Common Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
adip/o
A
fat
3
Q
anter/o
A
front
4
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
caudi/o
A
tail
7
Q
cephal/o
A
head
8
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
9
Q
chondr/o
A
skull
10
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
11
Q
crur/o
A
leg
12
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
13
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
14
Q
dis/o
A
away from
15
Q
dors/o
A
back of body
16
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
17
Q
epitheli/o
A
epithelium
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
glute/o
A
buttocks
20
Q
gynec/o
A
female
21
Q
hemat/o
hem/o
A
blood
22
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
23
Q
immun/o
A
protection
24
Q
infer/o
A
below
25
later/o
side
26
lumb/o
loin
27
lymph/o
lymph
28
medi/o
middle
29
muscul/o
muscle
30
nephr/o; hepat/o
kidney
31
neur/o
brain, nerve
32
ophthalm/o
eye
33
orth/o
straight, upright
34
ot/o
ear
35
pariet/o
cavity wall
36
ped/o
feet
37
pelv/o
pelvis
38
peritone/o
peritoneum
39
pleur/o
pleura
40
poster/o
back
41
proct/o
rectum, anus
42
proxim/o
near to
43
pub/o
genital
44
pulmon/o
pneumon/o
pneum/o
lungs; air (pneumon/o, pneumo)
45
rhin/o
nas/o
nose, nasal cavity (nas/o)
46
spin/o
spine
47
super/o
above
48
thorac/o
chest
49
ur/o
urine
50
vascul/o
angi/o
blood vessel; vessel
51
ventr/o
belly
52
viscer/o
internal organ
53
arthr/o
joint
54
bi/o
life
55
carcin/o
cancer
56
chem/o
chemical
57
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
58
path/o
disease
59
vertebr/o
vertebra
60
hepat/o
liver
61
oste/o
bone
62
aer/o
air
63
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
64
anthrac/o
coal
65
atel/o
incomplete
66
bronch/o
bronchi/o
bronchus
67
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
68
coni/o
dust
69
cyan/o
blue
70
cyst/o
sac; cyst; bladder
71
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
72
epiglott/o
epiglottis
73
hal/o
spir/o
breath
74
lob/o
lobe
75
muc/o
mucus
76
ox/o
ox/i
oxygen
77
pharyng/o
pharynx
78
sept/o
wall
79
sinus/o
sinus
80
somn/o
sleep
81
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
82
arteri/o
artery
83
cortic/o
outer region; cortex
84
embol/o
plug
85
fibr/o
fibers
86
myc/o
fungus
87
py/o
pus
