Module 1 (Combining Forms) Flashcards
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Aden/o
Gland
Adhes
Stuck to
Adren/o
Adrenal Gland
Aise
Comfort
Alveol/o
Alveolus
angi/o
vessel, vascular
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
ather/o
fatty/fatty deposit
audi/o
To hear
axill
armpit
Bio
Life
Bronchi, Bronch/o
Bronchus
Cardi/o
Heart
Cellul/o or Cyt/o
Cell
Cerebr/i or cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Cephal/o
Head
Chem/o
Chemical
Chol/e
Bile
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Chrondr/i or Chondr/o
Cartilage
Chym
Juice
Cis
To cut
Col/o
Colon
Conjuctiv/o
Conjuctiva
Cost/o
Rib
Cry/o
Cold
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Cyst/o
Bladder
Cyt, Cyt/o
Cell
Dem
People
Derm/o ot Dermat/o
Skin
Dipl/o
Double
Duoden
Duodenum
Edema
Swelling
Electr/o
Electricity
Eme
Vomiting
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Intestine
Epididym/o
Epididymis
Esophag/o
Esophagus
Eti/o
Cause
Erythr/o
Red
Fibr. Fibr/o, Fibrin/o
Fibers
Gastr/o, Gastr
Stomach
Gen,Gene,Genet
Formation, produce
Gingiv, gingiv/o
Gums
Gynec/o
Female
Hem, Hem/o, Heamt, hemat/o
Blood
Hept, hepat
Liver
Heter/o
other or different
Hidr, Hidr/o
Sweat
Hist/o
Tissue
Hom/o
Same or alike
Hydr, Hydr/o
Water
Hyster, Hyster/o
Uterus or Womb
Infect
To Infect
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Laryng, Larng/o
Larynx
Leuk, Leuk/o
White
Lith, Lith/o
Stone
Lip, Lip/o
Fat
Lymph, lymph/o
Lymph vessels
melan, melan/o
Black
Meing, meningi/o, mening/o
Membrane, Meninges
Men/o
Menses or menstruation
Myel, Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
My/o
Muscle
Nat, Nat/o
Birth or new
Necr/o
Death
Nephr, nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Norm
Rule
Onc/o
tumor
orexis
appetite
Ophthalm, ophthalm/o
Eye
Oste, Oste/o
Bone
Path, path/o
Disease
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Phag, phag/o
To eat, engulf
Pharyng, pharynge/o, pharyng/o
Pharynx, throat
Phleb, phleb/o
Vein
pneum/o
Air
psych/o
mind
Pyr/o
Heat, Fire
Rect/o
Rectum
Ren/o
Kidney
Rhin/o
Nose
Sacr, sacr/o
Sacrum
Sarc/o
Flesh
Scapul, Scapula/o
Scapula
Sept
Putrefaction, infection
Splen/o
Spleen
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
Stern/o
Sternum
Tend/o, Ten/o
Tendon
Testicul/o
Testis
Therm/o
Heat
Thorac
Chest
Thromb/o
Clot
Tuss
Cough
Ur, Ur/o
Urine
Urethr/o
Urethra
Ureter/o
Ureter
Vas, Vas/o
Vessel
Ven/o
Vein
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
Viscer, Viscer/o
Body Organs
Xanth/o
Yellow
Xer/o
Dry