Chapter 2 Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
Example: The patient complained of pain in her abdomin/o area.
2
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adip/o
A
fat
Example: Adipose tissue is commonly known as fat tissue.
3
Q
anter/o
A
front
Additional information: Anter/o is a combining form meaning front.
4
Q
bol/o
A
to cast (throw)
5
Q
cervic/o
A
Neck (Of the body or of the uterus)
6
Q
Chondr/ o
A
Cartilage (type of connective tissue)
7
Q
chrom/o
A
color
8
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx (tailbone)
9
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx (tailbone)
10
Q
crani/o
A
skull
11
Q
dist/o
A
Far, distant
12
Q
dors/o
A
Back
Dorsal -back portion of the body
13
Q
hist/o
A
Tissue
14
Q
ili/o
A
ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
15
Q
inguin/o
A
Groin
16
Q
kary/o
A
Nucleus
17
Q
later/o
A
side
18
Q
later/o
A
side
19
Q
lumb/o
A
Lower back
(side and back between the ribs and pelvis)
20
Q
medi/o
A
middle
21
Q
nucle/o
A
Nucleus
22
Q
pelvi/i
A
Pelvis, hip region
23
Q
poster/o
A
Back, behind
24
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poster/o
A
Back, behind
25
proxim/o
nearest
26
sacr/o
flesh
27
spin/o
spine, backbone
28
thel/o
theli/o
nipple
29
thorac/o
chest
30
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
31
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
32
ventr/o
belly
Ventral- belly (anterior) side of the body
33
vertebr/o
vertebra (e), backbone (s)
34
viscer/o
internal organs
Visera- internal organs
