COMBINING FORMS Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
2
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acetabul/o
A
acetabulum
3
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acid/o
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sour; bitter
4
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acous/o
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hearing
5
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acr/o
A
extremity
6
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aden/o
A
gland
7
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adip/o
A
pertaining to fat
8
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adren/o
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
9
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agglutin/o
A
to clump
10
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albin/o
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white
11
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albumin/o
A
albumin; protein
12
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alges/o
A
pain
13
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
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ambly/o
A
dull, dim
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amni/o
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amnion
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amyl/o
A
starch
17
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an/o
A
anus
18
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andr/o
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man; male; masculine
19
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aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm
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angi/o
A
vessel
21
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anis/o
A
unequal
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ankyl/o
A
stiff
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anter/o
A
front
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anthrac/o
A
coal
25
aort/o
aorta
26
append/o
| appendic/o
appendix
27
aque/o
watery
28
arrhythm/o
rhythm
29
arter/o
| arteri/o
artery
30
arteriol/o
arteriole
31
arthr/o
| articul/o
joint
32
astr/o
star-shaped
33
ather/o
fatty
34
audi/o
hearing
35
aur/o
| auricul/o
ear
36
azot/o
nitrogen
37
bacteri/o
bacteria
38
balan/o
glans penis; glans clitoridis
39
bar/o
pressure
40
bas/o
base
41
bil/I
bile
42
blast/o
embryonic stage of development
43
blephar/o
eyelid
44
bronch/o
bronchus; airway
45
bronchiol/o
bronchus
46
bucc/o
cheek
47
burs/o
bursa
48
calc/i
| calc/o
calcium
49
calcane/o
heel bone
50
cali/o
| calic/o
calyx; calyces
51
capit/o
head
52
carcin/o
cancer
53
card/o
| cardi/o
heart
54
carp/o
wrist
55
caud/o
tail
56
caus/o
| caut/o
burn
57
cec/o
cecum
58
celi/o
pertaining to the abdomen
59
cephal/o
head
60
cerebell/o
cerebellum
61
cerebr/o
brain; cerebrum
62
cervic/o
| cervic/o
neck
| cervix
63
cheil/o
lips
64
chem/o
chemical reaction
65
chlor/o
green
66
chol/e
bile
67
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
68
chord/o
string; cord
69
chrom/o
| chromat/o
color
70
chrondr/i
cartilage
71
cirrh/o
yellow; tawny
72
clavicul/o
collarbone
73
coagul/o
clotting
74
coccyg/o
coccyx
75
col/o
| colon/o
colon
76
colp/o (kolp/o)
vagina
77
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
78
cor/o
pupil
79
corne/o
cornea
80
coron/o
heart
81
corpor/o
body
82
cortic/o
cortex
83
cost/o
ribs
84
crani/o
skull; cranium
85
crin/o
secrete
86
crur/o
leg; thigh
