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