Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Crin/o
A
To secrete
2
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
3
Q
Esthesi/o
A
Feeling or sensation
4
Q
Gastr/o, enter/o
A
Stomach, intestines (sometimes just small intestine)
5
Q
Ger/a, ger/o, geront/o
A
Elderly
6
Q
Gynec/o
A
Female
7
Q
Immun/o
A
Immune
8
Q
Ne/o, Nat/o
A
New, birth
9
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
10
Q
Obstetr/o
A
Midwife
11
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
12
Q
Ophthalm/o
A
Eye
13
Q
Orth/o
A
Straight
14
Q
Ped/o
A
Child
15
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
16
Q
Laryng/o
A
Larynx (voice box)
17
Q
Path/o
A
Disease
18
Q
Psych/o
A
Mind
19
Q
Radi/o
A
Radiation, or radius
20
Q
Rheumat/o
A
Rheumatism
21
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
22
Q
Ur/o
A
Urinary tract (or urine)
23
Q
Cardi/o, coron/o
A
Heart
24
Q
Spondyl/o or vertebr/o
A
Spine
25
Chir/o
Hand
26
Fet/o
Fetus
27
Aden/o
Gland
28
Angi/o
Vessel
29
Append/o, appendic/o
Appendix
30
Bi/o
Life or living
31
Blephar/o
Eyelid
32
Cerebr/o, encephal/o
Brain
33
Col/o
Colon
34
Cutane/o
Skin
35
Faci/o
Face
36
Hepat/o
Liver
37
Mamm/o, mast/o
Breast
38
Muscul/o
Muscle
39
My/o
Muscle
40
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
41
Oste/o
Bone
42
Pulm/o, pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o
Lungs
43
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
44
Trache/o
Trachea
45
Vas/o
Vessel OR ductus deferens (think VASectomy)
46
Adip/o, lip/o
Fat
47
Amyl/o
Starch
48
Protein/o, prote/o
Protein
49
Glyc/o
Sugar
50
Lact/o
Milk
51
Micro
Small
52
Muc/o
Mucus
53
Pyr/o
Fire
54
Blephar/o
Eyelid
55
Albin/o, alb/o, leuk/o, leuc/o
White
56
Melan/o
Black
57
Cyan/o
Blue
58
Chlor/o
Green
59
Erythr/o
Red
60
Xanth/o
Yellow
61
Aer/o
Air
62
Blast/o
Embryonic form
63
Cancer/o, carcin/o
Cancer
64
Cephal/o
Head
65
Cry/o
Cold
66
Crypt/o
Hidden
67
Dips/o
Thirst
68
Electr/o
Electricity
69
Fibr/o
Fiber
70
Hist/o
Tissue
71
Myc/o
Fungus
72
Narc/o
Stupor
73
Necr/o
Dead
74
Optic/o, opt/o
Vision
75
Phon/o
Voice
76
Phot/o
Light
77
Py/o
Pus
78
Therm/o
Heat
79
Top/o
Position, place
80
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
81
Rect/o
Rectum
82
Or/o
Mouth
83
Therm/o
Heat
84
Ech/o, son/o
Sound
85
Electr/o
Electricity
86
Fluor/o
Emitting or reflecting light
87
Tom/o
To cut
88
Pharmaceut/i, pharmac/o
Drugs or medicine
89
Algesi/o
Sensitivity to pain
90
Chem/o
Chemical
91
Plast/o
Repair
92
Therapeut/o
Treatment
93
Tox/o
Poison
94
Home/o
Sameness
95
Somat/o
Body
96
Tel/e
Distant
97
Periton/o
Peritoneum
98
Acr/o
Extremities
99
Cyst/o
Cyst, bladder or sac
100
Dactyl/o
Digit (toes and fingers)
101
Lapar/o
Abdominal wall
102
Omphal/o, umbilic/o
Umbilicus (navel)
103
Onych/o
Nail
104
Pelv/i
Pelvis
105
Thorac/o
Chest
106
Femor/o
Femur
107
Inguin/o
Groin
108
Phag/o
Eat
109
Ankyl/o
Stiff
110
Arthr/o
Articulation, joint
111
Burs/o
Bursa
112
Calc/i
Calcium
113
Cellul/o
Little cell or compartment
114
Chondr/o
Cartilage
115
Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
Tendon
116
Pector/o
Chest
117
Kyph/o
Hunchback (kyphosis)
118
Ankyl/o
Stiff
119
Uric
Uric acid
120
Lymphat/o
Lymphatic
121
Arter/o, arteri/o
Artery
121
Aort/o
Aorta
122
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
123
Ather/o
Yellow fatty plaque
124
Ven/o, phleb/o
Vein
125
Venul/o
Venule
126
Thromb/o
Blood clot
127
Embol/o
Embolus
128
Adenoid/o
Adenoids (resembling a gland)
129
Cervic/o
Neck (or uterine cervix)
130
Home/o
Sameness
131
Splen/o
Spleen
132
Lymphat/o
Lymphatics
133
Aden/o
Gland
134
Spir/o
To breathe
135
Phren/o
Diaphragm or mind
136
Alveol/o
Alveolus
137
Bronch/o, bronchi/o
Bronchus
138
Bronchiol/o
Bronchioles
139
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
140
Lob/o
Lobe
141
Pleur/o
Pleura
142
Pharyng/o
Pharynx (throat)
143
Coni/o
A relationship to dust
144
Ox/o
Oxygen
145
Silic/o
Silica
146
Atel/o
Imperfect
147
Or/o
Mouth
148
Bil/i, chol/e
Bile
149
Cirrh/o
Orange-yellow
150
Glycos/o
Sugar
151
Vag/o
Vagus nerve
152
Viscer/o
Viscera
153
Lapar/o
Abdominal wall
154
Lith/o
Stone
155
Hemorrhoid/o
Hemorrhoid
156
Albumin/o
Albumin
157
Olig/o
Few, scanty
158
Urin/o
Urine
159
Cyst/o
Bladder or a cyst or sac
160
Fibr/o
Fiber
161
Glomerul/o
Glomerulus
162
Nephr/o, ren/o
Kidney
163
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
164
Ureter/o
Ureter
165
Urethr/o
Urethra
166
Proxim/o
Near
167
Dist/o
Far
168
Corpor/o
Body
169
Gon/o
Genital or reproduction
170
Carcin/o
Cancer
171
Amni/o
Amnion
