Combining Forms (I-L) Flashcards
1
Q
iatr/o
A
physician, treatment
2
Q
ichthy/o
A
dry, scaly
3
Q
idi/o
A
unknown, peculiar
4
Q
ile/o , ili/o
A
ilium
5
Q
immun/o
A
immune, immunity, safe
6
Q
infer/o
A
inferior, lower, below
7
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
8
Q
insulin/o
A
insulin
9
Q
irid/o
A
iris
10
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back, block
11
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium
12
Q
jaund/o
A
yellow
13
Q
jejun/o
A
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
14
Q
kal/i
A
potassium
15
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
16
Q
kerat/o
A
horny tissue, hard, cornea
17
Q
kern/o
A
kernel (nucleus)
18
Q
ket/o , keton/o
A
ketone bodies (acid and acetones)
19
Q
kinesi/o , kinet/o
A
movement
20
Q
klept/o
A
to steal
21
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback
22
Q
labi/o
A
lip
23
Q
labyrinth/o
A
labyrinth
24
Q
lacrim/o
A
tear, lacrimal apparatus
25
lact/o
milk
26
lamin/o
lamina
27
lapar/o
abdomen
28
laryng/o
larynx
29
later/o
side, to one side, lateral
30
lei/o , leiomy/o
smooth
31
lept/o
thin, slender
32
leuk/o
white
33
lex/o
word, phrase
34
lingu/o
tongue
35
lip/o , lipid/o
fat
36
lith/o
stone, calculus
37
lob/o
lobe
38
log/o
study of
39
lord/o
curve, swayback
40
lumb/o
lumar, loin (lower back)
41
lymph/o
lymph
42
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
43
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
