Root terms and combining form Flashcards
acanth/o
thorny, spiny
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acid/o
acid
actin/o
ray, radius
acou/o
hearing
acr/o
extremities, height
adenoid/o
adenoids
aden/o
gland
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
adren/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air, gas
albumin/o
albumin
algesi/o
pain
alveol/o
alveolus
ambly/o
dull, dim
amni/o
amnion
amnion/o
amnion
amyl/o
starch
an/o
anus
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal, dissimilar
ankyl/o
crooked, stiff, bent
antr/o
antrum
aort/o
aorta
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
appendic/o
appendix
arche/o
first, beginning
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
atel/o
imperfect, incomplete
ather/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
atri/o
atrium
audi/o
hearing
aur/i,o
ear
aut/o
self
axill/o
armpit
az/o
urea, nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
bar/o
pressure
balan/o
glans penis
bas/o
base
bi/o
life
bil/i
bile
blast/o
developing cell
blephar/o
eyelid
brachi/o
arm
bronch/i,o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa (cavity)
calc/i
calcium
cancer/o
cancer
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
caud/o
tail, toward the lower part of the body
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
cervic/o
cervix
cheil/o
lip
chir/o
hand
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e
gall, bile
choledoch/o
common bile duct
chondr/o
cartlage
chori/o
chorion
chrom/o
color
chromat/o
color
chron/o
time
clavic/o
clavicle (collar bone)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
col/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
coni/o
dust
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
core/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
coron/o
heart
cortic/o
cortex (outer layer of body organ)
cor/o
pupil
cost/o
rib
crani/o
cranium(skull)
cry/o
cold
crypt/o
hidden
culd/o
cul-de-sac
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyes/i,o
pregnancy
cyst/o
bladder, sac
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear, tear duct
dactyl/o
fingers or toes
dent/i
tooth
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
dextr/o
right
diaphor/o
sweat
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dipl/o
two, double
dips/o
thirst
diverticul/o
diverticulum
dors/i,o
back (of the body)
duoden/o
duodenum
dur/o
hard, dura mater
dynam/o
motion
ech/o
sound
ectop/o
located away from usual place
electr/o
electricity, electrical
embry/o
embryo, to be full
emmetr/o
a normal measure
encephal/o
brain
endocrin/o
endocrine
enter/o
intestines
epididym/o
epididymis
epiglott/o
epiglottis
episi/o
vulva
epitheli/o
epithelium
erythr/o
red
oesophag/o
oesophagus
esthesi/o
sensaition, sensitivity, feeling
eti/o
cause (of disease)
faci/o
face
femor/o
femur (upper leg bone)
ferr/i,o
iron
fet/i,o
fetus, unborn child
fibr/o
fibrous tissue, fibers
fibul/o
fibula (lower leg bone)
galact/o
milk
gangli/o
ganglion
ganglion/o
ganglion
gastr/o
stomach
gen/o
origin, formation
ger/o
old age, aged
geront/o
old age, aged
gingiv/o
gum
gli/o
neuroglia
glomerul/o
glomerulus
gloss/o
tongue
glyc/o
sugar
glycos/o
sugar
gluc/o
sweetness, sugar
gnath/o
jaw
gnos/o
knowledge
gon/o
seed, knee
gravid/o
pregnancy
gynec/o
woman
gyn/o
woman
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood