Combining Forms (ch. 1-7) Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
8
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
9
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
10
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
15
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
16
Q
erythr/o
A
red
17
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
18
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
19
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
20
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
21
Q
hemat/o or hem/o
A
blood
22
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
23
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
24
Q
leuk/o
A
white
25
log/o
study of
26
nephr/o
kidney
27
neur/o
nerves
28
onc/o
tumor
29
ophthalm/o
eye
30
oste/o
bone
31
path/o
disease
32
ped/o
child
33
psych/o
mind
34
radi/o
x-rays
35
ren/o
kidney
36
rhin/o
nose
37
sacr/o
flesh
38
sect/o
to cut
39
thromb/o
clot, clotting
40
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
41
abdomin/o
abdomen
42
adip/o
fat
43
anter/o
front
44
bol/o
to cast (throw)
45
cervic/o
neck (of the body or uterus)
46
chondr/o
cartilage
47
chrom/o
color
48
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
49
crani/o
skull
50
cyt/o
cell
51
dist/o
far, distant
52
dors/o
back portion of the body
53
hist/o or histi/o
tissue
54
ili/o
ilium (of the pelvic bone)
55
inguin/o
groin
56
kary/o
nucleus
57
later/o
side
58
lumb/o
lower back
59
medi/o
middle
60
nucle/o
nucleus
61
pelv/i
pelvis
62
poster/o
back, behind
63
proxim/o
nearest
64
sacr/o
sacrum
65
sarc/o
flesh
66
spin/o
spine, backbone
67
thel/o or theli/o
nipple
68
thorac/o
chest
69
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
70
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
71
ventr/o
belly side of the body
72
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
73
viscer/o
internal organs
74
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
75
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
76
amni/o
amnion
77
angi/o
vessel
78
arteri/o
artery
79
axill/o
armpit
80
blephar/o
eyelid
81
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
82
chem/o
drug, chemical
83
chron/o
time
84
col/o
colon (large intestine)
85
hydr/o
water, fluid
86
isch/o
to hold back
87
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
88
laryng/o
larynx
89
lymph/o
lymph
90
mamm/o
breast
91
mast/o
breast
92
morph/o
shape, form
93
muc/o
mucus
94
my/o
muscle
95
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
96
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
97
neutr/o
neutrophil
98
ot/o
ear
99
peritone/o
peritoneum
100
phag/o
to eat/swallow
101
phleb/o
vein
102
plas/o
formation, development
103
pleur/o
pleura
104
pneumon/o
lungs
105
pulmon/o
lungs
106
rect/o
rectum
107
splen/o
spleen
108
staphyl/o
clusters
109
strept/o
twisted chains
110
tonsill/o
tonsils
111
ven/o
vein
112
carp/o
wrist bones
113
cib/o
meals
114
cost/o
ribs
115
cutane/o
skin
116
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
117
duct/o
to lead, carry
118
flex/o
to bend
119
furc/o
forking, branching
120
gloss/o
tongue
121
immun/o
protection
122
mort/o
death
123
nat/i
birth
124
nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
125
norm/o
rule, order
126
ox/o
oxygen
127
pub/o
pubis, anterior portion of pelvic or hipbone
128
seps/o
infection
129
somn/o
sleep
130
son/o
sound
131
the/o
to put, place
132
thyr/o
thyroid gland, shield
133
top/o
place, position, location
134
tox/o
poison
135
urethr/o
urethra
136
an/o
anus
137
append/o or appendic/o
appendix
138
bucc/o
cheek
139
cec/o
cecum
140
celi/o
belly, abdomen
141
cheil/o
lip
142
cholescyst/o
gallbladder
143
choledoch/o
common bile duct
144
col/o or colon/o
colon
145
dent/i
tooth
146
duoden/o
duodenum
147
enter/o
intestines, usually small intestine
148
faci/o
face
149
gingiv/o
gums
150
gloss/o
tongue
151
ile/o
ileum
152
jejun/o
jejunum
153
labi/o
lip
154
lapar/o
abdomen
155
lingu/o
tongue
156
mandibul/o
lower jaw, mandible
157
odont/o
tooth
158
or/o
mouth
159
palat/o
palate
160
pancreat/o
pancreas
161
peritone/o
peritoneum
162
pharyng/o
throat
163
proct/o
anus and rectum
164
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
165
rect/o
rectum
166
sialaden/o
salivary gland
167
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
168
stomat/o
mouth
169
uvul/o
uvula
170
amyl/o
starch
171
bil/i
gall, bile
172
bilirubion/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
173
chol/e
gall or bile
174
chlohydr/o
hydrochloric acid
175
gluc/o
sugar
176
glyc/o
sugar
177
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
178
lip/o
fat
179
lith/o
stone
180
prote/o
protein
181
py/o
pus
182
sial/o
saliva, salivary
183
steat/o
fat
184
herni/o
hernia
185
proct/o
anus and rectum
186
splen/o
spleen
187
cali/o or calic/o
calyx (calix); cup shaped
188
glomerul/o
glomerulus
189
meat/o
meatus
190
pyel/o
renal pelvis
191
ren/o
kidney
192
trigon/o
trigone
193
ureter/o
ureter
194
urethr/o
urethra
195
vesic/o
urinary bladder
196
albumin/o
albumin
197
azot/o
nitrogen
198
bacteri/o
bacteria
199
dips/o
thirst
200
kal/o
potassium
201
ket/o or keton/o
ketone bodies
202
natr/o
sodium
203
noct/o
night
204
olig/o
scanty
205
ur/o
urea
206
urin/o
urine
207
ogli/o
scanty
