Combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
(largest part of the brain)
8
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
9
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
(to form and give off)
10
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
11
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
A
skin
12
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
13
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
14
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually small)
15
Q
erythr/o
A
red
16
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
17
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
18
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
19
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
20
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
21
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
22
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
23
Q
leuk/o
A
white
24
Q
log/o
A
study of
25
nephr/o
kidney
26
neur/o
nerve
27
onc/o
tumor
| (cancerous)
28
ophthalm/o
eye
29
oste/o
bone
30
path/o
disease
31
ped/o
child
32
psych/o
mind
33
radi/o
x-rays
34
ren/o
kidney
35
rhin/o
nose
36
sarc/o
flesh
37
sect/o
to cut
38
thromb/o
clot, clotting
39
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
40
abdomin/o
abdomen
41
adip/o
fat
42
anter/o
front
43
cervic/o
neck (of the body or uterus)
44
chondr/o
cartilage
45
chrom/o
color
46
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
47
crani/o
skull
48
cyt/o
cell
49
dist/o
far, distant
50
dors/o
back portion of the body
51
hist/o
tissue
52
ili/o
ilium (upper part of the hip bone)
53
inguin/o
groin
54
kary/o
nucleus
55
later/o
side
56
lumb/o
lower back
57
medi/o
middle
58
nucle/o
nucleus
59
pelv/i
pelvis
60
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
61
poster/o
back, behind
62
proxim/o
nearest
63
sacr/o
sacrum
64
sarc/o
flesh
65
spin/o
spine, backbon
66
thel/o
theil/o
nipple
67
thorac/o
chest
68
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
69
umbilic/p
navel, umbilicus
70
ventr/o
belly side of the body
71
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
72
viscer/o
internal organs
73
abdomin/o
abdomen
74
acr/o
extremeties, top, extreme point
75
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
76
aden/o
gland
77
adip/o
fat
78
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in uterus)
79
angi/o
vessel
80
arteri/o
artery
81
arthr/o
joint
82
axill/o
armpit
83
bi/o
life
84
blephar/o
eyelid
85
bronch/o
bronchial tubes (2 tubes that branch from the trachea to enter lungs)
86
carcin/o
cancer
87
chem/o
drug, chemical
88
chondr/o
cartilage
89
chron/o
time
90
col/o
colon (large intestines)
91
cyst/o
urinary bladder
92
encephal/o
brain
93
erythr/o
red
94
hem/o
blood
95
hepat/o
liver
96
hydr/o
water, fluid
97
inguin/o
groin
98
isch/o
to hold back
99
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
100
laryng/o
larynx
101
leuk/o
white
102
lymph/o
lymph
103
mamm/o
breast
104
mast/o
breast
105
morph/o
shape, form
106
muc/o
mucus
107
my/o
muscle
108
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
109
necr/o
death
110
nephr/o
kidney
111
neur/o
nerve
112
neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
113
nucle/o
nucleus
114
opi/o
opium
115
ot/o
ear
116
path/o
disease
117
paritone/o
peritoneum
118
phag/o
eat, swallow
119
phleb/o
vein
120
plas/o
formation, development
121
pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)
122
pneumon/o
lungs
123
pulmon/o
lungs
124
rect/o
rectum
125
ren/o
kidney
126
sarc/o
flesh
127
splen/o
spleen
128
staphyl/o
clusters
129
strept/o
twisted chains
130
thorac/o
chest
131
thromb/o
clot
132
tonsill/o
tonsill
133
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
134
ven/o
vein
135
carp/o
wrist bones
136
cis/o
cut
137
cost/o
rib
138
cutane/o
skin
139
dactyl/o
fingers and toes
140
duct/o
lead, carry
141
flex/o
bend
142
furc/o
branching
143
gloss/o
tongue
144
glyc/o
sugar
145
immun/o
protection
146
morph/o
shape, form
147
mort/o
death
148
nat/i
birth
149
norm/o
rule, order
150
ox/o
oxygen
151
pub/o
pubis
152
seps/o
infection
153
somn/o
sleep
154
son/o
sound
155
tens/o
force, strain, stretch
156
the/o
put or place
157
theil/o, thel/o
nipple
158
thyr/o
throid gland
159
top/o
place, position, location
160
tox/o
poison
161
trache/o
windpipe, trachea
162
urethr/o
urethra
163
an/o
anus
164
append/o
appendic/o
appendix
165
bucc/o
cheek
166
cec/o
cecum
167
celi/o
belly, abdomen
168
cheil/o
lip
169
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
170
choledoch/o
common bile duct
171
col/o
colon/o
colon
172
dent/i
tooth
173
duoden/o
duodenum
174
enter/o
intestines, usually small
175
esophan/o
espohagus
176
faci/o
face
177
gastr/o
stomach
178
gingiv/o
gums
179
gloss/o
tongue
180
ile/o
ileum
181
jejun/o
jejunum
182
labi/o
lip
183
lapar/o
abdomen
184
lingu/o
tongue
185
mandibul/o
lower jaw, mandible
186
odont/o
tooth
187
or/o
mouth
188
palat/o
palate
189
pancreat/o
pancreas
190
peritone/o
peritoneum
191
pharyng/o
throat
192
proct/o
anus and rectum
193
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
194
sailaden/o
salivary gland
195
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
196
stomat/o
mouth
197
uvul/o
uvula
198
amyl/o
starch
199
bil/i
gall, bile
200
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
201
chole/o
gall, bile
202
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
203
gluc/o
sugar
204
glyc/o
sugar
205
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
206
lip/o
fat, lipid
207
lith/o
stone
208
prote/o
protein
209
py/o
pus
210
sial/o
saliva, salivary
211
steat/o
fat
212
bucc/o
cheek
213
cec/o
cecum
214
celi/o
belly, abdomen
215
cheil/o
lip
216
chol/e
bile, gall
217
cholangi/o
bile vessel
218
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
219
choledoch/o
common bile duct
220
gingiv/o
gums
221
cali/o
calic/o
calyx (calix) cup shaped
222
cyst/o
urinary bladder
223
glomerul/o
glomerulus
224
meat/o
meatus
225
pyel/o
renal pelvis
226
trigon/o
trigone (region of the bladder)
227
urethr/o
urethra
228
vesic/o
urinary bladder
229
albumin/o
albumin (a protein in the blood)
230
azat/o
nitrogen
231
dips/o
thirst
232
kal/i
potassium
233
ket/o
keton/o
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
234
lith/o
stone
235
natr/o
sodium
236
noct/o
night
237
olig/o
scanty
238
ur/o
urine
239
urin/o
urine
