Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acetabul/o
A
hip socket
3
Q
acr/o
A
height/extermeties
4
Q
aden/o
A
in relationship to gland
5
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
6
Q
adip/o
A
fat
7
Q
adren/o, adrenal/o
A
adernal gland
8
Q
albin/o
A
white
9
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin
10
Q
alveol/o
A
alveoolus
11
Q
ambly/o
A
dim
12
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
13
Q
an/o
A
anus
14
Q
andr/o
A
male
15
Q
andren/o
A
adrenal gland
16
Q
adernal/o
A
adrenal gland
17
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
18
Q
ankyl/o
A
bent, fused
19
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
20
Q
aponeur/o
A
tendon type
21
Q
appendic/o
A
appendix
22
Q
aque/o
A
water
23
Q
arche/o
A
first
24
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
25
arthr/o
joint
26
atel/o
incomplete
27
ather/o
plaque
28
atri/o
atrium
29
audi/o
hearing
30
aut/o
self
31
axill/o
armpit
32
azot/o
urea
33
balan/o
glans penis
34
bi/o
life
35
bil/i
bile
36
bilirubin/o
bile pigment
37
blephar/o
eyelid
38
brachi/o
arm
39
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchus
40
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
41
burs/o
fluid-filled sac in a joint
42
calc/o, calc/i
calcium
43
cardi/o
heart
44
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
45
cauter/o
burn
46
cec/o
cecum
47
cell/o
abdomen
48
cephal/o
head
49
cerebell/o
cerebellum
50
cerebr/o
cerebrum
51
cervic/o
neck/cervix
52
chol/e
gall/bile
53
cholangio/o
bile duct
54
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
55
choledoch/o
common bile duct
56
cholester/o
cholesterol
57
chondr/o
chorion
58
clavic/o, clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
59
col/o
colon
60
colp/o
vagina
61
coni/o
dust
62
conjuctiv/o
conjunctiva
63
cor/o, core/o
pupil
64
corne/o
cornea
65
coron/o
heart
66
cortic/o
cortex
67
cost/o
rib
68
crani/o
cranium (skull)
69
crin/o
secrete
70
crypt/o
hidden
71
culd/o
cul-de-sac
72
cutane/o
skin
73
cyan/o
blue
74
cycl/o
ciliary body
75
cyst/o
bladder
76
dacry/o
tear
77
dacryocyst/o
pertaining to the lacrimal sac
78
dent/i
tooth
79
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
80
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
81
dips/o
thirst
82
disc/o
interverebral disc
83
diverticul/o
diverticulum
84
duoden/o
duodenum
85
dur/o
dura mater
86
encephal/o
brain
87
enter/o
small intestine
88
eosin/o
rosy
89
epididym/o
epdidymis
90
epiglott/o
epiglottis
91
episi/o
vulva
92
erythr/o, erythem/o
red
93
esophag/o
esophagus
94
essi/o, esthesi/o
sensation
95
estr/o
female
96
femor/o
thighbone
97
fet/o
fetus
98
fibul/o
fibula
99
galact/o
milk
100
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
101
gastr/o
stomach
102
gingiv/o
gum
103
glomerul/o
glomerulus
104
gloss/o
tongue
105
gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
sugar
106
gonad/o
ovaries and testes
107
gyn/o, gynec/o
female
108
hepat/o
liver
109
herni/o
hernia
110
heter/o
different
111
hidr/o
sweat
112
home/o
same
113
hormon/o
hormone
114
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
115
hydr/o
water
116
hymen/o
hymen
117
hyster/o
uterus
118
ichthy/o
dry/scaly
119
ile/o
ileus
120
ili/o
ilium (upper pelvic bone)
121
immun/o
immune
122
inguin/o
groin
123
ir/o, irid/o
iris
124
ischi/o
ischium (posterior pelvic bone)
125
jaund/o
yellow
126
jejun/o
jejunum
127
kal/i
potassium
128
kerat/o
hard, cornea
129
kinesi/o
movement
130
kyph/o
hump
131
lacrim/o
tear
132
lact/o
milk
133
lapar/o
abdomen
134
laryng/o
larynx
135
lingu/o
tongue
136
lip/o
fat
137
lith/o
stone
138
lob/o
lobe
139
lord/o
curve
140
lumb/o
lower back
141
lute/o
yellow
142
lymph/o
lymph
143
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
144
mamm/o
breast
145
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
