Medical Terminology Combining Forms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acetabul/o
acetabulum
acid/o
sour; bitter
acous/o
hearing
acr/o
extermity
aden/o
gland
adip/o
pertaining to fat
adren/o
adrenal glands
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
agglutin/o
the clump
albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin; protein
alges/o
pain
alveol/o
alveolus
ambly/o
dull, dim
amni/o
amnion
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
andr/o
man; male; masculine
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
stiff
anter/o
front
anthrac/o
coal
aort/o
aorta
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
watery
arrhythm/o
rhythm
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
astr/o
star-shaped
ather/o
fatty
audi/o
hearing
aur/o
ear
auricul/o
ear
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis; glans clitoridis
bar/o
pressure
bas/o
base
bil/l
bile
blast/o
embryonic stage of development
blephar/o
eyelid
bronch/o
bronchus; airway
bronchiol/o
bronchus
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa
calc/i
calcium
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
heel bone
cali/o
calyx; calyces
calic/o
calyx; calyces
capit/o
head
carcin/o
cancer
card/o
heart
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist
caud/o
tail
caus/o
burn
caut/o
burn
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
pertaining to the abdomen
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
brain; cerebrum
cervic/o
neck; cervix
cheil/o
lips
chem/o
chemical reaction
chlor/o
green
chol/e
bile
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
chord/o
string; cord
chrom/o
color
chromat/o
color
chrondr/i
cartilage
cirrh/o
yellow; tawny
clavicul/o
collarbone
coagul/o
clotting
coccyg/o
coccyx
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
colp/o (kolp/o)
vagina
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
cor/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
corpor/o
body
cortic/o
cortex
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
skull; cranium
crin/o
secrete
crur/o
leg; thigh
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cycl/o
circular; ciliary body
cyst/o
bladder; sac; cyst
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tears
dacryocyst/o
tear sac
dendr/o
tree; branches
dent/o
tooth
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dist/o
away from
dors/i
back
dors/o
back
drom/o
running
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
dura mater
ect/o
out of place
electr/o
electrical; electricity
embol/i
to throw
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestine
eosin/o
red; rosy
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
erythr/o
red
es/o
within
esophag/o
esophagus
esthesi/o
feeling; sensation
ex/o
outward
fasci/o
band of fibrous tissue
femor/o
femur
fet/o
fetus
fibr/o
fiber
fibul/o
fibula
fluor/o
luminous
fung/o
fungus
ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gen/o
the produce
gingiv/o
gums
glauc/o
gray; silver
gli/o
neuroglia; gluey substance
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
sugar; sweet
glyc/o
sugar; sweet
gnos/o
to know
gonad/o
sex glands
granul/o
granules
graph/o
record
gravid/o
pregnancy
gynec/o
woman
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
humer/o
humerus
hydr/o
water
hyster/o
uterus
iatr/o
pertaining to a physician or treatment
ichthy/o
fish-like; scaly
ile/o
ileum
ili/o
ilium
immun/o
immune; protection
inguin/o
groin
ir/o
iris
irid/o
iris
is/o
equal
ischi/o
ischium
jejun/o
jejunum
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
kel/o
fibrous growth
kerat/o
cornea of the eye
kerat/o
hard; horny
ket/o
ketone bodies
kinesi/o
movement
kyph/o
humpback; pertaining to a hump
labyrinth/o
inner ear
lacrim/o
tears
lact/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina
lapar/o
abdominal wall
laryng/o
larynx
later/o
side
lei/o
smooth
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
leuk/o
white
ligament/o
ligament
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone; calculus
lord/o
swayback
lumb/o
loins; lower back
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
lys/o
breakdown
macr/o
large
malac/o
softening
mamm/o
breast
mandibul/o
mandible (jaw bone)
mast/o
breast
mastoid/o
mastoid process
maxill/o
upper jaw
meat/o
meatus
madi/o
middle
megal/o
enlarged
melan/o
black
men/o
menstruation
mening/o
meninges
ment/o
mind
metacarp/o
hand bones
metatars/o
foot bones
metr/o
measure; uterus
metri/o
uterus
mi/o (mei/o)
smaller
micr/o
small
mon/o
one; single
morph/o
form; shape
muc/o
mucus
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
myc/o
fungus
mydr/o
widen
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
myring/o
eardrum
myx/o
relating to mucus
narc/o
sleep
nas/o
nose
nat/i
pertaining to birth
nat/o
birth
natr/i
sodium
natr/o
sodium
ne/o
new; recent
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
noct/i
night
noct/o
night
nom/o
of or relating to usage
nucle/o
nucleus
nyct/o
night; darkness
o/o
egg; ovum
obstetr/o
midwife
ocul/o
eye
odont/o
teeth
olecran/o
elbow
olig/o
few; little; scanty
omphal/o
navel
onc/o
swelling; mass; tumor
onych/o
nail (finger or toe)
oophor/o
ovary
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
eye; vision
optic/o
eye; vision
or/o
mouth
orch/o
testicle
orchi/o
testicle
orchid/o
testicle
orth/o
straight; correct; normal
oste/o
bones
ot/o
ear
ov/o
ovum; egg
ovari/o
ovary
ox/o
oxygen
palpebr/o
eyelid
pancreat/o
pancreas
papill/o
resembling a nipple
par/a
beside; beyond; abnormal
par/o
beside; near
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
patell/o, patell/a
kneecap
pector/o
chest
ped/o
foot; child
pedi/a
child
pelv/i
pelvis
peps/o
digestion
perine/o
perineum
peritone/o
peritoneum
phac/o
lens of the eye
phag/o
to eat; ingestion
phak/o
lens
phalang/o
bones of the fingers and toes
pharmac/o
drug; medicine
pharyng/o
pharynx
phas/o
speech
phe/o
dusky
phil/o
attraction to; tendency toward
phleb/o
vein
phon/o
sound; voice
phor/o
bearing
phot/o
light
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
pil/o
hair
plas/o
formation; development
plast/o
formation; development
pleg/o
paralysis; stroke
pleur/o
pleura
pne/o
breathing
pneum/o
lungs; air
pneumon/o
lungs; air
poikil/o
varied, irregular
poli/o
gray matter of the nervous system
polyp/o
polyps
poster/o
back
presby/o
old age
proct/o
anus; rectum
prastat/o
prostate gland
proxim/o
near
pseud/o
false
psych/o
mind
pub/o
pubis
pulmon/o
lungs
pupill/o
pupil
purpur/o
purple
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pyr/o
fire; heat
rach/i
spine
radi/o
radiation
radicul/o
root
rect/o
rectum; straight
ren/o
kidney
retin/o
retina
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle; skeletal muscle
rhin/o
nose
rhiz/o
root
rhythm/o
rhythm
rose/o
rose-colored
sacr/o
sacrum
salping/o
eustachian tube; fallopian tube
sarc/o
flesh
scapul/o
shoulder
schiz/o
split; division
scirrh/o
hard; hard tumor
scler/o
hard; relating to the sclera
scoli/o
crooked; bent
scop/o
to view
scot/o
darkness
seb/o
sebum
semin/i
semen
sept/o
infection
ser/o
blood serum
sial/o
saliva; salivary gland
sider/o
iron; steel
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
sinus/o
sinus
skelet/o
skeleton
somat/o
body
son/o
sound
sperm/o
sperm
spermat/o
sperm
spher/o
round; sphere
spin/o
spine
splen/o
spleen
spondyl/o
spine; vertebra
squam/o
scales
staped/o
stapes
steat/o
fat
stern/o
sternum
stomat/o
mouth
tars/o
ankle bones; flat of the foot
tax/o
order
tel/e
distance; end
tempor/o
temples of the head
tend/o
tendon
tendin/o
tendon
test/o
testis, testes
tetr/a
four
thec/o
sheath; case; receptacle
thorac/o
chest
thromb/o
blood clot
thym/o
thymus gland
thyr/o
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
toc/o
childbirth
tom/o
to cut; section; layer
ton/o
tension; tone
tonsill/o
tonsils
tox/o
poison; toxin
toxic/o
poison; toxin
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
trich/o
hair
troph/o
development;nourishment
tympan/o
eardrum
umbilic/o
navel
ungu/o
nail
ur/o
urine
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urin/o
urine
uter/o
uterus
vagin/o
vagina
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle of the brain; ventricle of the heart
ventr/o
abdomen; front side
vertebr/o
vertebra
vesic/o
urinary bladder
viscer/o
internal organs
vitre/o
glassy
vulv/o
vulva; covering
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry
zo/o
animal (man)
