Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
aden/o
A
gland
3
Q
amni/o
A
amnion sac
4
Q
an/o
A
anus
5
Q
appen/o
A
appendix
6
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
7
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
8
Q
ather/o
A
plaque
9
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
10
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
11
Q
bi/o
A
life
12
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tube
13
Q
bronchi/o-
A
bronchial tube
14
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
15
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
16
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
17
Q
cephal/o
A
head
18
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
19
Q
chem/o
A
drug
20
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
21
Q
chron/o
A
time
22
Q
col/o
A
colon
23
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
24
Q
crani/o
A
skull
25
cry/o
cold
26
cutane/o
skin
27
cyst/o
Urinary bladder; Sac with fluid
28
cyt/o
cell
29
derm/o
skin
30
dermat/o
skin
31
dur/o
dura mater
32
electr/o
electricity
33
encephal/o
brain
34
enter/o
intestine (usually small)
35
erythr/o
red
36
esphag/o
esophagus
37
gastr/o
stomach
38
glyc/o
sugar
39
gnos/o
knowledge
40
gynec/o
women
41
hem/o
blood
42
hemat/o
blood
43
hepat/o
liver
44
hyster/o
uterus
45
inguin/o
groin
46
isch/o
to hold back
47
lapar/o
abdomen
48
laryng/o
voice box
49
later/o
side
50
leuk/o
white
51
mamm/o
breast
52
mast/o
breast
53
men/o
menses
54
mening/o
meninges
55
my/o
muscle
56
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
57
nat/i
birth
58
necr/o
death
59
nephr/o
kidney
60
neur/o
nerve
61
onc/o
tumor
62
oophor/o
ovary
63
ophthalm/o
eye
64
oste/o
bone
65
ot/o
ear
66
path/o
disease
67
pelv/o
pelvis
68
pertione/o
peritoneum
69
phleb/o
vein
70
phleb/o
vein
71
plas/o
formation; growth; development
72
pneumon/o
lung
73
psych/o
mind
74
pulmon/o
lung
75
radi/o
X-ray
76
ren/o
kidney
77
rhin/o
nose
78
salping/o
fallopian tube
79
sarc/o
flesh
80
scapul/o
shoulder blade
81
septic/o
infection
82
son/o
sound
83
thorac/o
chest
84
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
85
tonsill/o
tonsil
86
top/o
to put; to place; to position
87
thromb/o
clotting
88
trache/o
windpipe (trachea)
89
ur/o
urine or urea; urinary tract
90
urethr/o
urethra
91
uter/o
uterus
92
vascul/o
blood vessel
93
ven/o
vein
