Combining Forms Flashcards
aden/o
gland
arthr/o
joint
bi/o
life
carcin/o
cancer or cancerous
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cis/o
to cut
crin/o
to secrete
cyst/o
urinary bladder or sac filled with liquid
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines
erythr/o
red
gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gynec/o
woman or female
hemat/o
blood
hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
iatr/o
treatment or physician
leuk/o
white
log/o
study of
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
path/o
disease
ped/o
child
psych/o
mind
radi/o
x-rays
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sarc/o
flesh
sect/o
to cut
thromb/o
clot or clotting
ur/o
urinary tract or urine
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Adip/o
Fat
Anter/o
Front
Bol/o
To cast (throw)
Cervic/o
Neck
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chrom/o
Colour
Coccyg/o
Coccyx
Crani/o
Skull
Dist/o
Far, distance
Dors/o
Back portion of body
Hist/o
Tissue
Ili/o
Ilium (pelvic bone)
Inguin/o
Groin
Kary/o
Nucleus
Later/o
Side
Lumb/o
Lower back
Medi/o
Middle
Nucle/o
Nucleus
Pelv/i
Pelvis
Poster/o
Back, behind
Proxim/o
Nearest
Sacr/o
Sacrum
Spin/o
Spin, backbone
Sarc/o
Flesh
Thel/o
Nipple
Theli/o
Nipple
Thorac/o
Chest
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
Umbilic/o
Navel, umbilicus
Ventr/o
Belly side of body
Vertebr/o
Vertebra(e), backbone(s)
Viscer/o
Internal organs
Acr/o
Extremities, top extreme point
Acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
Amni/o
Amnion
Angi/o
Vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
Axill/o
Armpit
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
Chem/o
Drug, chemical
Chron/o
Time
Col/o
Colon (large intestine)
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
Isch/o
To hold back
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
Laryng/o
Larynx (voicebox)
Lymph/o
Lymph
Mamm/o
Breat
Mast/o
Breast
Morph/o
Shape, form
Muc/o
Mucus
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
Necr/o
Death
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell
Oste/o
Bone
Ot/o
Ear
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Phag/o
To eat, swallow
Phleb/o
Vein
Plas/o
Formation, development
Pleur/o
Pleura membrane surrounding lungs
Pneumon/o
Lungs
Pulmon/o
Lungs
Radi/o
X-rays
Rect/o
Rectum
Rhin/o
Nose
Splen/o
Spleen
Staphyl/o
Clusters
Strept/o
Twisted chains
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
Ven/o
Vein
Carp/o
Wrist bones
Cib/o
Meals
Cost/o
Rib
Cutane/o
Skin
Dactyl/o
Fingers, toes
Duct/o
To lead, carry
Flex/o
To bend
Furc/o
Forking or branching
Gloss/o
Tongue
Immun/o
Protection
Mort/o
Death
Nat/I
Birth
Nect/o
To bind, tie, connect
Norm/o
Rule, order
Ox/o
Oxygen
Pub/o
Pubis
Seps/o
Infection
Somn/o
Sleep
Son/o
Sound
The/o
To put, place
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
Top/o
Place, position, location
Tox/o
Poison
Urethr/o
Urethra