Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extremities
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adip/o
fat
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
aer/o
air
agglutin/o
clumping
albin/o
white
alges/o
pain, sense of pain
alveol/o
alveolus
ambly/o
dull, dim
amnes/o
forgetfulness
amni/o
amnion
an/o
anus
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
ankyl/o
stiff joint
anter/o
front
anthrac/o
coal
anxi/o
fear, worry
aort/o
aorta
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
aspir/o
to breathe in
astr/o
star
atel/o
incomplete
ather/o
fatty substance
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
axill/o
axilla, underarm
azot/o
nitrogenous waste
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
weight
bas/o
base
bi/o
life
blast/o
immature
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
bronch/o
bronchus
bronchi/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
sac, bursa
calc/o
calcium
capsul/o
to box
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpus (wrist)
caud/o
tail
cauter/o
to burn
cec/o
cecum (large intestine)
centr/o
center
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum (small part of brain)
cerebr/o
cerebrum (large part of brain)
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
cervic/o
neck, cervix
chem/o
chemical, drug
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladdar
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartilage
chori/o
chorion (fetal membrane)
chrom/o
colour
chromat/o
colour
cirrh/o
yellow
cis/o
to cut
clavicul/o
clavicle
cleid/o
clavicle
clon/o
rapid contracting
coagul/o
clotting
coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
cochle/o
cochlea (inner ear)
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
compuls/o
drive, compel
concuss/o
to shake violently
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (membrane around eye)
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
outer layer
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
crin/o
to secrete
crur/o
leg
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
ciliary body
cyst/o
sac, urinary bladder, pouch
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tears
delus/o
false belief
dent/o
tooth
depress/o
to press down
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
diaphragmat/o
diaphram
dilat/o
to widen
dipl/o
double
dist/o
away from
diverticul/o
pouch
dors/o
back
duct/o
to bring
duoden/o
duodenum (small intestine)
dur/o
dura mater
electr/o
electricity
embol/o
plug
embry/o
embryo
emmetr/o
correct, proper
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
small intestine
eosin/o
rosy red
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erg/o
work
erythr/o
red
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
sensation, feeling
estr/o
female
extens/o
to stretch out
fasci/o
fibrous band
femor/o
femur (thigh)
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fibers
fibrin/o
fibers
fibul/o
fibula (shin)
flex/o
to bend
fluor/o
fluorescence, luminous
fus/o
pouring
gastr/o
stomach
genit/o
genital
gingiv/o
gums
glauc/o
glucose
gli/o
glue
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
glucose
glute/o
buttock
glyc/o
sugar
glucos/o
sugar, glucose
gonad/o
sex glands
granul/o
granules
gynec/o
woman, female
habilitat/o
ability
hal/o
to breathe
hallucin/o
imagined perception
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
home/o
sameness
humer/o
humerus (arm)
hydr/o
water
hymen/o
hymen
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
physician, medicine, treatment
ichthy/o
scaly, dry
idi/o
distinctive
ile/o
ileum (small intestine)
ili/o
ilium (hip)
immun/o
immunity, protection
infer/o
below
inguin/o
groin region
oid/o
iodine
ir/o
iris
irid/o
iris
isch/o
to hold back
ischi/o
ischium (hip)
jejun/o
jejunum (small intestine)
kal/i
potassium
kerat/o
hard, horny, cornea
ket/o
ketones
keton/o
ketones
kinesi/o
movement
klept/o
to steal
kyph/o
hump
labi/o
lip
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
lacrim/o
tears
lact/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebra)
lapar/o
abdomen
laps/o
to slide back
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
side
leuk/o
white
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
lob/o
lobe
lord/o
bent backward
