Root Words/Combining forms (June 7) Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
acr/o
extremity
aden/o
gland
aer/o
air
albin/o
white
ambly/o
dimness
andr/o
male
angi/o
vessel
anis/o
unequal, dissimilar
anter/o
front
arteri/o
artery
arthr/o
joint
asthen/o
lack of strength, weakness
ather/o
plaque; fatty substance
audi/o
hearing
aur/o, aur/i
ear
bacteri/o
bacteria
bi/o
life
blephar/o
eye lid
brachi/o
arm
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
brain
cervic/o
neck
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
drug; chemical
chir/o
hand
chlor/o
green
chol/e
bile; gall
cholangi/o
bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
chondr/o
cartilage
chrom/o
colour
cis/o
to cut
col/o, colon/o
colon
colp/o
vagina
coron/o
heart
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
cry/o
cold
cutane/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
cyst/o
cyst, bladder, sac
cyt/o
cell
dacry/o
tear
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
dent/o
tooth, teeth
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
dextr/o
right
dipl/o
double
dips/o
thirst
dors/o
back
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
small intestine
eosin/o
red, rosy
erythr/o
red
estr/o
female
gastr/o
stomach