roots/combining forms/medical terms Flashcards
abdomin/o
abdomen
ex. abdominal
amni/o
amnion
ex. amniocentesis
adren/o
adrenal
ex. adrenomegaly
angi/o
vessel (blood)
ex. angioplasty
append/o
appendix
ex. appendectomy
arteri/o
artery
ex. arteriogram
arthr/o
joint
ex. arthritis
bi/o
life
ex. biopsy
bronch/o
bronchial tube
ex. bronchitis
capillary/o
capillary
ex. capillary
carcin/o
cancer, cancerous
ex. carcinoma
cardi/o
heart
ex. cariologist
cephal/o
head
ex. cephalic
cerebr/o
cerebrum
ex. cerebral
cervic/o
neck
ex. cervical
chrondr/o
cartilage
ex. chondropathy
chron/o
time
ex. chronic
colon/o
colon
ex. colonscopy
coron/o
heart
ex. coronary
crani/o
skull
ex. craniotomy
crin/o
secrete
ex. excrine
cutane/o
skin
ex. cutaneous
cyst/o
urinary bladder
ex. cystoscope
cyt/o
cell
ex. cytoloy
dermat/o
skin
ex. deramtosis
encephal/o
brain
ex. encephalitis
endocrin/o
endocrine gland
ex. endocrinology
enter/o
intestines
ex. enteric
epitheli/o
skin (surface tissue)
ex. epithelial
erythr/o
red
ex. erythrocyte
gastr/o
stomach
ex. gastritis
glyc/o
sugar
ex. hyperglycemia
gynec/o
woman, female
ex. gynecology
hemat/o hem/o
blood
ex. hematology
hepat/o
liver
ex. hepatoma
hyster/o
uterus
ex. hysterectomy
lapar/o
abdomen
ex. laparoscopy
later/o
side
ex. lateral
leuk/o
white
ex. leukocyte
lith/o
stone
ex. lithogenesis
lymph/o
lymph
ex. lyphocyte
lymphaden/o
lymph nodes
ex. lymphadenopathy
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
ex. lymphangiogram
mamm/o
breast
ex. mammogram
mast/o
breast
ex. mastectomy
mening/o
meninges ( memebranes covering brain and spinal cord)
ex. meningitis
muscul/o
muscle
ex. muscluar
my/o
muscle
ex. myoma
myel/o
bone marrow (with -blast -oma -cyte -genic) ex. myeloblast
myel
spinal cord ( with -algia -gram -it is -cele) ex. myelogram
nas/o
nose
ex. nasal
nat/i
birth
ex. prenatal
nephr/o
kidney
ex. nephrectomy
onc/o
tumor
ex. oncology
ophthalm/o
eye
ex. ophthalmoscope
opt/o
eye
ex. optician
or/o
mouth
ex. oral
oste/o
bone
ex. osteomtomy
ot/o
ear
ex. otology
ovari/o
ovary
ex. ovarian
pancreat/o
pancreas
ex. pancreatitis
path/o
disease
ex. pathology
ped/o
child
ex. pediatirics
pelv/o
hop bone
ex. pelvis
peritone/o
peritoneum ( membrane around the abdomianl organs)
ex. peritonitis
phleb/o
vein
ex. phlebotomy
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surounding the lungs)
ex. pleuritis
pneum/o
air, lung
ex. pneumococcus
pneumon/o
lung
ex. pneumonia
prostat/o
prostate
ex. prostatic
psych/o
mind
ex. psychology
pulmon/o
lung
ex. pulmonary
pyel/o
renal pelvis (central section of the kidney) ex. pyelonephritis
radi/o
x-ray
ex. radiology
ren/o
kidney
ex. renal
retin/o
retina of the eye
ex. retinal
rhin/o
nose
ex. rhinitis
sarc/o
flesh
ex. sarcoma
septic/o
infection
ex. septicemia
son/o
sound
ex. sonogram
thorac/o
chest
ex. thoracentesis
thromb/o
clot
ex. thrombocyte
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
ex. hypothyroid
tonsil/o
tonsils
ex. tonillectomy
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
ex. tracheostomy
ureter/o
ureter
ex. ureteralgia
urethr/o
urethra
ex. urethroplasty
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
ex. urology
uter/o
uterus
ex. uterine
vagin/o
vagina
ex. vaginal
vascul/o
vein
ex. vascular
ven/o
vein
ex. venous
vertebr/o
vertebra(backbone)
ex. vertebral