87
cry/o
cold
88
crypt/o
hidden
89
culd/o
cul-de-sac
90
cutane/o
skin
91
cyan/o
blue
92
cycl/o
circular; ciliary body
93
cyst/o
bladder; sac; cyst
94
cyt/o
cell
95
dacry/o
tears
96
dacryocyst/o
tear sac
97
dendr/o
tree; branches
98
dent/o
tooth
99
derm/o
| dermat/o
skin
100
dipl/o
double
101
dips/o
thirst
102
dist/o
away from
103
dors/i
| dors/o
back
104
drom/o
running
105
duoden/o
duodenum
106
dur/o
dura mater
107
ect/o
out of place
108
electr/o
electrical; electricity
109
embol/i
to throw
110
encephal/o
brain
111
enter/o
intestine
112
eosin/o
red; rosy
113
epididym/o
epididymis
114
epiglott/o
epiglottis
115
episi/o
vulva
116
erythr/o
red
117
es/o
within
118
esophag/o
esophagus
119
esthesi/o
feeling; sensation
120
ex/o
outward
121
fasci/o
band of fibrous tissue
122
femor/o
femur
123
fet/o
fetus
124
fibr/o
fiber
125
fibul/o
fibula
126
fluor/o
luminous
127
fung/o
fungus
128
ganglion/o
ganglion
129
gastr/o
stomach
130
gen/o
to produce
131
gingiv/o
gums
132
glauc/o
gray; silver
133
gli/o
neuroglia; gluey substance
134
glomerul/o
glomerulus
135
gloss/o
tongue
136
gluc/o
| glyc/o
sugar; sweet
137
gnos/o
to know
138
gonad/o
sex glands
139
granul/o
granules
140
graph/o
record
141
gravid/o
pregnancy
142
gynec/o
woman
143
hem/o
| hemat/o
blood
144
hepat/o
liver
145
hidr/o
sweat
146
hist/o
tissue
147
humer/o
humerus
148
hydr/o
water
149
hyster/o
uterus
150
iatr/o
pertaining to a physician or treatment
151
ichthy/o
fish-like; scaly
152
ile/o
ileum
153
ili/o
ilium
154
immun/o
immune; protection
155
inguin/o
groin
156
ir/o
| irid/o
iris
157
is/o
equal
158
ischi/o
ischium
159
jejun/o
jejunum
160
kal/i
potassium
161
kary/o
nucleus
162
kel/o
fibrous growth
163
kerat/o
| kerat/o
cornea of the eye
hard; horny
164
ket/o
ketone bodies
165
kinesi/o
movement
166
kyph/o
humpback; pertaining to a hump
167
labyrinth/o
inner ear
168
lacrim/o
tears
169
lact/o
milk
170
lamin/o
lamina
171
lapar/o
abdominal wall
172
laryng/o
larynx
173
later/o
side
174
lei/o
smooth
175
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
176
leuk/o
white
177
ligament/o
ligament
178
lingu/o
tongue
179
lip/o
fat
180
lith/o
stone; calculus
181
lord/o
swayback
182
lumb/o
loins; lower back
183
lymph/o
lymph
184
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
185
lys/o
breakdown
186
macr/o
large
187
malac/o
softening
188
mamm/o
breast
189
mandibul/o
mandible (jaw bone)
190
mast/o
breast
191
mastoid/o
mastoid process
192
maxill/o
upper jaw
193
meat/o
meatus
194
medi/o
middle
195
megal/o
enlarged
196
melan/o
black
197
men/o
menstruation
198
mening/o
meninges
199
ment/o
mind
200
metacarp/o
hand bones
201
metatars/o
foot bones
202
metr/o
measure
203
metr/o
uterus
204
metri/o
uterus
205
mi/o (mei/o)
smaller
206
micr/o
small
207
mon/o
one; single
208
morph/o
form; shape
209
muc/o
mucus
210
muscul/o
muscle
211
my/o
muscle
212
myc/o
fungus
213
mydr/o
widen
214
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
215
myring/o
eardrum
216
myx/o
relating to mucus
217
narc/o
sleep
218
nas/o
nose
219
nat/i
pertaining to birth
220
nat/o
birth
221
natr/i
| natr/o
sodium
222
ne/o
new; recent
223
nephr/o
kidney
224
neur/o
nerve
225
noct/i
| noct/o
night
226
nom/o
of or relating to usage
227
nucle/o
nucleus
228
nyct/o
night; darkness
229
o/o
egg; ovum
230
obstetr/o
midwife
231
ocul/o
eye
232
odont/o
teeth
233
olecran/o
elbow
234
olig/o
few; little; scanty
235
omphal/o
navel
236
onc/o
swelling; mass; tumor
237
onych/o
nail (finger or toe)
238
oophor/o
ovary
239
ophthalm/o
eye
240
opt/o
eye; vision
241
optic/o
eye; vision
242
or/o
mouth
243
