o
small intestines
encephal/o
brain
electr/o
electricity
erythr/o
red
nephr/o
kidney
gastr/o
stomach
neur/o
nerve
ur/o
urinary tract
thromb/o
clot
oste/o
bone
splen/o
spleen
radi/o
xray
hydr/o
water
hem/o
blood
arthr/o
joint
necr/o
death
pub/o
pubis
carp/o
carpals
dactyl/o
digits
ped/o
child foot
ren/o
kidney
ophthalm/o
eye
leuk/o
white
cib/o
meals
carcin/o
cancer
chron/o
time
malleol/o
malleolus
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
ten/o
tendon
ton/o
tension
myos/o
muscles
cyst/o
urinary bladder
pariet/o
side
acu/o
sharp
lapar/o
abdomen
lamin/o
lamina
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
perone/o
fibula
kyph/o
humpback
rheumat/o
watery flow
erg/o
work
fasci/o fasc/i
fascia
cost/o
rib
ankyl/o
stiff
duct/o
to lead carry
kary/o
nucleus
anter/o
front
bol/o
to cast
cervic/o
neck
sacr/o
sacrum
peritone/o
peritoneum
inguin/o
groin
neur/o
nerve
thel/o
nipple
anis/o
unequal
prot/o
first
cyst/o
urinary bladder
cis/o
to cut
gnos/o
knowledge
hemato/o hem/o
blood
iatr/o
treatment
phag/o
to eat swallow
myel/o
spinal cord
ili/o
ilium
sect/o
to cut
aliment/o
to nourish
amyl/o
starch