Combining Forms Medterms Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Def: Abdomen
Adip/o
Def: Fat
Anter/o
Def: Front
Bucc/o
Def: Cheek
Cardi/o
Def: Heart
Caud/o
Def: Tail, lower part of body
Cephal/o
Def: Head
Cervic/o
Def: Neck of cervix (lower, narrow end of uterus)
Chondr/o
Def: Cartilage
Crani/o
Def: Skull
Crin/o
Def: Secrete/separate
Cutane/o
Def: Skin
Cyt/o
Def: Cell
Dermat/o
Def: Skin
Dist/o
Def: Far
Dors/o
Def:Back of body
Enter/o
Def: Small intestine
Epitheli/o
Def: Epithelium (layers of cells that line hollow organs/glands)
Gastr/o
Def: Stomach
Glute/o
Def: Buttocks
Gynec/o
Def: Woman/female
Hemat/o
Def: Blood
Hist/o
Def: Tissue
Immun/o
Def: Immune/protected/safe
Infer/o
Def: Below/beneath
Ingiun/o
Groin
Largyng/o
Def: Larnyx/throat
Later/o
Def: Side
Lumb/o
Def: Lower back/loin
Lymph/o
Def: Lymphatic tissue (tissue that fights disease)
Medi/o
Def: Middle
Muscul/o
Def: Muscle
Nephr/o
Def: Kidney
Neur/o
Def: Nerve/Nervous tissue
Opthalm/o
Def: Eye
Ot/o
Def: Ear/Hearing
Orth/o
Def: Straight/normal/correct
Pariet/o
Def: Wall
Ped/o
Def: Child/Foot
Pelv/o
Def: Pelvic bone/hip
Peritone/o
Def: Peritoneum (membrane that lines inside of abdomen/pelvis)
Pleur/o
Def: Pleura
Poster/o
Def: Back of body/behind
Proct/o
Def: Anus/rectum
Proxim/o
Def: Near
Pub/o
Def: Pubis/Part of hip bone
Pulmon/o
Def: Lung
Rhin/o
Def: Nose
Spin/o
Def: Spine/backbone
Super/o
Def: Above/excessive
Thorac/o
Def: Chest
Ur/o
Def: Urine/Urinary Tract
Urin/o
Def: Urine/Urinary Organs
Vascul/o
Def: Little vessel
Ven/o
Def: Vein
Vertevr/o
Def: Vertebra/backbone
Viscer/o
Def: Viscera/Internal organ
