combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
lacrim/o
A
tear duct
2
Q
bi/o
A
life
3
Q
rect/o
A
rectum
4
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
5
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
6
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
7
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
8
Q
tendin/o
A
tendon
9
Q
tibi/o
A
tibia
10
Q
uln/o
A
ulna
11
Q
vertebr/0
A
vertebrae
12
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae
13
Q
stern/o
A
sternum
14
Q
synov/o
A
synovial membrane
15
Q
tars/o
A
tarsus
16
Q
sacr/o
A
sacrum
17
Q
scapul/o
A
scapula
18
Q
oss/e oss/i
A
bone
19
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvic
20
Q
metatars/o
A
metatarsals
21
Q
olecran/o
A
olecranon
22
Q
orth/o
A
bone
23
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible lower jaw
24
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla upper jaw
25
metacarp/o
metacarpals
26
ligament/o
ligament
27
lord//o
sway back, bend backward
28
fibul/o
fubula
29
hemat/o
blood
30
humer/o
humerus
31
ischi/o
ischium
32
kinesi/o
movement
33
femor/o
femur
34
fibros/o
fibrous tissue
35
calc/o
calcium
36
calcane/o
calcaneus
37
chondr/o
cartilage
38
clavicul/o
clavicle collar bone
39
crani/o
cranial skull
40
acetabul/o
acetabulum
41
articul/o
joint
42
burs/o
bursa
43
dors/o
dorsal back
44
later/o
lateral side
45
medi/o
middle
46
lumb/o
lumbar lower back
47
pelv/o
pelvis
48
adip/o
fat
49
abdomin/o
abdomen
50
dist/o
away
51
cyt/o
cell
52
coccyg/o
coccygeal
53
viscer/o
visceral internal organs
54
chrom/o
color
55
poster/o
back behind
56
proxim/o
proximal closer to
57
spin/o
spine
58
umbilic/o
navel
59
vetebr/o
vertebrae
60
path/o
disease
61
laryng/o
larynx
62
rhin/o
nose
63
thorac/o
chest thoracic
64
trache/o
trachea wind pipe
65
my/o
muscle
66
nucle/o
nucleus
67
aden/o
gland
68
caud/o
caudal tail
69
crin/o
to secrete
70
sarc/o
connective tissue
71
stern/o
sternum
72
hist/o
tissue
73
col/o colon/o
colon lg intestine
74
pharyag/o
pharynx throat
75
opt/o
eye
76
derm/o
skin
77
cyt/o
cell
78
bi/o
life
79
arthr/o
joint
80
dermat/o
skin
81
cephal/o
head
82
enter/o
small intestines
83
encephal/o
brain
84
electr/o
electricity
85
erythr/o
red
86
nephr/o
kidney
87
gastr/o
stomach
88
neur/o
nerve
89
ur/o
urinary tract
90
thromb/o
clot
91
oste/o
bone
92
splen/o
spleen
93
radi/o
xray
94
hydr/o
water
95
hem/o
blood
96
arthr/o
joint
97
necr/o
death
98
pub/o
pubis
99
carp/o
carpals
100
dactyl/o
digits
101
ped/o
child foot
102
ren/o
kidney
103
ophthalm/o
eye
104
leuk/o
white
105
cib/o
meals
106
carcin/o
cancer
107
chron/o
time
108
malleol/o
malleolus
109
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
110
ten/o
tendon
111
ton/o
tension
112
myos/o
muscles
113
cyst/o
urinary bladder
114
pariet/o
side
115
acu/o
sharp
116
lapar/o
abdomen
117
lamin/o
lamina
118
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
119
perone/o
fibula
120
kyph/o
humpback
121
rheumat/o
watery flow
122
erg/o
work
123
fasci/o fasc/i
fascia
124
cost/o
rib
125
ankyl/o
stiff
126
duct/o
to lead carry
127
kary/o
nucleus
128
anter/o
front
129
bol/o
to cast
130
cervic/o
neck
131
sacr/o
sacrum
132
peritone/o
peritoneum
133
inguin/o
groin
134
neur/o
nerve
135
thel/o
nipple
136
anis/o
unequal
137
prot/o
first
138
cyst/o
urinary bladder
139
cis/o
to cut
140
gnos/o
knowledge
141
hemato/o hem/o
blood
142
iatr/o
treatment
143
phag/o
to eat swallow
144
myel/o
spinal cord
145
ili/o
ilium
146
sect/o
to cut
147
aliment/o
to nourish
148
amyl/o
starch
149
an/o
anus
150
bil/i
bile, gall
151
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
152
bucc/o
cheek
153
cec/o
cecum
154
celi/o
belly; abdomen
155
cheil/o
lip
156
chol/e
bile; gall
157
cholangi/o
bile vessel; bile duct
158
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
159
choledoch/o
common bile duct
160
copr/o
feces
161
decidu/o
shedding
162
dent/o dent/i
tooth
163
dips/o
thirst
164
duoden/o duoden/i
duodenum
165
esophag/o
esophagus
166
faci/o
face
167
gingiv/o
gums
168
gluc/o
sugar
169
glycogen/o
glycogen
170
gnath/o
jaw
171
herni/o
hernia
172
ile/o
ileum
173
jejun/o
jejunum
174
labi/o
lips
175
lingu/o
tongue
176
lip/o
fat
177
lith/o
stone
178
nas/o
nose
179
odont/o
tooth
180
or/o
mouth
181
palat/o
palate; roof of mouth
182
pancreat/o
pancreas
183
peritone/o
peritoneum
184
pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
185
proct/o
anus and rectum
186
prote/o
protein
187
py/o
pus
188
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter; pylorus
189
rug/o
wrinkle or fold
