Medical Terminology Combining Forms Flashcards
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acetabul/o
A
acetabulum
3
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acid/o
A
sour; bitter
4
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acous/o
A
hearing
5
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acr/o
A
extermity
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aden/o
A
gland
7
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adip/o
A
pertaining to fat
8
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adren/o
A
adrenal glands
9
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
10
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agglutin/o
A
the clump
11
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albin/o
A
white
12
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albumin/o
A
albumin; protein
13
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alges/o
A
pain
14
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
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ambly/o
A
dull, dim
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amni/o
A
amnion
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amyl/o
A
starch
18
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an/o
A
anus
19
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andr/o
A
man; male; masculine
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aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm
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angi/o
A
vessel
22
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anis/o
A
unequal
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ankyl/o
A
stiff
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anter/o
A
front
25
anthrac/o
coal
26
aort/o
aorta
27
append/o
appendix
28
appendic/o
appendix
29
aque/o
watery
30
arrhythm/o
rhythm
31
arter/o
artery
32
arteri/o
artery
33
arteriol/o
arteriole
34
arthr/o
joint
35
articul/o
joint
36
astr/o
star-shaped
37
ather/o
fatty
38
audi/o
hearing
39
aur/o
ear
40
auricul/o
ear
41
azot/o
nitrogen
42
bacteri/o
bacteria
43
balan/o
glans penis; glans clitoridis
44
bar/o
pressure
45
bas/o
base
46
bil/l
bile
47
blast/o
embryonic stage of development
48
blephar/o
eyelid
49
bronch/o
bronchus; airway
50
bronchiol/o
bronchus
51
bucc/o
cheek
52
burs/o
bursa
53
calc/i
calcium
54
calc/o
calcium
55
calcane/o
heel bone
56
cali/o
calyx; calyces
57
calic/o
calyx; calyces
58
capit/o
head
59
carcin/o
cancer
60
card/o
heart
61
cardi/o
heart
62
carp/o
wrist
63
caud/o
tail
64
caus/o
burn
65
caut/o
burn
66
cec/o
cecum
67
celi/o
pertaining to the abdomen
68
cephal/o
head
69
cerebell/o
cerebellum
70
cerebr/o
brain; cerebrum
71
cervic/o
neck; cervix
72
cheil/o
lips
73
chem/o
chemical reaction
74
chlor/o
green
75
chol/e
bile
76
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
77
chord/o
string; cord
78
chrom/o
color
79
chromat/o
color
80
chrondr/i
cartilage
81
cirrh/o
yellow; tawny
82
clavicul/o
collarbone
83
coagul/o
clotting
84
coccyg/o
coccyx
85
col/o
colon
86
colon/o
colon
87
colp/o (kolp/o)
vagina
88
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
89
cor/o
pupil
90
corne/o
cornea
91
coron/o
heart
92
corpor/o
body
93
cortic/o
cortex
94
cost/o
ribs
95
crani/o
skull; cranium
96
crin/o
secrete
97
crur/o
leg; thigh
98
cry/o
cold
99
crypt/o
hidden
100
culd/o
cul-de-sac
101
cutane/o
skin
102
cyan/o
blue
103
cycl/o
circular; ciliary body
104
cyst/o
bladder; sac; cyst
105
cyt/o
cell
106
dacry/o
tears
107
dacryocyst/o
tear sac
108
dendr/o
tree; branches
