Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Tongue
A
Gloss
2
Q
Pain
A
Algia
3
Q
Enlargement
A
Megalia
4
Q
Vein
A
phleb
5
Q
Dilation/expansion
A
Ectasia
6
Q
Vertebra
A
Spondyl
7
Q
Softening or loss of consistency in an organ or tissue
A
Malacia
8
Q
Tonsil
A
Tonsill
9
Q
Excision/ removal
A
Ectomia
10
Q
Water/watery
A
hydr
11
Q
Morbid dread or fear
A
Phobia
12
Q
Treatment
A
Therapia
13
Q
Plant/ herb
A
Phyt
14
Q
Female
A
Gynaec/ gyn
15
Q
Science
A
Logia
16
Q
Uterine tube
A
Salping
17
Q
Eyelid
A
Blephar
18
Q
Suture
A
Rrhaphia
19
Q
Jaw
A
Gnath/ gnathia
20
Q
Backward or behind
A
Retro
21
Q
Gingiva/ gum
A
Gingiv- ul
22
Q
Incision
A
Tomia
23
Q
Gland
A
Aden
24
Q
Disease
A
Pathia
25
The Brest, the mastoid
Mast
26
Life
Bi
27
Examination
Opsia
28
Muscle
My
29
Weakness/ debility
Asthenia
30
Lack of tone or tension
Atonia
31
Lack of nourishment
Atrophia
32
Nerve
Neur
33
Eye
Ophthalm, ophthalmia
34
Stroke/ paralysis
Plegia
35
Finger
Dactyl/ dactylia
36
Examination
Scopia
37
Many
Poly
38
Together or with
Syn
39
Nose
Rhin
40
Plastic surgery
Plastica
41
Uterus
Metr/ hyster
42
Ovary
Oophor
43
Navel/ belly button/ umbilicus
Omphal
44
Stomach
Gastr
45
Cerebrum
Encephal
46
Brain
Encephalia
47
Palate
Uran/ palat
48
Intestine
Enter/ enteria
49
Painful/ difficult or faulty
Dys
50
Ligament
(Syn)desm
51
White
Leuk
52
Red
Erythr
53
Cell
Cyt- Cytus
54
Deficiency
Penia
55
Something written down/ count
Gramma
56
Black
Melan
57
Urine
Ur- Uria
58
Tissue
Hist
59
Yellow
Xanth
60
Vision
Opsia
61
Colouring
Chromia
62
A male human being
Andr
63
Pain
Alg- algia
64
Head
Cephal
65
Lung: air
Pneumon/ pneum/ pneumat
66
Kidney
Nephar
67
Fixation, usually surgical
Pexia
68
Inflammation
Itits
69
Incision
Tomia
70
A human being
Anthrop
71
Heat
Therm/ thermia
72
Deficient/ below normal
Hypo
73
Therapy/ treatment
Therapia
74
Blood
Haem/ haemat/ aemia
75
Affinity for/ craving for
Philia
76
Mouth
Stomat
77
Pus/ accumulation of pus
Py
78
Stream/ current/ flow
Rrhoea
79
Spleen
Splen
80
Cartilage
Chondr
81
A tumour or neoplasm
Oma
82
Wound/ injury/ trauma
Traumat
83
Body
Somat
84
Blood or lymph vessel
Angi
85
A writing/ a description/ a radiological image
Graphia
86
A joint/ an articulation
Arthr
87
Liver
Hepat
88
Foot
Pod
89
Pain
Odynia
90
A Sinking down or prolapse of an organ
Ptosis
91
Vagina
Colp
92
The internal organs
Splanchn(o)
93
Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
94
Inspiration of nervous and other structures
Sclerosis
95
Bladder
Cyst
96
Bile
Chole
97
A stone/ calculus/ calcification
Lithiasis/ lith/ lithus
98
Any disease caused by a fungus
Mycosis
99
Puncture
Centesis
100
The abdomen/ the loins
Lapar
101
Paralysis/ stroke
Plegia
102
Relating to memory
Mnesis/ mnesia
103
The faculty of perceiving and recognising: knowledge
Gnosis/ gnosia
104
A stricture/ a narrowing
Stenosis
105
Slowing/ stoppage/ stagnation of blood or other fluids: arrest of bleeding
Stasis
106
Rupture
Rrhexis
107
An origin/ a beginning process
Genesis
108
Organ
Organ
109
Death
Thanasia, thanat
110
Good/ well
Eu
111
Tooth
Odont/ odontia
112
Correct or right
Orth(o)
113
Lens
Phak/ phakia
114
Bone
Ost(e)
115
Nail
Onych
116
Fungus disease
Mycosis
117
Loosening
Lysis
118
Eating/ devouring
Phagia
119
Mind/ intellect
Phren, phrenia
120
Split/ cleft/ division
Schizo
121
Ear
Ot
122
Heart
Cardia
123
Rapid
Tachy
124
Slow
Brady
125
Month
Men
126
Feeling of sense
Aesthesia
127
Hearing
Acus, acusis
128
Sense of taste
Geusia
129
Sense of smell
Osmia
130
Condition of vision
Blepsia
131
Appetite
Orexia
132
Hand
Ch(e)ir, ch(e)iria
133
Knee
Gon
134
Horny tissue, the cornea
Kerat
135
Plastic surgery
Plastica
136
Vomiting
Emesis
137
Sinking, falling down
Ptosis
138
The internal organs
Splanchn(o)
139
Cold
Cry(o)
140
Loss of sensation
Anaesthesia
141
Abnormal sensitivity( to touch, pain or other sensory stimuli)
Hyperaesthesia
142
Deafness
Anacuis=surditas
143
Lack of sense of taste
Ageusia
144
Lack of sense of smell
Anosmia
145
Shortsightedness
Myopia
146
Longsightedness
Hypermetropia
147
Blindness
Ablepsia
148
Lack of appetite
Anorexia
149
Surgery
Chirurgia
150
Inflammation of the knee joint
Gonarthritis
151
Thickening of the horny tissue of the epidermis
Hyperkeratosis
152
Implantation of a cornea
Keratoplastica
153
Inflammation of the cornea
Keratitis
154
Excessive vomiting
Hyperemesis
155
Sinking of the internal organs
Splanchnoptosis
156
Pain caused by cold
Cryalgesia
157
Sensitiveness to cold
Cryaesthesia
158
Inability to perceive cold
Cryanaesthesia
159
Use of cold in the treatment of diseases
Cryotherapia
160
Eye
Ophthalmos
161
Kidney
Nephros
162
Cartilage
Chondros
163
Penis
Phallos
164
Vagina
Colpos
165
Marrow, bone marrow
Myelos
166
Stone, calculus
Lithos
167
Navel, umbilicus
Omphalos
168
Fat, fatty tissue
Lipos
169
Breast
Mastos
170
Faeces
Copros
171
Rectum
Proctos
