Combining forms Flashcards
(197 cards)
1
Q
abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acromi/o
A
acromion
3
Q
aden/o
A
gland
4
Q
adip/o
A
fat
5
Q
adip/o
A
fat
6
Q
albin/o
A
white
7
Q
all/o
A
other
8
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
9
Q
anter/o
A
front
10
Q
apic/o
A
apex, pointed
11
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
12
Q
arthr/o
A
joint, articulation
13
Q
axill/o
A
axilla (armpit)
14
Q
bacteri/o
A
bacteria
15
Q
bas/o
A
base, bottom
16
Q
bi/o
A
life, living
17
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
18
Q
bol/o
A
to throw
19
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
20
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
21
Q
capit/o
A
head
22
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
23
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
24
Q
caud/o
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tail
25
cauter/i
burning, to burn
26
cellul/o
cell
27
cephal/o
head
28
cervic/o
neck, cervix
29
chondr/o
cartilage
30
chrom/o
color
31
chron/o
time
32
chym/o
juice
33
col/o
large intestine, colon
34
coron/o
crown, heart
35
corpor/o
body
36
som/o, somat/o
body
37
cox/o
hip
38
crani/o
cranium (skull)
39
crur/o
leg
40
cry/o
extreme cold
41
crypt/o
hidden
42
cubit/o
elbow
43
cut/o
skin
44
dermat/o
skin
45
cutane/o
skin
46
cyst/o
sac, bladder
47
cyt/o, cellul/o
cell
48
delt/o
triangular
49
denti/o
tooth
50
derm/o
skin
51
dextr/o
right
52
diaphragm/o, diaphragmat/o, phren/o
diaphragm
53
digit/o
digitus (finger/toe)
54
dist/o
far
55
dors/o
back
56
duoden/o
duodenum
57
electr/o
electricity
58
entr/o
intestine, small intestine
59
epitheli/o
epithelium
60
eschar/o
scab
61
esophag/o
esophagus
62
exanthemat/o
exanthem (rash)
63
faci/o
face
64
femor/o
thigh, femur
65
fer/o
to bear, carry
66
fibr/o
fiber
67
follicul/o
follicle
68
fornic/o
fornix, arched structure
69
front/o
front
70
fund/o
fundus (base, bottom)
71
gastr/o
stomach
72
ger/o
old age
73
gloss/o
tongue
74
glute/o
gluteus (buttock)
75
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
76
graph/o
record
77
hem/o
blood
78
hemat/o
blood
79
hepat/o
liver
80
hidr/o, sudor/i
sweat
81
hidraden/o
sudoriferous gland (sweat gland)
82
hil/o
hilum
83
hist/o
tissue
84
home/o
same
85
hyster/o
uterus
86
ichthy/o
fish
87
ile/o
ileum, third part of small intestine
88
ili/o
ilium, superior widest pelvic bone
89
infer/o
downward
90
inguin/o
groin
91
kerat/o
hard, horny
92
later/o
side
93
lingu/o
tongue
94
lip/o
fat
95
lipid/o
fat, lipid
96
lith/o
stone
97
lumb/o
lower back, loin
98
lumin/o
lumen, space within a vessel
99
lys/o
dissolve, breakdown, separate, loosen, free from adhesions
100
macul/o
macule (spot)
101
mamm/o
breast
102
mamm/o
breast
103
man/u
hand
104
medi/o
middle
105
mediastin/o
mediastinum, space between lungs
106
melan/o
black, dark
107
ment/o
chin
108
mitochondr/o
mitochondria
109
muscul/o
muscle
110
myocardi/o
heart muscle
111
my/o
muscle
112
myc/o
fungus
113
nas/o
nose
114
nat/o
birth, born
115
nercr/o
death, dead
116
neur/o
nerve
117
nev/o
nevus (birthmark)
118
nid/o
nest
119
nod/o
node, knot
120
nuch/o
neck
121
nucle/o, kary/o
nucleus
122
occlus/o
to close, closing
123
ocul/o
eye
124
olecran/o
elbow
125
onych/o, ungu/o
nail
126
ophthalm/o
eye
127
or/o
mouth
128
organ/o
organ, viscus
129
oste/o
bone
130
osse/o
bone
131
ot/o
ear
132
palm/o
palm
133
papill/o
papilla, nipple
134
papul/o
pimple
135
pariet/o
wall
136
patell/o, patell/a
kneecap, patella
137
path/o
disease
138
path/o
disease
139
ped/o
child
140
pedicul/i
lice
141
pelv/o, pelv/i
pelvis
142
perine/o
perineum
143
peritone/o
peritoneum
144
phil/o
attraction
145
physi/o
growth
146
plant/o
sole of foot
147
plast/o
formation
148
pleur/o
pleura, membrane surrounding lungs
149
pne/o
breathing
150
poplit/o
back of knee
151
poster/o
back
152
proxim/o
near
153
psych/o
mind
154
pub/o
pubis, anterior pelvis bone
155
purpur/o
purple
156
pustul/o
pustule
157
rhin/o
nose
158
rhytid/o
wrinkle
159
rib/o
ribose
160
sacr/o
sacrum (fused vertebrea in lower spine)
161
scapul/o
scapula, shoulder bone
162
seb/o, sebac/o
sebum, oil
163
sin/o, sinus/o
sinus (cavity)
164
sinistr/o
left
165
somn/o
sleep
166
spin/o
spine, backbone
167
spir/o
breathing
168
splen/o
spleen
169
squam/o
scaly
170
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
171
strom/o
stroma (supportive tissue)
172
super/o
upward
173
system/o
system
174
tars/o
tarsus (ankle bone)
175
tel/e
end, distance
176
thel/e
nipple
177
therm/o
heat, temperature
178
thorac/o
chest, thorax
179
tonsill/o
tonsil
180
top/o
place, location
181
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
182
trich/o, pil/o
hair
183
troph/o
nourishment, development
184
troph/o
development, nourishment
185
umbilic/o, omphal/o
umbilicus, navel
186
urethr/o
urethra
187
valvul/o
valve
188
vascul/o
vessel
189
ven/o
vein
190
ventr/o
belly
191
vers/o
turning
192
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, backbone
193
vesicul/o
vesicle, blister, small, sac
194
vestibul/o
vestibule
195
viscer/o
viscera, organs
196
vulgar/o
common
197
xen/o
foreign
