Latin Combined Forms Flashcards
abdomin-
belly, abdomen
adip-
fat
aur-
ear
bacill-
bacillus
burs-
bursa
calc-
stone, calcium
calor-
heat, energy
capit-
head
cerebr-
brain
cost-
rib
dent-
tooth
dors-
back of the body
extern-
outer
fibr-
fiber
fistul-
abnormal tubelike passage in body
frig-/frigor-
cold
insul-
island
intern-
inner
meat-
passage, opening
nas-
nose
pur-
pus
radic-/rad-/radix
root
ren-
kidney
sangui(n)-
blood
son-
sound
synov-
synovial fluid/sac/membrane
tub-
tube
tuss-
cough
vacc-
cow
vir-/virus-
virus
viscus-/viscer-
internal organ
anter-
front
brachi-
arm
-cid-/-cis-
cut, kill
-cip-/-cept-
take
cresc-/-cret-
grow
digit-
finger, toe
duc-/duct-
lead, bring, conduct
fac-/-fic-/-fect
make
faci-/-fici-/facies
face, appearance
febr-/febris
fever
fer-/lat-
carry
flect-/flex-
bend
fung-
fungus
fus-
pour
genit-
bring forth
ger-/gest-
carry
immun(i)-
safe, protected
inferior-
below
lab-/laps-
slide, slip
later-
side
or-/os
mouth, opening
oss-
bone
pedicul-
louse, lice
poster-/posterior
behind, in back
sect-
cut
somn-
sleep
stabil-/stabl-
stable, fixed
superior-
above
tum(e)-
swollen
amyl-
starch
angin-
choking pain/angina pectoris
aort-
aorta
arct(at)-
compress
ather-
fatty deposit
atri-
atrium
bol-
a throwing
capill-
capillary
cirs-
dilated and twisted vein
-clud-, -clus-
close
cor, cord-
heart
coron-
crown
cusp-, -cuspid
point
dextr-
right side
-form
shape
gurgit-, gurgitat-
flood/flow
pector-
breast/chest
phleb-
vein
pulm(on)-
lung/pulmonary artery
rhythm-
heartbeat
sept-
wall/partition
sin-, sinus-
sinus
sinistr-
left side
sphygm-
pulse
stal-, stol-
send, contraction
tens(i)-
stretch
thromb-
blood clot
top-
place
vag-
vagus nerve
varic-, varix
dilated and twisted vein
vas-
vessel, vas deferens
ven-
vein
ventr-
belly/abdomen/abdominal cavity
alve-
hollow/cavity
amygdal-
tonsil (almond)
anthrax, anthrac-
coal/anthrax
aux-, auxe-, -auxis
grow/increase
bacter(i)-
bacterium
bronch(i)-
bronchus
capn-
CO2
coni-, koni-
dust
cocc-, -coccus
coccus
labi-
lip
larynx, laryng-
larynx
paresis
slackening of strength/paralysis
pharynx, pharyng-
pharynx
phys-
air/gas
pluer-
pleura
pne-
breathe
pneum(at)-
air/gas
pneum(on)-
lung
sider-
iron
spir(at)-
breathe
staphyl-
uvula