Medical Terminology- Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o-
A
abdomen
2
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Acous/o-
A
hearing, sound
3
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acr/o
A
extremity, highest part
4
Q
Aden/o-
A
gland
5
Q
adip/o-
A
fat
6
Q
albin/o-
A
white
7
Q
alg/o-
A
pain
8
Q
all/o-
A
strange/weird
9
Q
andro/o-
A
male
10
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angio
A
blood vessel
11
Q
aorto
A
aorta
12
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artero
A
artery
13
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arthro
A
joint
14
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articulo
A
joint
15
Q
audio
A
hearing
16
Q
auri
A
ear
17
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ausculto
A
listen
18
Q
bio
A
life
19
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blepharo
A
eyelid
20
Q
brachio
A
arm
21
Q
broncho
A
bronchus
22
Q
bucco
A
cheek
23
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burso
A
pouch or sac, bursa
24
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calcaneo
A
heel
25
carcino
cancer
26
entero
intestines
27
erythro
red
28
estheso
sensation
29
etio
cause
30
febro
fever
31
fibro
fiber
32
flexo
bend
33
fracto
break up
34
gasto
stomach
35
gnoso
knowledge
36
gyneco
female
37
hemo
blood
38
hepato
liver
39
hetero
other, different
40
homeo
same
41
humero
upper arm
42
hydro
water
43
hystero
womb, uterus
44
idio
unknown, individual
45
inguino
groin
46
lacti
milk
47
latero
side
48
leuko
white
49
ligato
tie, bind
50
litho
stone
51
medio
middle
52
mega
large
53
melano/meleno
black
54
meno
monthly
55
morbo
disease
56
morto
death
57
myelo
bone marrow, spinal cord
58
myo
muscle
59
nephro
kidney
60
neuro
nerve
61
nocto
night
62
oculo
eye
63
odonto
tooth
64
o/o, ovi
egg
65
stetho
chest
66
stheno
strength
67
stomo
opening, mouth
68
tacto
touch
69
tarso
ankle
70
teleo
distance
71
temporo
time, temple of the head
72
tendono
tendon
73
tetra
four
74
tomo
cut
75
toxico
poison
76
cardio
heart
77
carpo
wrist
78
causo
burn
79
cephalo
head
80
cervico, chole
neck, cervix bile
81
chondro
cartilage
82
chromo
color
83
cilio
hairlike structure
84
ciso
cut
85
cleido
collarbone
86
cochleo
cochlea of the inner ear
87
coro
pupil
88
corono
encircling structure
89
corporo
body
90
costo
rib
91
cryo
cold
92
cubito
elbow
93
cyano
blue
94
cysto
bladder, cyst
95
denti
tooth
96
derma
skin
97
digito
finger, toe
98
edemo
swelling
99
embryono
fetus
100
ophthalmo
eye
101
orcho
testis
102
osseo, osteo
bone
103
oto
ear
104
palpato
touch, feel
105
paro
birth
106
parieto
wall of a cavity
107
patho
disease
108
pedo
child
109
percusso
strike, tap
110
phago
eat, swallow
111
photo
light
112
placento
placenta
113
pleuro
pleura (lung membrane)
114
pneo
breathe
115
pneumo
lung, air
116
podo
foot
117
psycho
mind
118
purulo, pylo
pus
119
pyreto
fever
120
reno
kidney
121
reticulo
network
122
retino
retina of eye
123
rhino
nose
124
rubo
red
125
salpingo
fallopian tube
126
sango
blood
127
sclero
hard
128
sebo
sebum (oil)
129
secto
cut
130
septo
wall
131
sero
serum
132
sinuso
cavity or hollow, sinus
133
somato
body
134
sphinctero
sphincter muscle
135
spiro
coil, breathe
136
sterno
sternum
137
tracheo
trachea
138
tricho
hair
139
urino
urine
140
vagino
vagina
141
vertebro
vertebra
142
viscero
viscera (internal organs)
143
volo
volume
144
viscoso
thick
145
xeno
foreign
146
xero
dry
