Combining Forms Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Arteri/o
Artery
Arthr/o
Joint
Bi/o
Living organism/ living tissue
Colon/o
Colon
Cost/o
Rib
Cutane/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Derm/o
Skin
Digest/o
Break down food; digest
Enter/o
Intestine
Esthes/o
Feeling/ sensation
Gastr/o
Stomach
Intestin/o
Intestine
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Later/o
Side
Leuk/o
White
Mamm/o
Breast
Muscul/o
Muscle
Nat/o
Birth
Neur/o
Nerve
Obstetr/o
Pregnancy and childbirth
Pelv/o
Hip bone/ pelvis/ renal pelvis
Phag/o
Eating / swallowing
Pleg/o
Paralysis
Spir/o
Breathe/ coil
Tens/o
Pressure / tension
Therap/o
Treatment
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
Urin/o
Urinary system/ urine
Uter/o
Uterus/ womb
Vagin/o
Vagina
Ven/o
Vein
Pharmac/o
Drug/ medicine
Physi/o
Physical function
Plas/o
Formation/ growth
Poster/o
Back part
Prevent/o
Prevent
Product/o
Produce
Proxim/o
Near center or point of origin
Psych/o
Mind
Pulmon/o
Lung
Quadr/o
Four
Radi/o
Forearm bone/ radius/ x rays
Recuper/o
Recover
Remiss/o
Send back
Sagitt/o
Front to back
Exacerb/o
Increase/ provoke
Extern/o
Outside
Fract/o
Bend/ break up
Front/o
Front
Gener/o
Creation/ production
Genit/o
Genitalia
Gen/o
Arising from/ produced by
Ger/o
Old age
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gynec/o
Female/ woman
Hemat/o
Blood
Heredit/o
Genetic inheritance
Iatr/o
Medical treatment: physician
Idi/o
Individual/ unknown
Immun/o
Immune response
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Orth/o
Straight
Ot/o
Ear
Path/o
Disease
Ped/o
Child
Skelet/o
Skeleton
Spin/o
Backbone/ spine
Spir/o
Breathe/ coil
Super/o
Above
Surg/o
Operative procedure
Symptomat/o
Collection of symptoms
Termin/o
Boundary/ end/ word
Therapeut/o
Therapy/ treatment
Thorac/o
Chest/ thorax
Tom/o
Cut/ slice/ layer
Umbilic/o
Navel/ umbilicus
Ventr/o
Abdomen/ front
Dors/o
Back/ dorsum
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Anter/o
Before/ front part
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chron/o
Time
Communic/o
Impart/transmit
Congenit/o
Present at birth
Coron/o
Structure that encircles like a crown
Crani/o
Cranium/ top of skull
Crin/o
Secrete
Cyt/o
Cell
Infect/o
Disease within
Infer/o
Below
Inguin/o
Groin
Integument/o
Skin
Intern/o
Inside
Intestin/o
Intestine
Laryng/o
Larynx/ voice
Later/o
Side
Lumb/o
Lower back
Lymph/o
Lymph/ lymphatic system
Medic/o
Medicine
Medi/o
Middle
Nosocomi/o
Hospital
Nutrit/o
Nourishment
Obstetr/o
Pregnancy and childbirth
Onc/o
Mass/ tumor
Dent/o
Tooth
Dietet/o
Diet/foods
Dist/o
Away from center or point of origin
End/o
Innermost/ within
Enter/o
Intestine
Eti/o
Cause of disease
Therap/o
Treatment
Ambulat/o
Walking
Ancill/o
Accessory / servant
Habilit/o
Give ability
Palliat/o
Reduce severity
Physi/o
Physical function
Surg/o
Operative procedure
Techn/o
Technical skill
Nas/o
Nose
Cyan/o
Blue
Hepat/o
Liver
Myel/o
Spine/ bone marrow
Sarc/o
Flesh
Sacr/o
Sacrum
Ren/o
Kidney
Nephr/o
Kidney
Articul/o
Joint
Plas/o
Form/shape
Morph/o
Form/ shape of cells
Phyt/o
Live/ plant
Troph/o
Food/ nourishment
Trop/o
Stimulate
Spondyl/o
Spinal column
Vertebr/o
Spinal colomn
Adip/o
Fat
Lip/o
Fat
Steat/o
Fat
Aliment/o
Nourishment
Glycogen/o
Starch/ glycogenesis
Amyl/o
Starch/ amylase
Gluc/o
Sugar
Glyc/o
Sugar
Lipid/o
Lipidemia
Or/o
Mouth
Stom/o
Mouth
Stomat/o
Mouth
Sial/o
Saliva
Saliv/o
Saliva
Sialaden/o
Salivary gland
Lingu/o
Tongue
Gloss/o
Tongue
Pharyng/o
Throat
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
Duoden/o
Duodenum
Jejun/o
Jejunum
Ile/o
Ileum
Cec/o
Cecum
Append/o
Appendix
Appendic/o
Appendix
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid
Rect/o
Rectum
An/o
Anus
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
Tone/o
Stretch
Mes/o
Middle
Oment/o
Omentum
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Bil/i
Gall/ bile
Chol/e
Gall/ bile
Bilirubin/o
Bile pigment
Choleangi/o
Bile ducts
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
Lith/o
Stone
Pancreat/o
Pancreas