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testicle
244
orth/o
straight; correct; normal
245
oste/o
bones
246
ot/o
ear
247
ov/o
ovum, egg
248
ovari/o
ovary
249
ox/o
oxygen
250
palpebr/o
eyelid
251
pancreat/o
pancreas
252
papill/o
resembling a nipple
253
par/a
beside; beyond; abnormal
254
par/o
beside; near
255
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
256
patell/o, patell/a
kneecap
257
pector/o
chest
258
ped/o
foot
259
ped/o
| pedi/a
child
260
pelv/i
pelvis
261
peps/o
digestion
262
perine/o
perineum
263
peritone/o
peritoneum
264
phac/o
lens of the eye
265
phag/o
to eat; ingestion
266
phak/o
lens
267
phalang/o
bones of the fingers and toes
268
pharmac/o
drug; medicine
269
pharyng/o
pharynx
270
phas/o
speech
271
phe/o
dusky
272
phil/o
attraction to; tendency toward
273
phleb/o
vein
274
phon/o
sound; voice
275
phor/o
bearing
276
phot/o
light
277
phren/o
diaphragm
278
phren/o
mind
279
pil/o
hair
280
plas/o
| plast/o
formation; development
281
pleg/o
paralysis; stroke
282
pleur/o
pleura
283
pne/o
breathing
284
pneum/o
pneum/o
pneumon/o
lungs; air
285
poikil/o
varied, irregular
286
poli/o
gray matter of the nervous system
287
polyp/o
polyps
288
poster/o
back
289
presby/o
old age
290
proct/o
anus; rectum
291
prostat/o
prostate gland
292
proxim/o
near
293
pseud/o
false
294
psych/o
mind
295
pub/o
pubis
296
pulmon/o
lungs
297
pupill/o
pupil
298
purpur/o
purple
299
py/o
pus
300
pyel/o
renal pelvis
301
pyr/o
fire; heat
302
rach/i
spine
303
radi/o
radiation
304
radicul/o
root
305
rect/o
rectum; straight
306
ren/o
kidney
307
retin/o
retina
308
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle; skeletal muscle
309
rhin/o
nose
310
rhiz/o
root
311
rhythm/o
rhythm
312
rose/o
rose-colored
313
sacr/o
sacrum
314
salping/o
eustachian tube
fallopian tube
315
sarc/o
flesh
316
scapul/o
shoulder
317
schiz/o
split; division
318
scirrh/o
hard; hard tumor
319
scler/o
hard
320
scler/o
relating to the sclera
321
scoli/o
crooked bent
322
scop/o
to view
323
scot/o
darkness
324
seb/o
sebum
325
semin/i
semen
326
sept/o
infection
327
ser/o
blood serum
328
sial/o
saliva; salivary gland
329
sider/o
iron; steel
330
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
331
sinus/o
sinus
332
skelet/o
skeleton
333
somat/o
body
334
son/o
sound
335
sperm/o
| spermat/o
sperm
336
spher/o
round; sphere
337
spin/o
spine
338
splen/o
spleen
339
spondyl/o
spine; vertebra
340
squam/o
scales
341
staped/o
stapes
342
steat/o
fat
343
stern/o
sternum
344
stomat/o
mouth
345
tars/o
ankle bones; flat of the foot
346
tax/o
order
347
tel/e
distance; end
348
tempor/o
temples of the head
349
tend/o
| tendin/o
tendon
350
test/o
testis, testes
351
tetr/a
four
352
thec/o
sheath; case; receptacle
353
thorac/o
chest
354
thromb/o
blood clot
355
thym/o
thymus gland
356
thyr/o
| thyroid/o
thyroid gland
357
toc/o
childbirth
358
tom/o
to cut; section; layer
359
ton/o
tension; tone
360
tonsill/o
tonsils
361
tox/o
| toxic/o
poison; toxin
362
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
363
trich/o
hair
364
troph/o
development; nourishment
365
tympan/o
eardrum
366
umbilic/o
navel
367
ungu/o
nail
368
ur/o
| urin/o
urine
369
ureter/o
ureter
370
urethr/o
urethra
371
uter/o
uterus
372
vagin/o
vagina
373
vas/o
vessel
374
vas/o
vas deferens
375
ven/o
vein
376
ventricul/o
ventricle of the brain
ventricle of the heart
377
ventr/o
abdomen; front side
378
vertebr/o
vertebra
379
vesic/o
urinary bladder
380
viscer/o
internal organs
381
vitre/o
glassy
382
vulv/o
vulva; covering
383
xanth/o
yellow
384
xer/o
dry
385
zo/o
animal (man)