146
mast/o
breast
147
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
148
meat/o
meatus
149
melan/o
black
150
men/o
menstruation, month
151
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
152
menisc/o, menisci/o
meniscus
153
ment/o
mind
154
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand)
155
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot)
156
metr/o
uterus, measure
157
metr/i
uterus
158
mon/o
one
159
muc/o
mucus
160
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
161
myc/o
fungus
162
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
163
myring/o
ear drum
164
myx/o
mucus
165
nas/o
nose
166
nat/a, nat/i
birth
167
natr/o
sodium
168
necr/o
death
169
nephr/o
kidney
170
neur/o
nerve
171
noct/i
night
172
ocul/o
eye
173
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
174
olig/o
scant, few
175
onych/o
nail
176
oo/o
egg
177
oophor/o
ovary
178
ophthalm/o
eye
179
opt/o
eye, vision
180
optic/o
eye
181
or/o
mouth
182
orch/i, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testicle
183
orth/o
straight
184
oste/o
bone
185
ot/o
ear
186
ov/o
egg
187
ovari/o
ovary
188
ovul/o
ovulation
189
ox/i, ox/o
oxygen
190
oxy/o
oxygen
191
pachy/o
thick
192
palat/o
palate
193
palpebr/o
eyelid
194
pancreat/o
pancreas
195
papill/o
optic nerve
196
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
197
pelv/i
pelvis (hip)
198
pericardi/o
pericardium
199
perine/o
perinuem
200
peritone/o
peritoneum
201
petr/o
stone
202
phac/o
eye lens
203
phak/o
eye lens
204
phalang/o
phalanges (finger or toe)
205
pharyng/o
pharynx
206
phas/o
speech
207
phleb/o
vein
208
phren/o
mind, diaphragm
209
phys/o
growing
210
pil/o
hair
211
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
212
pleur/o
pleura
213
pneumat/o
lung/air
214
pneumon/o
lung/air
215
poli/o
gray matter
216
polyp/o
polyp
217
pont/o
pons
218
proct/o
rectum
219
prostat/o
prostate gland
220
psych/o
mind
221
pub/o
pubis
222
pulmon/o
lung
223
pupil/o
pupil
224
py/o
pus
225
pyle/o
renal pelvis
226
pylor/o
pylorus
227
quadr/i
four
228
rachi/o
spine
229
radi/o
radius (lower arm)
230
radic/o, radicul/o
nerve root
231
rect/o
rectum
232
ren/o
kindey
233
retin/o
retina
234
rhin/o
nose
235
rhiz/o
nerve root
236
rhytid/o
wrinkle
237
rube/o
red
238
sacr/o
sacrum
239
salping/o
uterine tube, fallopian tube
240
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder)
241
scerl/o
scerla
242
scoli/o
bent
243
seb/o
sebum/oil
244
semin/i
semen
245
sept/o
septum
246
sial/o
saliva
247
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
248
sinus/o
sinus
249
somat/o
body
250
son/o
sound
251
sperm/o, spermat/o
sperm
252
sphygm/o
pulse
253
spir/o
breath
254
splen/o
spleen
255
spondyl/o
vertebra
256
staped/o
middle ear, stapes
257
staphyl/o
clusters
258
steat/o
fat
259
ster/o, stere/o
solid, having three dimensions
260
stern/o
sternum (breast bone)
261
steth/o
chest
262
stomat/o
mouth
263
strept/o
twisted chain
264
synovi/o
synovial joint (connective tissue)
265
test/o
testicle
266
thorac/o
thorax
267
thromb/o
clot
268
thym/o
thymus gland
269
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
270
tibi/o
shin bone
271
toc/o
childbirth
272
tonsill/o
tonsil
273
top/o
place
274
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
275
trache/o
trachea
276
trich/o
hair
277
tympan/o
eardrum
278
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
279
ungu/o
nail
280
ur/o
urine
281
urterer/o
urterer
282
urethr/o
urethra
283
urin/o
urine
284
uter/o
uterus
285
uve/o
uvea
286
uvul/o
uvula
287
vagin/o
vagina
288
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
289
vas/o, vascul/o
vessel
290
ven/o
vein
291
ventricul/o
ventricle
292
vertebr/o
vertebra
293
vesic/o
bladder
294
vesicul/o
seminal vesicles
295
vitre/o
glass/glassy
296
vulv/o
vulva
297
xanth/o
yellow
298
xer/o
dry
