Combining Form (Roots) Flashcards
1
Q
abdomino
A
abdominal
2
Q
adeno
A
gland
3
Q
adreno/adrenalo
A
adrenal gland
4
Q
alveolo
A
air sac/alveolus
5
Q
amnio
A
amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo)
6
Q
angio
A
vessel (usually pertains to blood vessel)
7
Q
ano
A
anus
8
Q
antero
A
front side
9
Q
aorto
A
aorta
10
Q
appendo
A
appendix
11
Q
arterio
A
artery
12
Q
arteriolo
A
arteriole
13
Q
arthro
A
joint
14
Q
atelo
A
incomplete
15
Q
athero
A
plaque
16
Q
auro
A
ear
17
Q
axillo
A
armpit
18
Q
balano
A
penis
19
Q
bio
A
life
20
Q
bronchio
A
bronchial tubes
21
Q
bronchiolo
A
bronchiole
22
Q
broncho
A
bronchial tube
23
Q
broncho
A
bronchial tubes
24
Q
burso
A
a serous sac between a tendon and a bone
25
carcino
cancerous
26
cardio
heart
27
carpo
carpal (wrist bones)
28
cellulo
cell
29
cephalo
head
30
cerebello
cerebellum
31
cerebro
cerebrum
32
cervico
cervix or neck
33
chemo
drug/chemical
34
chezieno
stool (feces)
35
cholecysto
gall bladder
36
chondro
cartilage
37
chrono
time
38
ciso
to cut
39
coccygo
coccyx/tailbone
40
colo
colon (enlarged intestine//bowel)
41
colono
colon (enlarged intestine//bowel)
42
colpo/vagino
vagina
43
comio
to care for
44
conio
dust
45
corono
heart
46
costo
ribs
47
cranio
skull
48
crino
secrete
49
cryo
cold
50
laryngo
larynx/voice box
51
latero
side
52
leiomo
visceral muscle/smooth
53
leuko
white
54
ligamento
ligament
55
lipo
fatty
56
lumbo
waist/loin (area of the spine)
57
lymphadeno
lymph node
58
lymphangio
lymph vessel
59
lympho
lymph fluid
60
mammo
breast (use with -ary, -graphy, -gram, or -plasty)
61
masto
breast (use with -ectomy and -itis)
62
mediastino
mediastinum (space between the lungs)
63
medullo
medulla oblongata
64
melano
black
65
meningo
meninge
66
meno
menses/menstruation/month
67
metro
to measure
68
myelo
spinal cord/bone marrow
69
myo/myoso/musculo
muscle
70
myringo
ear drum
71
naso
nose
72
nati
birth
73
necro
death of cells
74
nephro
kidney (use with all suffixes except -al and -gram)
75
neuro
nerves
76
normo
rule/order
77
noso
disease
78
obstero
midwife
79
onco
tumor
80
oophoro
ovary
81
opthalmo
eye
82
opto
vision
83
orcho/orchio/orchido
testis
84
oro
mouth
85
ortho
straight
86
ostero
bone
87
osteomyelo
bone marrow
88
oto
ear
89
ovario
ovary
90
ox/oxo
oxygen
91
pancreato
pancreas
92
parathyriodo
parathyroid gland
93
patho
disease
94
pedo
foot/child
95
pelvo
pelvis
96
peritoneo
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen)
97
phako
lens
98
phalango
phalanges
99
pharyngo
pharynx/throat
100
phlebo
vein
101
phreno
diaphragm
102
pituitaro
pituitary gland
103
plaso
formation/growth/development
104
pleuro
pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)
105
pneumono
lung
106
postero
back side/behind
107
procto
anus and rectum
108
prostato
prostate gland
109
psycho
mind
110
pulmono
lung
111
pyelo
renal pelvis
112
radio
x-rays
113
reno
kidney (use with -al and -gram)
114
rhabdo
skeletal muscle
115
rhino
nose
116
sacro
low back
117
salpingo
fallopian tubes
118
sacro
flesh
119
scapulo
scapula (shoulder blade)
120
scroto
scrotum
121
septico
infection
122
sono
sound
123
spino
spine (backbone)
124
spleno
spleen
125
spondylo
vertebra
126
stomato/stomo
mouth
127
teno/tendino
tendon
128
thoraco
chest/upper area of the spine
129
thrombo
clot
130
thymo
thymus
131
thyro
thyroid
132
thyroadeno/thyroido
thyroid
133
tonsillo
tonsils
134
topo
to put/place/position
135
tracheo
trachea (windpipe)
136
tropho
development/nourishment
137
tympano
ear drum
138
uretero
ureter
139
urethro
urethra (tube leading from the urinary bladder out of the body)
140
uro
urine/urinary system
141
utero
uterus
142
varico
veins
143
vasculo
blood vessel
144
vaso
vas deferens
145
veno
vein
146
venulo
venule
147
vertebro
vertebra (backbone)
148
vesico
urinary bladder
