Combining forms 2nd 1/2 Flashcards
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
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alveol/o
A
alveolus, air sac
3
Q
bronch/o, bronchi/o
A
bronchial tube, bronchus
4
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole, small bronchus
5
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
6
Q
coni/o
A
dust
7
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
8
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
9
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx, voice box
10
Q
lob/o
A
lobe of lung
11
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
12
Q
nas/o
A
nose
13
Q
orth/o
A
straight, upright
14
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
15
Q
pector/o
A
chest
16
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx, throat
17
Q
phon/o
A
voice
18
Q
phren/o
A
diaphragm
19
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
20
Q
pneum/o, pneumon/o
A
air, lung
21
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
22
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
23
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sinus/o
A
sinus, cavity
24
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spir/o
A
breathing
25
tel/o
complete
26
thorac/o
chest
27
tonisll/o
tonsils
28
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
29
bas/o
base
30
chrom/o
colour
31
coagul/o
clotting
32
cyt/o
cell
33
eosin/o
red, dawn, rosy
34
erythr/o
red
35
granul/o
granules
36
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
37
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
38
is/o
same, equal
39
kary/o
nucleus
40
leuk/o
white
41
mon/o
one, single
42
morph/o
shape, form
43
myel/o
bone marrow
44
neutr/o
neutral
45
nucle/o
nucleus
46
phag/o
eat, swallow
47
poikil/o
varied, irregular
48
sider/o
iron
49
spher/o
globe, round
50
thromb/o
clot
51
immun/o
protection
52
lymph/o
lymph
53
lymphaden/o
lymph nose (gland)
54
splen/o
spleen
55
thym/o
thymus gland
56
tox/o
posion
57
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
58
kyph/o
humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in thoracic region)
59
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
60
lord/o
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
61
lumb/o
loins, lower back
62
myel/o
bone marrow
63
orth/o
straight
64
oste/o
bone
65
scoli/o
cooked, bent (lateral curvature)
66
spondyl/o
vertebra (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
67
vertebr/o
vertebra (used to describe the structure itself)
68
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
69
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel)
70
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
71
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
72
cost/o
ribs
73
crani/o
cranium
74
femor/o
femur
75
fibul/o
fibula
76
humer/o
humerus
77
ili/o
ilium
78
ischi/o
ischium
79
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
80
mandibul/o
mandible
81
maxil/o
maxilla
82
metacarp/o
metacarpals
83
metatars/o
metatarsals
84
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
85
patell/o
patella
86
pelv/o
pelvis
87
perone/o
fibula
88
phalang/o
phalanges
89
pub/o
pubis
90
radi/o
radius
91
scapul/o
scapula
92
stern/o
sternum
93
tars/o
tarsals
94
tibi/o
tibia
95
uln/o
ulna
96
ankyl/o
stiff
97
arthr/o, articul/o
joint
98
burs/o
bursa
99
chondr/o
cartilage
100
ligament/o
ligament
101
rheumat/o
watery flow
102
synov/o
synovial membrane
103
ten/o, tendin/o
tendon
104
fasci/o
fascia (forms sheath enveloping muscles)
105
fibr/o
fibrous connective tissue
106
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
107
my/o, myos/o
muscle
108
myocardi/o
heart muscle
109
plant/o
sole of the foot
110
rhabdomy/o
skeletal (striated) muscle
111
sarc/o
muscle and flesh
112
adip/o, steat/o
fat
113
albin/o
white
114
