Combining Forms (Chapter 1) Flashcards
1
Q
Append/o and Appendico
A
appendix
2
Q
Arthr/o
A
joint or joints
3
Q
Rhin/o
A
nose
4
Q
Ot/o
A
ear or ears
5
Q
Laryng/o
A
voice box or larynx
6
Q
Gastr/o
A
stomach
7
Q
Cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
Tonsill/o
A
tonsils
9
Q
Cyan/o
A
blue (combining form indicating color)
10
Q
Erythr/o
A
red (combining form indicating color)
11
Q
Melan/o
A
black (combining form indicating color)
12
Q
Poli/p
A
gray (combining form indicating color)
13
Q
Abdomin/o
A
abdomen
14
Q
Angi/p
A
blood vessel
15
Q
My/o
A
muscle
16
Q
Arteri/o
A
artery
17
Q
Ather/o
A
plaque or fatty substance
18
Q
Col/o
A
colon
19
Q
Myel/o
A
spinal cord or bone marrow
20
Q
Myc/o
A
fungus
21
Q
Pyel/o
A
renal pelvis (part of the kidney)
22
Q
Py/o
A
pus
23
Q
Pyr/o
A
fever or fire
24
Q
Hepat/o
A
liver
25
Hem/o
blood
26
Nat/o
birth
27
Costal
Pertaining to rib
