Introduction to Medical Words - Common Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o-
A
abdomen
2
Q
append/o-
A
appendix
3
Q
arteri/o-
A
artery
4
Q
bi/o-
A
living organisms
5
Q
card/i-
A
heart
6
Q
cardi/o-
A
heart
7
Q
cholecyst/o-
A
gallbladder
8
Q
col/o-
A
colon
9
Q
colon/o-
A
colon
10
Q
cost/o-
A
rib
11
Q
cutane/o-
A
skin
12
Q
derm/o-
A
skin
13
Q
digest/o-
A
break down food; dijest
14
Q
enter/o-
A
intestine
15
Q
esthes/o-
A
sensation; feeling
16
Q
gastr/o-
A
stomach
17
Q
gemin/o-
A
set or group
18
Q
hem/o-
A
blood
19
Q
hepat/o-
A
liver
20
Q
hyster/o-
A
uterus (womb)
21
Q
intestin/o-
A
intestine
22
Q
lapar/o-
A
abdomen
23
Q
laryng/o-
A
larynx (voice box)
24
Q
later/o-
A
side
25
mamm/o-
breast
26
menstru/o-
monthly discharge of blood
27
ment/o-
mind
28
muscul/o-
muscle
29
nas/o-
nose
30
neur/o-
nerve
31
nucle/o-
nucleus
32
nutri/o-
nourishment
33
pelv/o-
pelvis
34
phag/o-
eating; swallowing
35
pleg/o-
paralysis
36
pneumon/o-
lung; air
37
psych/o-
mind
38
sperm/o-
sperm
39
spir/o-
breathe
40
tens/o-
pressure
41
therap/o-
therapy
42
thyroid/o-
thyroid gland
43
tonsil/o-
tonsil
44
trache/o-
trachea
45
urin/o-
urine; urinary system
46
uter/o-
uterus (womb)
47
vagin/o-
vagina
48
ven/o-
vein
49
arthr/o-
joint