109
dent/o
tooth
110
derm/o
skin
111
dermat/o
skin
112
dipl/o
double
113
dips/o
thirst
114
dist/o
away from
115
dors/i
back
116
dors/o
back
117
drom/o
running
118
duoden/o
duodenum
119
dur/o
dura mater
120
ect/o
out of place
121
electr/o
electrical; electricity
122
embol/i
to throw
123
encephal/o
brain
124
enter/o
intestine
125
eosin/o
red; rosy
126
epididym/o
epididymis
127
epiglott/o
epiglottis
128
episi/o
vulva
129
erythr/o
red
130
es/o
within
131
esophag/o
esophagus
132
esthesi/o
feeling; sensation
133
ex/o
outward
134
fasci/o
band of fibrous tissue
135
femor/o
femur
136
fet/o
fetus
137
fibr/o
fiber
138
fibul/o
fibula
139
fluor/o
luminous
140
fung/o
fungus
141
ganglion/o
ganglion
142
gastr/o
stomach
143
gen/o
the produce
144
gingiv/o
gums
145
glauc/o
gray; silver
146
gli/o
neuroglia; gluey substance
147
glomerul/o
glomerulus
148
gloss/o
tongue
149
gluc/o
sugar; sweet
150
glyc/o
sugar; sweet
151
gnos/o
to know
152
gonad/o
sex glands
153
granul/o
granules
154
graph/o
record
155
gravid/o
pregnancy
156
gynec/o
woman
157
hem/o
blood
158
hemat/o
blood
159
hepat/o
liver
160
hidr/o
sweat
161
hist/o
tissue
162
humer/o
humerus
163
hydr/o
water
164
hyster/o
uterus
165
iatr/o
pertaining to a physician or treatment
166
ichthy/o
fish-like; scaly
167
ile/o
ileum
168
ili/o
ilium
169
immun/o
immune; protection
170
inguin/o
groin
171
ir/o
iris
172
irid/o
iris
173
is/o
equal
174
ischi/o
ischium
175
jejun/o
jejunum
176
kal/i
potassium
177
kary/o
nucleus
178
kel/o
fibrous growth
179
kerat/o
cornea of the eye
180
kerat/o
hard; horny
181
ket/o
ketone bodies
182
kinesi/o
movement
183
kyph/o
humpback; pertaining to a hump
184
labyrinth/o
inner ear
185
lacrim/o
tears
186
lact/o
milk
187
lamin/o
lamina
188
lapar/o
abdominal wall
189
laryng/o
larynx
190
later/o
side
191
lei/o
smooth
192
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
193
leuk/o
white
194
ligament/o
ligament
195
lingu/o
tongue
196
lip/o
fat
197
lith/o
stone; calculus
198
lord/o
swayback
199
lumb/o
loins; lower back
200
lymph/o
lymph
201
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
202
lys/o
breakdown
203
macr/o
large
204
malac/o
softening
205
mamm/o
breast
206
mandibul/o
mandible (jaw bone)
207
mast/o
breast
208
mastoid/o
mastoid process
209
maxill/o
upper jaw
210
meat/o
meatus
211
madi/o
middle
212
megal/o
enlarged
213
melan/o
black
214
men/o
menstruation
215
mening/o
meninges
216
ment/o
mind
217
metacarp/o
hand bones
218
metatars/o
foot bones
219
metr/o
measure; uterus
220
metri/o
uterus
221
mi/o (mei/o)
smaller
222
micr/o
small
223
mon/o
one; single
224
morph/o
form; shape
225
muc/o
mucus
226
muscul/o
muscle
227
my/o
muscle
228
myc/o
fungus
229
mydr/o
widen
230
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
231
myring/o
eardrum
232
myx/o
relating to mucus
233
narc/o
sleep
234
nas/o
nose
235
nat/i
pertaining to birth
236
nat/o
birth
237
natr/i
sodium
238
natr/o
sodium
239
ne/o
new; recent
240
nephr/o
kidney
241
neur/o
nerve
242
noct/i
night
243
noct/o
night
244
nom/o
of or relating to usage
245
nucle/o
nucleus
246
nyct/o
night; darkness
247
o/o
egg; ovum
248
obstetr/o
midwife
249
ocul/o
eye
250
odont/o
teeth
251
olecran/o
elbow
252
olig/o
few; little; scanty
253
omphal/o
navel
254
onc/o
swelling; mass; tumor
255
onych/o
nail (finger or toe)
256
oophor/o
ovary
257
ophthalm/o
eye
258
opt/o
eye; vision
259
optic/o
eye; vision
260
or/o
mouth
261
orch/o
testicle
262
orchi/o
testicle
263
orchid/o
testicle
264
orth/o
straight; correct; normal
265
oste/o
bones
266
ot/o
ear
267
ov/o
ovum; egg
268
ovari/o
