Word Roots and Combining Forms Flashcards
acantho
spiny, thorny
actin
light
aero
air, gas
alge, algia
pain
amylo
starch
andro
masculine
athero
plaque, fatty substance
bacilli, baterio
bacteria
baro
weight, pressure
baso, basi
base
abdomin(o)
abdomen
acetabul(o)
cup-shaped hip pocket
aden(o)
gland
adip(o)
fat
adren(o)
adrenal gland
alveol(o)
air sacs, alveolus
angi(o)
vessel
aort(o)
aorta
appendic(o)
appendix
arteri(o)
artery
arteriol(o)
artiole
arthr(o)
joint; articulation
aur(i), auricul(o)
ear
blephar(o)
eyelid
brachi(o)
arm
bronch(o), bronchi
bronchus
bucc(o)
cheek
burs(o)
bursa
calcane(o)
heel bone
cardi(o)
heart
carp(o)
wrist bone
celi(o)
abdomen
cephal(o)
head
cerebell(o)
cerebellum
cerebr(o)
cerebrum
cervic(o)
cervix, neck
cheil(o), chil(o)
lip
chir(o)
hand
chol(e), cholo, cholecyst
gallbladder, bile
chondri(o), chondr(o)
cartilage