Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
adip/o
A
fat
3
Q
ater/o
A
front
4
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
caud/o
A
tail
7
Q
cephal/o
A
head
8
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
9
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
10
Q
crani/o
A
skull
11
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
12
Q
crur/o
A
leg
13
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
14
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
15
Q
dist/o
A
away from
16
Q
dors/o
A
back
17
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
18
Q
epitheli/o
A
epithelium
19
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
20
Q
glute/o
A
buttock
21
Q
gynec/o
A
woman
22
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
24
Q
immun/o
A
protection, immunity
25
infer/o
below
26
inguin/o
groin
27
laryng/o
larynx
28
later/o
side
29
lumb/o
loin, lower back
30
lymph/o
lymph
31
medi/o
middle
32
muscul/o
muscle
33
nephr/o
kidney
34
neur/o
nerve
35
ophthalm/o
eye
36
orth/o
straight, upright
37
ot/o
ear
38
pariet/o
cavity wall
39
ped/o
foot
40
pelv/o
pelvis, bowl, basin
41
peritone/o
peritoneum
The sac that contains the vital organs.
42
pleur/o
pleura
The sacks that contain and enclose the lungs.
43
poster/o
back
44
proct/o
rectum and anus
45
proxim/o
near to
46
pub/o
genital region
47
pulmon/o
lung
48
rhin/o
nose
49
spin/o
spine
50
super/o
above
51
thorac/o
chest
52
ur/o
urine
53
urin/o
urine
54
vascul/o
blood vessel
55
ventr/o
belly
56
vertebr/o
vertebra
57
viscer/o
internal organ
58
femor/o
thigh, femur
59
ili/o
hip, flank, groin
i.e. illiac crest - top of pelvis
60
organ/o
tool
61
physi/o
nature
62
tom/o
to cut
63
umbilic/o
navel, belly button
64
cost/o
Ribs
65
bi/o
life
66
carcin/o
cancer
67
cardi/o
heart
68
chem/o
chemical
69
cis/o
to cut
70
dermat/o
skin
71
enter/o
small intestine
72
gastr/o
stomach
73
gynec/o
female
74
hemat/o
blood
75
immun/o
immunity
76
laryng/o
larynx
77
nephr/o
kidney
78
neur/o
nerve
79
ophthalm/o
eye
80
ot/o
ear
81
path/o
disease
82
pulmon/o
lung
83
rhin/o
nose
84
albin/o
white
85
cauter/o
to burn
86
cry/o
cold
87
cutane/o
skin
88
derm/o
skin
89
dermat/o
skin
90
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
91
electr/o
electricity
92
erythr/o
red
93
hidr/o
sweat
94
ichthy/o
scaly, dry
95
kerat/o
hard, horny
96
leuk/o
white
97
lip/o
fat
98
melan/o
black
99
myc/o
fungus
100
necr/o
death
101
onych/o
nail
102
pedicul/o
lice
103
phot/o
light
104
py/o
pus
105
rhytid/o
wrinkle
106
sarc/o
flesh
107
scler/o
hard
108
seb/o
oil
109
system/o
system
110
trich/o
hair
111
ungu/o
nail
112
vesic/o
sac, bladder
113
xer/o
dry
114
angi/o
vessel
115
bas/o
base
116
bi/o
life
117
carcin/o
cancer
118
esthesi/o
feeling
119
hem/o
blood
120
septic/o
infection
121
ankyl/o
stiff joint
122
arthr/o
joint
123
articul/o
joint
124
burs/o
sac
125
carp/o
carpus
126
cervic/o
neck
127
chondr/o
cartilage
128
clavicul/o
clavicle
129
coccyg/o
coccyx
130
cortic/o
outer layer
131
cost/o
rib
132
crani/o
skull
133
fibul/o
fibula
134
femor/o
femor
135
humer/o
humerus
136
ili/o
ilium
137
ischi/o
ischium
138
kyph/o
hump
139
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebra)
140
lord/o
bent backward
141
lumb/o
loin (low back between ribs and pelvis)
142
mandibul/o
mandible
143
maxill/o
maxilla
144
medull/o
inner region
145
metacarp/o
metacarpus
146
metatars/o
metatarsus
147
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
148
orth/o
straight
149
oste/o
bone
150
patell/o
patella
151
pector/o
chest
152
ped/o
child; foot
153
pelv/o
pelvis
154
phalang/o
phalanges
155
pod/o
foot
156
prosthet/o
addition
157
pub/o
pubis
158
radi/o
radius; ray (X-ray)
159
sacr/o
sacrum
160
scapul/o
scapula
161
scoli/o
crooked
162
spin/o
spine
163
spondyl/o
vertebrae
164
stern/o
sternum
165
synovi/o
synovial membrane
166
synov/o
synovial membrane
167
tars/o
tarsus
168
thorac/o
chest
169
tibi/o
tibia
170
uln/o
ulna
171
vertebr/o
vertebra
172
path/o
disease
173
duct/o
to bring
174
extens/o
to stretch out
175
fasci/o
fibrous band
176
fibr/o
fibers
177
flex/o
to bend
178
kinesi/o
movement
179
muscul/o
muscle
180
my/o
muscle
181
myos/o
muscle
182
plant/o
sole of foot
183
rotat/o
to revolve
184
ten/o
tendon
185
tend/o
tendon
186
tendin/o
tendon
187
vers/o
to turn
188
angi/o
vessel
189
aort/o
aorta
190
arteri/o
artery
191
ather/o
fatty substance
192
atri/o
atrium
193
cardi/o
heart
194
coron/o
heart
195
embol/o
plug
196
isch/o
to hold back
197
myocardi/o
heart muscle
198
phleb/o
vein
199
sept/o
wall
200
son/o
sound
201
sphygm/o
pulse
202
steth/o
chest
203
thromb/o
clot
204
valv/o
valve
205
valvul/o
valve
206
varic/o
dilated vein
207
vascul/o
blood vessel
208
vas/o
vessel
209
ven/o
vein
210
ventricul/o
ventricle
211
corpor/o
body
212
cyan/o
blue
213
duct/o
to bring
214
peripher/o
away from center
215
pulmon/o
lung