lumb/o
loin (low back)
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph node
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
macul/o
macula lutea
mamm/o
breast
mandibul/o
mandible
mast/o
breast
maxill/o
maxilla
meat/o
meatus (body opening)
medi/o
middle
medull/o
inner region, medulla
melan/o
black
men/o
menses, menstruation
mening/o
meninges
meningi/o
meninges
ment/o
mind
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
metr/o
uterus
mi/o
lessening
mineral/o
minerals, electrolytes
miss/o
to send back
morbid/o
ill
morph/o
shape
mort/o
death
muc/o
mucus
muscul/o
muscle
mutat/o
to change
my/o
muscle
myc/o
fungus
mydr/i
widening
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
myocardi/o
heart muscle
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
tympanic membrane
narc/o
stupor, sleep
nas/o
nose
nat/o
birth
natr/o
sodium
necr/o
death
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
neutr/o
neutral
noct/i
night
nucle/o
nucleus
nyctal/o
night
o/o
egg
obsess/o
besieged by thoughts
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
tooth
olig/o
scanty
onc/o
tumor
onych/o
nail
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
eye, vision
optic/o
eye, vision
or/o
mouth
orch/o
testes
orchi/o
testes
orchid/o
testes
orth/o
straight, upright, correct
oste/o
bone
ot/o
ear
ov/o
ovum
ovari/o
ovary
ox/o
oxygen
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
papill/o
optic disk
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
pariet/o
cavity wall
patell/o
patella (knee)
path/o
disease
pector/o
chest
ped/o
child; foot
pedicul/o
lice
pelv/o
pelvis
pen/o
penis
perine/o
perineum
peripher/o
away from center
peritone/o
peritoneum
phac/o
lens
phag/o
eat/swallow
phalang/o
phlanges
pharmac/o
drug
pharyng/o
pharynx
phleb/o
vein
phob/o
irrational fear
phon/o
sound
phot/o
light
phren/o
mind
physic/o
body
pineal/o
pineal gland
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
plant/o
sole of foot
pleur/o
pleura
pneum/o
lung, air
pneumon/o
lung, air
pod/o
foot
poli/o
grey matter
polyp/o
polyp (small unhealthy growth on a surface inside your body)
pont/o
pons (brain stem)
poster/o
back
presby/o
old age
proct/o
rectum and anus
prostat/o
prostate gland
prosthet/o
addition
protein/o
protein
proxim/o
near to
psych/o
mind
pub/o
genital region, pubis
pulmon/o
lung
pupill/o
pupil
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pylor/o
pylorus (stomach opening)
pyr/o
fire
radi/o
radius; xray, radiation
radic/o
root
radicul/o
nerve root
rect/o
rectum
recumb/o
to lie back
ren/o
kindey
retin/o
retina
rhin/o
nose
rhytid/o
wrinkle
roentgen/o
X-ray
rotat/o
to revolve
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
uterine fallopian tubes, auditory tube
sanguin/o
blood
sarc/o
flesh
scapul/o
scapula
schiz/o
split
scler/o
hard, sclera
scoli/o
crooked
se/bo
oil
sect/o
to cut
sept/o
wall
septic/o
infection
sialaden/o
salivary gland
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
sinus/o
sinus
soci/o
society
somat/o
body
somn/o
sleep
son/o
sound
specul/o
to look at
spermat/o
sperm
sphygm/o
pulse
spin/o
spine
spir/o
breathing
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
vertebrae
staped/o
stapes
stern/o
sternum
steth/o
chest
stigmat/o
point
super/o
above
synov/o, synovi/o
synovial membrane
system/o
system
tars/o
tarsus
ten/o
tendon
tenacul/o
to hold
tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
testicul/o
testicle
thalam/o
thalamus
thec/o
sheath
theli/o
nipple
therm/o
heat
thorac/o
ches
thromb/o
clot
thym/o
thymus gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
tibi/o
tibia
tom/o
to cut
ton/o
tone
tonsill/o
tonsils
topic/o
a specific area
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
trache/o
trachea
trich/o
hair
tuss/o
cough
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
uln/o
ulna
ungu/o
nail
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
uter/o
uterus
uve/o
choroid
vagin/o
vagina
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
varic/o
dilated vin
vas/o
vessel, vas deferns
vascul/o
blood vessel
ven/o
vein
ventr/o
belly
ventricul/o
ventricle
vers/o
to turn
vertebr/o
vertebra
vesic/o
sac, bladder
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
vestibul/o
vestibule
viscer/o
internal organ
vitre/o
glassy
vulv/o
vulva
xer/o
dry
