Common Medical Combining Forms For Reference

Question 0

Adhip-

Answer 0

Fat

Adhip movements, burn fat!

Question 1

Adhes-

Answer 1

Stuck to

I’m stuck on this like adhes(ive)

Question 2

Bio-

Answer 2

Life

Biology- the study of life

Question 3

Brachi-

Answer 3

Arm

Brachi had a arm on him!

Question 4

Bucc-

Answer 4

Cheek

Bucc had red cheeks!

Question 5

Cardio-,

Cardi-

Answer 5

Heart

Do some cardio in a cardi(gan) and get that heart beat up!

Question 6

Cal-,

Calcane-

Answer 6

Heel

Cal heels fairly well 
Cal can(e) heel

Question 7

Cap-

Answer 7

Resembling cap or cover

Knee cap

Question 8

Caud-

Answer 8

Tail

Caud swim using their tails

Question 9

Cleido-

Answer 9

Clavicle

Cledio clavicle, there goes laddy-o

Question 10

Cost-,

Costa-

Answer 10

Rib

Dad buys ribs at Costco and they costa lot

Question 11

Cox-,

Coxa-

Answer 11

Hip

Hip hop stars ( think they )have big…

Question 12

Cranio-,

Cran-

Answer 12

Skull

Cranium cramp!
Think of cranio sacral messing up your head

Question 13

Duct-

Answer 13

To lead

Tear ducts lead to the eyes.
U bind someone’s hand with duct tape to lead them

Question 14

Fascia-,

Fasci-

Answer 14

A band.

Kiss was a band with weird faces.
Or the white membrane on chicken

Question 15

Hemato-

Answer 15

Blood

Tomatoes are the color of blood

Question 16

Immuno-

Answer 16

Safe

Your safe because your immuno

Question 17

iso-

Answer 17

Equal

Iso is equal to the amount of noise in a pic

Question 18

Lamin

Answer 18

Thin plate, sheet

Lamin(ate) is a thin sheet of plastic

Question 19

Myo-,

My-

Answer 19

Muscle

Myo muscles are getting stronger!

Question 20

Necr-

Answer 20

Death

The necr(omancer) predicted death

Question 21

Neuro-,

Neuri-

Answer 21

Nerve

Neuro(logical) issues get on my nerves.

Question 22

Omo

Answer 22

Shoulder

Omo has huge shoulders!
Think the Steeler dude

Question 23

Patho-,

Path

Answer 23

Disease

He was on the path to being patho(logically) diseased

Question 24

Sclero

Answer 24

Hard

Sclero(sis) is hard to deal with

Question 25

Scolio

Answer 25

Curvature

Scolio had great curvature

Question 26

Sterno

Answer 26

Sternum

Sterno got socked in the sternum

Question 27

Tendo

Answer 27

Tendon

Tizz tendo(s) to pull tendons

Question 28

Trop-

Answer 28

A turning

The Trop(ics) where a turning point

Question 29

Uln-,

Ulna-

Answer 29

Elbow

Ulna elbowed her way through