combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
oste/o
A
bone
2
Q
calc/o, calci/o
A
calcium
3
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
4
Q
orth/o
A
straight
5
Q
crani/o
A
cranium
6
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible
7
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla
8
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
9
Q
rachi/o
A
spine
10
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
11
Q
lumb/o
A
lower back
12
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
13
Q
disk/o, disc/o
A
disk, disc
14
Q
lord/o
A
curve
15
Q
kyph/o
A
posterior curve
16
Q
scoli/o
A
crooked/twisted
17
Q
thorac/o
A
thorax/chest
18
Q
clavicul/o, clavic/o
A
clavicle
19
Q
scapul/o
A
scapula
20
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
21
Q
stern/o
A
sternum
22
Q
humer/o
A
humerus
23
Q
radi/o
A
radius
24
Q
uln/o
A
ulna
25
carp/o
carpals
26
metacarp/o
metacarpals
27
phalang/o
phalanges
28
femur/o
femur
29
patell/o
patella
30
fibul/o
fibula
31
perone/o
fibula
32
tibi/o
tibia
33
tars/o
tarsals
34
metatars/o
metatarsals
35
phalang/o
phalanges
36
pelv/i
pelvis
37
ili/o
ilium
38
ischi/o
ischium
39
pub/o
pubis
40
arthr/o, articul/o
joint
41
chondr/o
cartilage
42
ligament/o
ligament
43
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
44
burs/o
bursa
45
synov/o
synovial
46
rheumat/o
watery flow
47
ankyl/o
stiff
48
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
muscle
49
rhabd/o
striated muscle
50
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
51
myocardi/o
cardiac muscle
52
sarc/o
muscles and flesh
53
fasci/o
fascia, band
54
fibr/o
fibrous
55
ton/o
tone, tension
56
kinesi/o
movement
57
poli/o
gray
58
esthesi/o
sensation, perception, nervous sensation
59
phas/o
speech
60
lex/o
word, phrase
61
my/o
muscle
62
kines/o
movement
63
tax/o
order, coordination
64
encephalon/o
entire brain
65
crani/o
cranium, skull
66
cephal/o
head
67
cerebr/o
cerebrum
68
cortic/o
cortex
69
thalam/o
thalamus
70
cerebell/o
cerebellum
71
cortic/o
cortex
72
pont/o
pons
73
mening/o, meningi/o
meninges
74
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
75
dur/o
hard, dura mater
76
ventricul/o
ventricle
77
spin/o
spine
78
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
79
gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
80
gli/o
glue, neroglia
81
olig/o
few, scanty
82
neur/o
nerve
83
radicul/o
nerve root
84
vag/o
vagus nerve
85
alges/o
excessive sensitivity to pain
86
syncop/o
cut off
87
somn/o, somn/i
sleep
88
narc/o
sleep, stupor
89
comat/o
deep sleep
90
hydr/o
water
91
angi/o
vessel, blood
92
ocul/o, opthalm/o
eye
93
opt/o, optic/o
vision, eye
94
phot/o
light
95
blephar/o
eyelid
96
palpebr/o
eyelid
97
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
98
scler/o
sclera, hard
99
corne/o
cornea
100
kerat/o
cornea
101
aque/o
water
102
ir/o, irid/o
iris
103
cycl/o
ciliary body
104
pupill/o
pupil
105
core/o
pupil
106
cor/o
pupil
107
phac/o, phak/o
lens
108
vitr/o
glassy
109
retin/o
retina
110
papill/o
optic disc
111
dacry/o
tears, tear ducts
112
lacrim/o
tears, tear ducts
113
dipl/o
double, two
114
presby/o
related to aging
115
glauc/o
gray
116
mi/o
smaller, less
117
mydr/o
widen, exchange
118
nyct/o
night
119
scot/o
darkness
120
amblt/o
dull, dim
121
xer/o
dry
122
ton/o
tension, pressure
123
aur/i, aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o
ear
124
audi/o, audit/o, acous/o
hearing
125
myring/o
tympanic membrane
126
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
127
salping/o
eustachian tube
128
mastoid/o
mastoid bone
129
ossicul/o
ossicle
130
staped/o
stapes
131
labyrinth/o
labyrinth, inner ear
132
cochle/o
cochlea
133
vestibul/o
vestibule
134
scler/o
hard, sclera
135
endocrin/o
endocrine
136
aden/o
gland
137
crin/o
secrete
138
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
139
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
140
adrenal/o, adren/o
adrenal glands
141
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
142
pancreat/o
pancreas
143
pituitar/o
pituitary gland, hypophysis
144
gonad/o
sex glands (ovaries, testes)
145
home/o
sameness
146
phys/o
growing
147
toxic/o
position
148
somat/o
body
149
acr/o
extremity, tip
150
ster/o
solid structure
151
dips/o
thirst
152
andr/o
male sex
153
estr/o
female sex
154
toc/o
childbirth
155
hormon/o
hormone
156
natr/o
sodium
157
kal/i
potassium
158
calc/o, calici/o
calcium
159
gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o, glycos/o
glucose, sugar
160
lact/o
milk
161
ur/o
urine
162
myx/o
mucus