190
sial/o
saliva; salivary
191
sialaden/o
salivary gland
192
steat/o
fat sebum
193
stomat/o
mouth
194
trich/o
hair
195
vill/i
tuft of hair; thread like projection from membrane
196
balan/o
glans penis
197
crypt/o
hidden
198
epididym/o
epididymis
199
gen/o
producing
200
later/o
side
201
orch/o
testis, testicles
202
orchi/o
testis, testicles
203
orchid/o
testis, testicles
204
pen/i
penis
205
priap/o
penis
206
prostat/o
prostate
207
semin/i
semen, seed
208
sperm/o
spermatozoa, semen
209
spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
210
test/o
testis, testicles
211
theri/o
beast
212
urethr/o
urethra
213
vas/o
vessel, vas deferens
214
zo/o
animal life
215
amni/o
amnion, amniotic sac
216
colp/o
vagina
217
episi/o
vulva
218
galact/o
milk
219
genit/o
related to birth, reproductive organs
220
gester/o
pregnancy
221
gynec/o
pregnancy
222
hyster/o
uterus, womb
223
lact/o
milk
224
mamm/o
mammary glands
225
mast/o
mammary glands
226
metr/o
uterus, womb, measure
227
metri/o
uterus, womb
228
nat/i
birth
229
o/o
egg
230
obstetr/o
midwife, one who receives
231
oophor/o
ovary
232
ov/i
egg
233
ov/o
egg
234
ovari/o
ovary
235
ovul/o
egg
236
part/o
birth, labor
237
parturit/o
birth, labor
238
perine/o
perineum
239
salping/o
fallopian tubes, uterine tubes, auditory tubes, eustachian
240
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
241
uter/o
uterus, womb
242
vagin/o
vagina
243
viv/o
life
244
vulv/o
vulva
245
angi/o
vessel
246
aort/o
aorta
247
arter/o
artery
248
arteri/o
artery
249
ather/o
plaque
250
atri/o
atrium
251
capn/o
carbon dioxide
252
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
253
coron/o
heart
254
cyan/o
blue
255
isch/o
to hold back, back
256
man/o
pressure
257
necr/o
death
258
ox/o
oxygen
259
pericardi/o
pericardium
260
phleb/o
vein
261
sphygm/o
pulse
262
steth/o
chest
263
thorac/o
chest
264
valv/o
valve
265
valvul/o
valve
266
vascul/o
vessel
267
ven/i
vein
268
ven/o
vein
269
ventricul/o
ventricle
270
alveol/o
alveoli, air sacs
271
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
272
bronchiol/o
bronchioles
273
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
274
epiglott/o
epiglottis
275
furc/o
forking, branching
276
glott/o
glottis
277
lob/o
lobe
278
mediastin/o
mediastinum
279
olfact/o
smellng
280
onc/o
sumor
281
pector/o
checst
282
phragm/o
wall
283
phren/o
diaphragm
284
pleur/o
pleura
285
pneum/o
lung;air ; gas
286
pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
287
pulmon/o
lunch
288
sinus/o
sinus
289
spir/o
to breathe, breathing
290
tel/o
complete
291
thorac/o
chest
292
tuss/i
cough
293
bas/o
base
294
coagul/o
clotting
295
eosin/o
red, rosy, dawn
296
erythr/o
red
297
granul/o
granules
298
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
299
home/o
sameness, unchanged, constant
300
is/o
same equal
301
lymph/o
lymph
302
mon/o
one single
303
morph/o
shape form
304
meutr/o
neutrophil, natural, neither
305
poikil/o
irregular, varied
306
sider/o
iron
307
spher/o
round, globe shaped
308
aden/o
gland
309
axill/o
armpit
310
chem/o
drug, chemical
311
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
312
lymph/o
lymph
313
lymphaden/o
lymph node
314
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
315
staphyl/o
clusters, uvula
316
splen/o
spleen
317
strept/o
twisted chains
318
thym/o
thymus gland
319
tonsill/o
tonsils
320
tox/o
poison, toxic
321
acr/o
extremities
322
adren/o
adrenal gland
323
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
324
andr/o
male
325
calc/o
calcium
326
cortic/o
cortex
327
crin/o
to secrete
328
dips/o
thirst
329
estr/o
female
330
hormon/o
hormones
331
kal/i
potassium
332
keton/o
ketones
333
natr/o
sodium
334
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
335
phys/o
growth
336
pineal/o
pineal gland
337
pituitar/o
pituitary
338
stomat/o
body
339
thym/o
thymus gland
340
ster/o
solid structure
341
thyr/o
thyroid gland
342
toc/o
childbirth
343
toxic/o
poison
344
chlor/o
chloride
345
magnesi/o
magnesium
346
adip/o
fat
347
albin/o
white
348
cutane/o
skin
349
dermat/o
skin
350
erythem/o
redness flushed
351
erythemat/o
redness flushed
352
hidr/o
sweat
353
ichthy/o
dry scaly
354
kerat/o
horny hard cornea
355
lip/o
fat
356
melan/o
black
357
myc/o
fungus
358
onych/o
nail
359
pil/o
hair
360
seb/o
sebum
361
sebace/o
sebum
362
squam/o
scale
363
steat/o
fat sebum
364
ther.o
heat
365
ungul/o
hail hoof
366
xer/o
dry
367
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
368
arachn/o
arachnoid membrane
369
astr/o
star
370
ax/o
axis, main stem
