Common Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
lapar/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremity or topmost
aden/o
gland
aer/o
air or gas
angi/o
vessel
vascul/o
vessel
vas/o
vessel
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cyan/o
blue
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
cutane/o
skin
dextr/o
right or on the right side
erythr/o
red
fibr/o
fiber
gastr/o
stomach
gen/o
origin or production
gluc/o
sugar
glucos/o
sugar
glyc/o
sugar
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hydr/o
water
leuk/o
white
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
melan/o
black
morph/o
form
nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
necr/o
death
or/o
mouth
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
oste/o
bone
path/o
disease
ped/o
child or foot
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivty
voice or sound
phon/o
formation
plas/o
pod/o
foot
psych/o
mind
py/o
pus
ren/o
kidney
nephr/o
kidney
scler/o
hard
sinistr/o
left or on the left side
son/o
sound
sten/o
narrow
therm/o
heat
tox/o
poison
toxic/o
poison
troph/o
nourishment or development
ur/o
urine
urin/o
urine