Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acetabul/o
A
hip socket
3
Q
acr/o
A
height/extremities
4
Q
aden/o
A
in relationship to a gland
5
Q
adenoid/o
A
androids
6
Q
adip/o
A
fat
7
Q
adren/o, aderenal/o
A
adrenal gland
8
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glad
9
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
10
Q
ankyl/o
A
bent, fused
11
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
12
Q
aponeur/o
A
tendon type
13
Q
appendic/o
A
appendix
14
Q
aque/o
A
water
15
Q
arche/o
A
first
16
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
17
Q
-arthr/o
A
joint
18
Q
atel/o
A
incompl
19
Q
athr/o
A
joint
20
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
21
Q
audi/o
A
hearing
22
Q
aut/o
A
self
23
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
24
Q
azot/o
A
urea
25
balan/o
glans penis
26
bi/o
life
27
bil/i
bile
28
bilirubin/o
bile pigment
29
blephar/o
eyelid
30
brachi/o
arm
31
bronch/o
bronchus
32
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
33
burs/o
fluid-filled sac in joint
34
calc/o, calc/i
calcium
35
cardi/o
heart
36
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
37
Cauter/o
burn
38
cec/o
cecum
39
celi/o
abdomen
40
cephal/o
head
41
cerebell/o
cerebellum
42
cerebr/o
cerebrum
43
cervic/o
neck/cervix
44
chol/e
gall/bile
45
cholangio/o
bile duct
46
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
47
choledoch/o
common bile duct
48
cholester/o
cholester
49
chondr/o
cartilage
50
chori/o
chorion
51
clavic/o, clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
52
col/o
colon
53
colp/o
vagina
54
coni/o
dust
55
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
56
cor/o, core/o
pupil
57
corne/o
cornea
58
coron/o
heart
59
cortic/o
cortex
60
cost/o
rib
61
crani/o
cranium (skull)
62
crin/o
secrete
63
crypt/o
hidden
64
culd/o
cul-de-sac
65
cutane/o
skin
66
cyan/o
blue
67
cycl/o
ciliary body
68
cyst/o
bladder
69
dacry/o
tear
70
dacryocyst/o
pertaining to the lacrimal sac
71
dent/i
tooth
72
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
73
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
74
dips/o
thirst
75
disc/o
intervertebral disc
76
diverticul/o
diverticulum
77
duoden/o
duodenum
78
dur/o
dura mater
79
encephal/o
brain
80
enter/o
small intestine
81
eosin/o
rosy
82
epididym/o
epididymis
83
epiglott/o
epiglottis
84
episi/o
vulva
85
erythr/o, erythem/o
red
86
esophag/o
esophagus
87
essi/o, esthesi/o
sensation
88
estr/o
female
89
femor/o
thighbone
90
fet/o
fetus
91
fibul/o
fibula
92
galact/o
milk
93
gangli/o
ganglion
94
gastr/o
stomach
95
glomerul/o
glomerulus
96
gloss/o
tongue
97
gluc/o
sugar
98
glyc/o
sugar
99
glycos/o
sugar
100
gonad/o
ovaries and testes
101
gyn/o
female
102
gynec/o
female
103
hepat/o
liver
104
herni/o
hernia
105
heter/o
different
106
hidr/o
sweat
107
home/o
same
108
hormon/o
hormone
109
humer/o
humerus
110
hydr/o
water
111
hymen/o
hymen
112
hyster/o
uterus
113
icythy/o
dry/scaly
114
ile/o
ileus
115
ili/o
ilium (upper pelvic bone)
116
immun/o
immune
117
inguin/o
groin
118
ir/o
iris
119
irid/o
iris
