Common Root Words/Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
adren/o or adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
2
Q
alveol/o
A
alveoli
3
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
4
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
6
Q
ather/o
A
fatty plaque
7
Q
articul/o
A
joint
8
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tube
9
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
10
Q
cerebell/o
A
cerebellum
11
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
12
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
13
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
14
Q
col/o or colon/o
A
colon
15
Q
coron/o
A
heart
16
Q
cost/o
A
rib
17
Q
crani/o
A
skull
18
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
19
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
20
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
21
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
22
Q
esopha/o or esophag/o
A
esophagus
23
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
hyster/o
uterus
26
ile/o
ileum
27
jejun/o
jejunum
28
laryng/o
larynx
29
leuk/o
white
30
lymph/o
lymph fluid
31
lymphaden/o
lymph node
32
mammo/o
breast
33
melan/o
black
34
my/o
muscle
35
myel/
bone marrow
36
myel/o
spinal cord
37
nas/o
nose
38
nephr/o
kidney
39
neur/o
nerve
40
oophor/o
ovary
41
or/o
mouth
42
oste/o
bone
43
phleb/o
vein
44
pneumon/o
lung
45
pyel/o
renal pelvis
46
spondyl/o
vertebrae
47
thyroid/o
thyroid
48
trache/o
trachea
49
ureter/o
ureter
50
urethr/o
urethra
51
ven/o
vein
52
encepha/o
brain
53
cutane/o
skin
54
vesic/o
urinary bladder
55
pulmon/o
lung
56
vertebr/o
vertebrae
57
ovari/o
ovary
58
ren/o
kidney
59
rhin/o
nose
60
mast/o
breast
