combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
kary/o
A
Nucleus (Nucle/o)
2
Q
cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
3
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
4
Q
crin/o
A
secrete (produce and release)
5
Q
cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder,
fluid filled sac
6
Q
scop
A
Visual examination
7
Q
cyt/o
A
Cell
8
Q
derm/o
A
Skin
9
Q
dermat/o
A
Skin
10
Q
electr/o
A
Electricity
11
Q
encephal/o
A
Brain
12
Q
enter/o
A
Intestines(usually small intestines)
13
Q
erythr/o
A
Red
14
Q
gastr/o
A
Stomach
15
Q
glyc/o
A
Sugar
16
Q
gnos/o
A
Knowledge
17
Q
gynec/o
A
Female,
woman
18
Q
hemat/o
A
Blood
19
Q
hem/o
A
Blood
20
Q
hepat/o
A
Liver
21
Q
log/o
A
The study of
22
Q
iatr/o
A
Treatment,
Physician
23
Q
leuk/o
A
White
24
Q
nephr/o
A
Kidney
25
neur/o
Nerve
26
onc/o
Tumor
27
ophthalm/o
Eye
28
oste/o
Bone
29
path/o
Disease
30
ped/o
Child
31
psych/o
Mind
32
radi/o
X-ray
33
ren/o
Kidney
34
rhin/o
Nose
35
sarc/o
Flesh
36
sect/o
Cut
37
thromb/o
Clot,
| Clotting
38
ur/o
Urinary tract,
| Urine
39
cephal/o
Head
40
bi/o
Living,
| Life
41
abdomin/o
Abdomen
42
adip/o
Fat
43
anter/o
Front
44
cervic/o
Neck,
| Body of Uterus
45
chondr/o
Cartilage,
| Connective tissue
46
chrom/o
Color
47
coccyg/o
Coccyx(tailbone)
48
crani/o
Cranium(skull)
49
dist/o
Distant,
| Far
50
dors/o
Back portion of the body
51
hist/o
Tissue
52
ili/o
Ilium(bones in pelvis on either side of sacrum)
53
inguin/o
Groin
54
kary/o
Nucleus (Nucle/o)
55
later/o
Side
56
lumb/o
Lumbar
57
medi/o
Middle
58
nucle/o
Nucleus (Kary/o)
59
pelv/i
Pelvis
60
poster/o
Back,
| Behind
61
proxim/o
Nearest
62
sacr/o
Sacrum
63
spin/o
Spine
64
thel/o
| theli/o
skin tissue found on the outer body covering and internal structures
Nipple,
65
thorac/o
Chest
66
trache/o
Trachea,
| Windpipe,
67
umbilic/o
Navel,
| umbilicus,
68
ventr/o
Belly side of the body.
69
vertebr/o
Vertebra(e),
| Backbone(s),
70
viscer/o
Internal organs
71
acr/o
Extremities,
Top,
Extreme point,
72
acu/o
Sharp,
Severe,
Sudden
73
aden/o
Gland
74
amni/o
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
75
angi/o
Vessel
76
arthr/o
Joint
77
axill/o
Armpit
78
anteri/o
Artery (dont confuse with anter/o)
79
blephar/o
Eyelid
80
bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
81
carcin/o
Cancer
82
cardi/o
Heart
83
chem/o
Drug,
| Chemical
84
chron/o
Time
85
col/o
colon (large intestine)
86
hydr/o
Water,
| Fluid
87
isch/o
To hold back
88
lapar/o
Abdomen,
| Abdominal wall
89
laryng/o
Larynx
90
lymph/o
Lymph
91
mamm/o
breast (mast/o)
92
mast/o
breast (mamm/o)
93
morph/o
Shape,
| Form
94
muc/o
mucus
95
my/o
Muscle
96
myel/o
Spinal cord,
| Bone marrow
97
necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
98
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
99
ot/o
Ear
100
peritone/o
Peritoneum
101
phag/o
To eat,
| Swallow
102
phleb/o
Vein (ven/o)
103
plas/o
Formation,
| Development
104
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)
105
pneumon/o
lungs (pulmon/o)
106
pulmon/o
lungs (pneumon/o)
107
rect/o
Rectum
108
splen/o
Spleen
109
staphyl/o
Clusters
| cluster of grapes
110
strept/o
Twisted chains
111
tonsill/o
Tonsils
112
ven/o
Vein (phleb/o)
113
gon/o
seed
114
dipl/o
two
115
omphal/o
umbilicus,
| navel
116
poly
many
117
eosin/o
rosy
118
bas/o
basic
119
mon/o
one
120
carp/o
wrist bones
121
cost/o
rib
122
cutane/o
skin
123
dactyl/o
fingers,
| toes
124
duct/o
to lead,
| carry
125
flex/o
to bend
126
gloss/o
tongue
127
immun/o
protection
128
mort/o
death
129
nat/i
birth
130
norm/o
rule,
| order
131
ox/o
oxygen
132
pub/o
pubis(pubic bone),
| anterior portion of pelvic or hipbone
133
seps/o
infection
134
somn/o
sleep
135
son/o
sound
136
the/o
to put,
| place
137
thyr/o
thyroid gland,
| shield (thyroid resembles shield)
138
top/o
place,
position,
location
139
tox/o
poison
