Roots and Combining Forms (External Anatomy) Flashcards
External Anatomy
blephar/o-
(blef’ahr-o)
eyelid or eyelash
brachi/o-
(bra’ke-o)
arm (foreleg in quadrupeds)
bucc/o-
(buk’o)
cheek
canth/o-
(kan’tho)
angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids
capit/o-
(kap’it-o)
head
carp/o-
(karp’o)
area corresponding to the human wrist
cephal/o-
(sef’al-o)
head
cervic/o-
(ser’vik-o)
neck (also refers to the neck-like projection of the cervix uteri, which is internal anatomy)
cheil/o-, chil/o-
(kile’o)
lip
cili/o-
(sil’ee-o)
eyelid, eyelash, or small hair-like processes
cor/e-, cor/o-
(kor’ee, kor’o)
pupil of eye
dactyl/o-
(dak’til-o)
digit, toe
dent/i-, dent/o-
(dent’ee, dent’o)
tooth or teeth
derm/a-, derm/o-, dermat/o-
skin
dors/i-, dors/o-
(dor’see, dor’so)
back
faci/o-
(fa’she-o)
face
gingiv/o-
(jin’jiv-o)
gums
gloss/o-
(glos’o)
tongue
gnath/o-
(nath’o)
jaw
irid/o-
(ir’id-o)
iris of eye
labi-o-
(lay’be-o)
lip, especially lips of mouth
lapar/o-
(lap’ahr-o)
flank; abdomen
later/o-
(lat’er-o)
side
lingu/o-
(ling’wo)
tongue
mamm/a-, mamm/o-
(mam’ah, mam’o)
mammary gland
mast/o-
(mast’o)
mammary gland
nas/o-
(naze’o)
nose
occipit/o-
(ock-si’pit-o)
back of head
ocul/o-
(ock’ule-o)
eye
odont/o-
(oh-dont’o)
tooth or teeth
omphal/o-
(om’fah-lo)
naval or umbilicus
onych/o-
(on’ik-o)
nail or claw
ophthalm/o-
(of-thal’mo)
eye or eyes
or/o-
(or’o)
mouth
ot/o-
(oh’toe)
ear
papill/o-
(pah-pill’o)
nipple or nipple shaped projection
phall/o-
(fal’o)
penis
pil/o-
(pile’o)
hair
pod/o-
(pod’o)
foot or foot-shaped part
rhin/o-
(rine/o)
nose
somat/o-, somatic/o-
(sew-mat’o, sew-mat’ik-o)
body
steth/o-
(steth’o)
chest
stom-, stomat/o-
(sto’mah-toe)
mouth
tars/o-
(tahr’so)
area corresponding to the human ankle or the edge of the eyelid
thorac/o-
(tho’rah-ko)
chest or thorax
trich/o-
(trik’o)
hair or hair-like structure
ventr/i-, ventr/o-
(ven’tree, ven’tro)
belly, underside of quadruped
