Word Roots & Combining Forms Flashcards
Aden/o
Adenitis
Gland
Inflammation of a gland
An/o
Anaplasty
Anus
Plastic repair of anus
Andr/o
Android
Men
Resembling a man
Angi/o
Angiectomy
Vessel
Excision of a part of a blood vessel
Arterio
Arteriogram
Artery
X-ray picture of an artery
Append
appendage
Appendix
A limb or limblike
Appendic/o
Appendicolysis
appendix
Surgical adhesion of adhesions
Arthr/o
Arthritis
Joint
Joint swelling
Encephal/o
Encephaloma
Brain
Tumor of the brain
Abdomin/o
Abdominocystic
Abdomen
Pertaining to abdomen and gallbladder
Esophag/o
Esophagism
Esophagus
Spasm of the esophagus
gastr/o
Gastropathy
Stomach
Disease of the stomach
Gloss/o
Glossodynia
Tongue
Pain in the tongue
Gyne
Gynephobia
Woman
Morbid aversion of women
Hepat/o
Hepatocele
Liver
Hernia of the liver
Hyster/o
Hysterolith
Uterus
Uterine calculus
Ile/o
Ileus
Ileum(s.intestine)
Intestinal construction
Irid/o
Iridomalacia
Iris(eye)
Softening of the iris
Kerat/o
Keratorrhexis
Cornea of eye
Rupture of cornea
Lamina, Lamin/o
Laminotomy
Thin part of vertebra
Transection of vertebral lamina
Lapar/o
Laparorrphaphy
Abdominal wall
Suture of abdominal wall
Lingua
Nigralingua
Tongue
Black Tongue
Mamm/o
Mammogram
Breast
X-ray of breast tissue
Lab/o
Lobotomy
Lobe, as of lung and brain
Cutting of nerve fibers connecting brain lobe.
Mast/o
Mastitis
Breast
Inflammation of the breast.
Myel/o
Myelocyte
Bone marrow, spinal
Immature cell of bone marrow
My/o
Myocardiatis
Muscle
Inflammation of the heart muscle
Myring/o
Myringoplasty
Eardrum
Surgical reconstruction of eardrum
Nephro
Nephritis
Kidney
Inflammation of kidney
Neur/o
Neuralgia
Nerve
Nerve pain
Oophor/o
Oophrocystosis
Ovary
Formation of ovarian cyst
Opthalm/o
Opthalmorrhagia
Eye
Eye hemorrhage
Orchido/o
Orchidorrhaphy
Testicle
Surgical fixation of undescended testes.
Oste/o
Osteoporosis
Bone
Abnormal thinning of skeleton
Ot/o
Ototis
Ear
Ear inflammation
Pancreat/o
Pancreatogenous
Pancreas
Arising in the pancreas
Pharyng/o
Pharyngismus
Pharynx
Muscular spasm of pharynx
Phleb/o
Phlebotomy
Vein
Incision of a vein
Pneum/o
Pneumonectomy
Lung(air)
Excision of lung tissue
Proct/o
Proctodynia
Rectum
Pain in the rectum
Prostat/o
Prostatitis
Prostate gland
Inflammation of the prostate gland
Pyelo
Pylectasis
Renal pelvis
Dilatation of the renal pelvis
Rect/o
Rectocele
Rectum
Hernial protrusion of part of rectum into the vagina
Ren/o
Reniform
Renal(kidney)
Kidney shaped
Rhin/o
Rhinitis
Nose
Inflammation of the mucus membrane of the nose.
Sacr/o
Sacrolumbar
Sacrum
Pertaining to sacrum and loins
Salping/o
Salpingocyesis
Fallopian tube
Dev. Of an infant in the uterine tube
Splen/o
Splenoptosis
Spleen
Downward displacement of spleen
Spondyl/o
Spondylodymus
Vertebra
Twin fetuses united by the vertbrae
Steth/o
Stethospasm
Chest
Spasm of chest muscle
Stomat/o
Stomatomalacia
Mouth
Softening of mouth structure
Tympan/o
Tympanum
Eardrum
Part of cavity middle ear
Vas/o
Vascular
Vessel
Pertaining to blood vessel
Ven/o
Venipuncture
Vein
Surgical puncture of vein
