Roots and Combining Forms (Internal Anatomy) Flashcards
Internal Anatomy
aden/o-
(ad’e-no)
gland
adren/o-
(ad-re’no)
adrenal gland
angi/o-
(an’je-o)
vessel, usually a blood vessel
arteri/o-
(ar-te’re-o)
artery
arteriol/o-
(ar-te’re-o”lo)
arteriole
arthr/o-
(ar’throe)
joint
atri/o-
(a’tree-o)
atrium or upper heart chamber
balan/o-
(bal’ah-no)
glans penis or glans clitoridis
bronch/i-, bronch/o-
(brong’ke, brong’ko)
bronchus
bronchiol/o-
(brong’ke-olo)
bronchiolus
cardi/o-
(kar’de-o)
heart
cerebell/o-
(ser”e-bel’o)
cerebellum part of the brain
cerebr/i-, cerebr/o-
(ser’e-bri, ser’e-bro)
cerebrum part of the brain
choledoch/o-
(ko-lee’dok-o)
common bile duct
chondr/i-, chondr/io-, chondr/o-
(kon’dree, kon’dree-o, kon’dro)
cartilage
chord/o-
(kor’do)
cord, string
cleid/o-
(kli’do)
clavicle (collarbone)
colp/o-
(kol’po)
vagina
cost/o-
(kos’to)
rib
cyst/i-, cyst/o-
(sis’ti, sis’to)
bladder, cyst, sac
cyt/o-
(si’to)
cell
duoden/o-
(du”o-de’no)
duodenum section of intestine
encephal/o-
(en-sef’ah-lo)
brain
enter/o-
(en’ter-o)
intestine
episi/o-
(e-peez’e-o)
vulva
fibr/o-
(fie’bro)
fibers
gastr/o-
(gas’tro)
stomach
gli/o-
(glee’o)
gluey substance
hepat/ico-, hepat/o-
(he-pat’i-ko, he-pat’o)
liver
hist/o-
(his’to)
tissue
hyster/o-
(his’ter-o)
uterus
ile/o-
(ill’e-o)
ileum section of intestine
ili/o-
(ill’e-o)
ilium (upper part of the hipbone)
jejun/o-
(je-joo’no)
jejunum section of the intestine
kerat/o-
(ker’ah-to)
horny tissue (and cornea of eye)
laryng/o-
(lah-ring’go)
larynx (voice box)
lymph/o-
(lim’fo)
lymphatic vessels, lymphocytes
mening/o-
(me-ning’go)
membranes covering brain and spinal cord
metr/a-, metr/o-
(me’trah, me’tro)
uterus
myel/o-
(my’el-o)
bone marrow and spinal cord
my/o-
(my’o)
muscle
myring/o-
(mi-ring’o)
eardrum
nephr/o-
(nef’ro)
kidney
neur/o-
(nu’ro)
nerve, nerves, nervous system
oophor/o-
(o-of’or-o)
ovary
orchi/o-, orchi/do-
(or’ke-o, or’ki-do)
testis, testes
oss/eo-, oss/i-, oss/e-, oss/eo-
(os’se-o, os’see, os’tee, os’tee-o)
bone or bones
ovari/o-
(o-var’e-o)
ovary
palat/o-
(pal’ah-to)
palate (roof of mouth)
pharyng/o-
(fah-ring’go)
pharynx (throat)
phleb/o-
(fleb’o)
vein or veins
phren/i-, phren/ico-, phren/o-
(fren’ee, fren’i-ko, fren’o)
diaphram, mind
pleur/o-
(ploor’o)
pleura, rib (or side)
pneum/a-, pneum/o-, pneum/ato-, pneum/ono
(nu’mah, nu’mo, nu-mat’o, nu-mon’o)
lungs, respiration (air, breath)
proct/o-
(prok’to)
rectum or anus
pulm/o-
(pull’mo)
lungs
pyel/o-
(pi’el-o)
pelvis or kidney
rect/o-
(rek’to)
rectum
ren/i-, ren/o-
(ren’i, ren’o)
kidney
sacr/o-
(sa’kro)
sacrum
salping/o-
(sal-ping’go)
fallopian or eustachian tube
sarc/o-
(sar’ko)
flesh, muscular substance
splen/o-
(splen’o)
spleen
spondyl/o-
(spon’di-lo)
vertebra, spinal column
stern/o-
(stern’no)
sternum (breastbone)
tend/o-, ten/o-
(ten’doe, ten’o)
tendon
thym/o-
(thi’mo)
thymus gland
thyr/o-
(thi’ro)
thyroid gland
trache/o-
(tra’ke-o)
trachea
ureter/o-
(u-re’ter-o)
ureter (kidney to bladder tube)
urethr/o-
(u-re’thro)
urethra (bladder to outside)
vas/o-
(vaz’o)
vessel or duct
ven/e-, ven/i-, ven/o-
(vene’eh, vene’ee, vene’o)
vein or veins
viscer/o-
(vis’er-o)
viscera