caus/o
burn, burning
115
cauter/o
heat, burn
116
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
117
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
118
erythem/o, erythemat/o
redness
119
hidr/o
sweat
120
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
121
kerat/o
hard
122
leuk/o
white
123
lip/o
fat
124
melan/o
black
125
myc/o
fungus
126
onych/o, ungu/o
nail
127
phyt/o
plant
128
pil/o, trich/o
hair
129
py/o
pus
130
rhytid/o
wrinkle
131
seb/o
sebum
132
squam/o
scale-like
133
xanth/o
yellow
134
xer/o
dry
135
aque/o
water
136
blephar/o, palpebr/o
eyelid
137
conjuctiv/o
conjuctiva
138
cor/o, pupill/o
pupil
139
corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
140
cycl/o
ciliary body or muscle of the eye
141
dacry/o, lacrim/o
tears, tear duct
142
ir/o, irid/o
iris
143
ocul/o, opthalm/o
eye
144
opt/o, optic
eye, vision
145
papill/o
optic disc; nipple-like
146
phac/o, phak/o
lens of the eye
147
retin/o
retina
148
scler/o
sclera (white of the eye), hard
149
uve/o
uvea (vascular layer of the eye)
150
vitre/o
glassy
151
ambly/o
dull, dim
152
dipl/o
double
153
glauc/o
gray
154
mi/o
smaller, less
155
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
156
nyct/o
night
157
phot/o
light
158
presby/o
old age
159
scot/o
darkness
160
acous/o, audi/o, audit/o
hearing
161
aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o
ear
162
cochle/o
cochlea
163
mastoid/o
mastoid process
164
myring/o, tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
165
ossicul/o
ossicle
166
salping/o
eustachian tube, auditory tube
167
staped/o
stapes
168
vestibul/o
vestibule
169
aden/o
gland
170
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
171
gonad/o
sex glands
172
pancreat/o
pancreas
173
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
174
pituitar/o
pituitary gland (hypophysis)
175
thyr/o
thyroid/o
176
andr/o
male
177
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
178
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
179
crin/o
secrete
180
dips/o
thirst
181
estr/o
female
182
home/o
sameness
183
hormon/o
hormone
184
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar
185
kal/i
potassium
186
lact/o
milk
187
myx/o
mucus
188
natr/o
sodium
189
phys/o
growing
190
somat/o
body
191
ster/o
solid structure
192
toc/o
childbirth
193
toxic/o, tox/o
poison
194
ur/o
urine
195
aer/o
air
196
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
197
bronch/o
bronchial tube
198
chem/o
drug
199
cras/o
mixture
200
cutane/o, derm/o
skin
201
erg/o
work
202
esthes/o
feeling, sensation
203
hist/o
tissue
204
hypn/o
sleep
205
iatr/o
treatment
206
lingu/o
tongue
207
Myc/o
mold, fungus
208
narc/o
stupor
209
or/o
mouth
210
pharmac/o
drug
211
prurit/o
itching
212
pyret/o
fever
213
thec/o
sheath (of brain and spinal cord)
214
vas/o
vessel
215
ven/o
vein
216
vit/o
life
217
alveol/o
small sac
218
cac/o
bad
219
carcin/o
cancer, cancerous
220
cauter/o
burn, heat
221
chem/o
chemical, drug
222
cry/o
cold
223
cyst/o
sac of fluid
224
fibr/o
fibers
225
follicul/o
small glandular sacs
226
fung/i
fungus, mushroom
227
medull/o
soft, inner part
228
mucos/o
mucous membrane
229
mut/a
genetic change
230
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
231
necr/o
death
232
neur/o
nerve
233
onc/o
tumor
234
papill/o
nipple-like
235
plas/o
formation
236
ple/o
many, more
237
polyp/o
polyp
238
prot/o
first
239
radi/o
rays
240
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
241
scirrh/o
hard
242
xer/o
dry
243
is/o
same
244
pharmaceut/o
radi/o
245
son/o
sound
246
therapeut/o
treatment
247
vitr/o
glass
248
viv/o
life
249
anxi/o
uneasy, anxious, distressed
250
aut/o
self
251
hallucin/o
hallucination, to wander in the mind
252
hypn/o
sleep
253
iatr/o
treatment
254
ment/o, phren/o, psych/o
mind
255
neur/o
nerve
256
phil/o
attraction to, love
257
schiz/o
split
258
somat/o
body
