Combining forms Flashcards
(67 cards)
1
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
2
Q
erythr/o
A
red
3
Q
leuk/o
A
white
4
Q
melan/o
A
black
5
Q
aer/o
A
air, gas
6
Q
hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
7
Q
hydro/o
A
water
8
Q
lip/o
A
fat
9
Q
py/o
A
pus
10
Q
ur/o, urin/o
A
urine
11
Q
abdomin/o, lapar/o
A
abdomen
12
Q
acr/o
A
extremity or topmost
13
Q
aden/o
A
gland
14
Q
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
A
vessel
15
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
16
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
17
Q
cephal/o
A
head
18
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon
19
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
20
Q
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
A
skin
21
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
22
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagous
23
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
hist/o
tissue
26
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
27
nas/o, rhin/o
nose
28
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
29
neur/o
nerve
30
or/o
mouth
31
oste/o
bone
32
pneum/o, pneumon/o
air or lung
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
crin/o
to secrete
35
esthesi/o
sensation
36
fibr/o
fiber
37
gen/o
origin or production
38
gynec/o
woman
39
lith/o
stone
40
morpho/o
form
41
necr/o
death
42
onc/o
tumor or mass
43
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
44
path/o
disease
45
ped/o
child or foot
46
phag/o
eat or swallow
47
phas/o
speech
48
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
49
plas/o
formation
50
psych/o
mind
51
scler/o
hard
52
son/o
sound
53
sten/o
narrow
54
therm/o
heat
55
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
56
troph/o
nourishment or development
57
nephrology
study of the kidney
58
nephrolithiasis
the formation of kidney stones
59
laparoscope
instrument used to examine the abdomen
60
hydrocephaly
a condition of water (fluid) in the head
61
acromegaly
enlarged extremity
62
acrophobia
fear of high places
63
carcinogenic
pertains to the origin or production of cancer
64
melanoma
black tumor (common skin cancer)
65
leukocyte
white cell
66
erythroderma
red skin
67
cyanosis
when the skin turns blue from lack of oxygen