ovary
269
ox/o
oxygen
270
palpebr/o
eyelid
271
pancreat/o
pancreas
272
papill/o
resembling a nipple
273
par/a
beside; beyond; abnormal
274
par/o
beside; near
275
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
276
patell/o, patell/a
kneecap
277
pector/o
chest
278
ped/o
foot; child
279
pedi/a
child
280
pelv/i
pelvis
281
peps/o
digestion
282
perine/o
perineum
283
peritone/o
peritoneum
284
phac/o
lens of the eye
285
phag/o
to eat; ingestion
286
phak/o
lens
287
phalang/o
bones of the fingers and toes
288
pharmac/o
drug; medicine
289
pharyng/o
pharynx
290
phas/o
speech
291
phe/o
dusky
292
phil/o
attraction to; tendency toward
293
phleb/o
vein
294
phon/o
sound; voice
295
phor/o
bearing
296
phot/o
light
297
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
298
pil/o
hair
299
plas/o
formation; development
300
plast/o
formation; development
301
pleg/o
paralysis; stroke
302
pleur/o
pleura
303
pne/o
breathing
304
pneum/o
lungs; air
305
pneumon/o
lungs; air
306
poikil/o
varied, irregular
307
poli/o
gray matter of the nervous system
308
polyp/o
polyps
309
poster/o
back
310
presby/o
old age
311
proct/o
anus; rectum
312
prastat/o
prostate gland
313
proxim/o
near
314
pseud/o
false
315
psych/o
mind
316
pub/o
pubis
317
pulmon/o
lungs
318
pupill/o
pupil
319
purpur/o
purple
320
py/o
pus
321
pyel/o
renal pelvis
322
pyr/o
fire; heat
323
rach/i
spine
324
radi/o
radiation
325
radicul/o
root
326
rect/o
rectum; straight
327
ren/o
kidney
328
retin/o
retina
329
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle; skeletal muscle
330
rhin/o
nose
331
rhiz/o
root
332
rhythm/o
rhythm
333
rose/o
rose-colored
334
sacr/o
sacrum
335
salping/o
eustachian tube; fallopian tube
336
sarc/o
flesh
337
scapul/o
shoulder
338
schiz/o
split; division
339
scirrh/o
hard; hard tumor
340
scler/o
hard; relating to the sclera
341
scoli/o
crooked; bent
342
scop/o
to view
343
scot/o
darkness
344
seb/o
sebum
345
semin/i
semen
346
sept/o
infection
347
ser/o
blood serum
348
sial/o
saliva; salivary gland
349
sider/o
iron; steel
350
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
351
sinus/o
sinus
352
skelet/o
skeleton
353
somat/o
body
354
son/o
sound
355
sperm/o
sperm
356
spermat/o
sperm
357
spher/o
round; sphere
358
spin/o
spine
359
splen/o
spleen
360
spondyl/o
spine; vertebra
361
squam/o
scales
362
staped/o
stapes
363
steat/o
fat
364
stern/o
sternum
365
stomat/o
mouth
366
tars/o
ankle bones; flat of the foot
367
tax/o
order
368
tel/e
distance; end
369
tempor/o
temples of the head
370
tend/o
tendon
371
tendin/o
tendon
372
test/o
testis, testes
373
tetr/a
four
374
thec/o
sheath; case; receptacle
375
thorac/o
chest
376
thromb/o
blood clot
377
thym/o
thymus gland
378
thyr/o
thyroid gland
379
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
380
toc/o
childbirth
381
tom/o
to cut; section; layer
382
ton/o
tension; tone
383
tonsill/o
tonsils
384
tox/o
poison; toxin
385
toxic/o
poison; toxin
386
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
387
trich/o
hair
388
troph/o
development;nourishment
389
tympan/o
eardrum
390
umbilic/o
navel
391
ungu/o
nail
392
ur/o
urine
393
ureter/o
ureter
394
urethr/o
urethra
395
urin/o
urine
396
uter/o
uterus
397
vagin/o
vagina
398
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens
399
ven/o
vein
400
ventricul/o
ventricle of the brain; ventricle of the heart
401
ventr/o
abdomen; front side
402
vertebr/o
vertebra
403
vesic/o
urinary bladder
404
viscer/o
internal organs
405
vitre/o
glassy
406
vulv/o
vulva; covering
407
xanth/o
yellow
408
xer/o
dry
409
zo/o
animal (man)
