Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Gloss/o
A
Tongue (Greek)
2
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
3
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
4
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
5
Q
Ophtalm/o
A
Eye
6
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
7
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
8
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
9
Q
Enter/o
A
Small intestine
10
Q
Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
11
Q
Duden/o
A
Duodenum (top of small intestine)
12
Q
Cut/o
A
Skin
13
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
14
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
15
Q
Ven/o
A
Vein
16
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Digits (fingers)
17
Q
Cyst/o
A
Bladder/Cyst
18
Q
Lipid/o
A
Fats
19
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
20
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
21
Q
Psych/o
A
Mind
22
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
23
Q
Splen/o
A
Spleen
24
Q
Lingu/o
A
Tongue (Latin)
25
Hyster/o
Uterus
26
Hem/o
Blood
27
Arteri/o
Artery
28
Bronch/o
Bronchus
29
Trache/o
Trachea
30
Cyt/o
Cell
31
Cellul/o
Cell
32
Home/o
Same
33
Bol/o
Throwing
34
Lys/o
Dissolving
35
Rib/o
Ribose
36
Mitochondr/o
Mitochondria/mitochondrion
37
Nucle/o
Nucleus
38
hist/o
tissue
39
strom/o
stromal
40
chym/o
juice
41
thel/e
nipple (there's history)
42
adip/o
fat
43
lip/o
fat
44
neur/o
nerve
45
viscer/o
organ
46
myocardi/o
heart muscle
47
endocardi/o
within the heart
48
is/o
equal
49
zo/o
animal
50
apic/o
apex (pointed extremity of a conical structure)
51
corpor/o
body
52
som/o
body
53
somat/o
body
54
fornic/o
fornix (any vaultlike or arched structure) pl. fornices)
55
fund/o
fundus (the base or deepest part of a hollow organ that is farthest from the mouth of the organ. ex. top of the uterus)
56
hil/o
hilum (recess, exit, or entrance of a duct into a gland or of a nerve and vessels into an organ)
57
lumin/o
lumen (space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube)
58
sin/o
sinus
59
sinus/o
sinus
60
vestibul/o
vestibule (small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal)
61
all/o
different/other
62
epitheli/o
epithelium
63
my/o
muscle
64
kary/o
nucleus
65
bol/o
to throw, throwing
66
hist/o
tissue
67
physi/o
growth
68
necr/o
death, dead
69
bucc/o
cheek
70
cervic/o
neck
71
crani/o
skull
72
faci/o
face
73
front/o
front
74
ment/o
chin
75
nas/o
nose
76
ocul/o
eye
77
or/o
mouth
78
abdomin/o
abdomen
79
axill/o
axilla (armpit)
80
cox/o
hip
81
delt/o
triangular
82
om/o
shoulder
83
inguin/o
groin
84
mamm/o
breast
85
pelv/o
pelvis
86
pelv/i
pelvis
87
pub/o
pubis
88
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
89
thorac/o
chest
90
pector/o
chest
91
umbilic/o
umbilicus (navel)
92
cubit/o
elbow
93
brachi/o
arm
94
antebrachi/o
forearm
95
carp/o
wrist
96
crur/o
leg
97
digit/o
finger/toe
98
femor/o
thigh
99
man/u
man/i
hand
100
palm/o
palm
101
patell/o
patell/a
kneecap
102
ped/o
foot/child
103
plant/o
sole
104
tars/o
ankle
105
man/o
pressure/scanty
106
acromi/o
acromion (highest point of shoulder)
107
dors/o
back
108
glute/o
buttocks
109
lumb/o
lower back/loin
110
nuch/o
neck (very back)
111
olecran/o
elbow
112
perine/o
perineum
113
poplite/o
back of the knee
114
sacr/o
scapula/shoulder blade
115
sur/o
Sura/calf
116
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine
117
poster/o
back
118
anter/o
front
119
ventr/o
belly
120
super/o
upward
121
infer/o
downward
122
caud/o
Caudal/tail
123
medi/o
middle
124
later/o
side
125
proxim/o
near
126
dist/o
far
127
dextr/o
right
128
sinistr/o
left
129
fer/o
to carry (think ferry)
130
dors/o
back
131
ventr/o
front
132
celi/o
abdomen
133
periet/o
wall (peritoneal)
134
ile/o
ileum (part of intestine)
135
ili/o
ilium (part of the hip)
136
lapar/o
abdomen
137
138
Thromb/o
Blood clot (thrombosis)
139
Erythr/o
Red
