Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer or cancerous
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
8
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
9
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
10
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder or sac filled with liquid
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
Q
derm/o
A
skin
13
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
14
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
15
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
16
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
20
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
21
Q
gynec/o
A
woman or female
22
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hem/o
A
blood
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
iatr/o
treatment or physician
26
leuk/o
white
27
log/o
study of
28
nephr/o
kidney
29
neur/o
nerve
30
onc/o
tumor
31
ophthalm/o
eye
32
oste/o
bone
33
path/o
disease
34
ped/o
child
35
psych/o
mind
36
radi/o
x-rays
37
ren/o
kidney
38
rhin/o
nose
39
sarc/o
flesh
40
sect/o
to cut
41
thromb/o
clot or clotting
42
ur/o
urinary tract or urine
43
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
44
Adip/o
Fat
45
Anter/o
Front
46
Bol/o
To cast (throw)
47
Cervic/o
Neck
48
Chondr/o
Cartilage
49
Chrom/o
Colour
50
Coccyg/o
Coccyx
51
Crani/o
Skull
52
Dist/o
Far, distance
53
Dors/o
Back portion of body
54
Hist/o
Tissue
55
Ili/o
Ilium (pelvic bone)
56
Inguin/o
Groin
57
Kary/o
Nucleus
58
Later/o
Side
59
Lumb/o
Lower back
60
Medi/o
Middle
61
Nucle/o
Nucleus
62
Pelv/i
Pelvis
63
Poster/o
Back, behind
64
Proxim/o
Nearest
65
Sacr/o
Sacrum
66
Spin/o
Spin, backbone
67
Sarc/o
Flesh
68
Thel/o
Nipple
69
Theli/o
Nipple
70
Thorac/o
Chest
71
Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
72
Umbilic/o
Navel, umbilicus
73
Ventr/o
Belly side of body
74
Vertebr/o
Vertebra(e), backbone(s)
75
Viscer/o
Internal organs
76
Acr/o
Extremities, top extreme point
77
Acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
78
Amni/o
Amnion
79
Angi/o
Vessel
80
Arteri/o
Artery
81
Axill/o
Armpit
82
Blephar/o
Eyelid
83
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubes
84
Chem/o
Drug, chemical
85
Chron/o
Time
86
Col/o
Colon (large intestine)
87
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
88
Isch/o
To hold back
89
Lapar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
90
Laryng/o
Larynx (voicebox)
91
Lymph/o
Lymph
92
Mamm/o
Breat
93
Mast/o
Breast
94
Morph/o
Shape, form
95
Muc/o
Mucus
96
My/o
Muscle
97
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
98
Necr/o
Death
99
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell
100
Oste/o
Bone
101
Ot/o
Ear
102
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
103
Phag/o
To eat, swallow
104
Phleb/o
Vein
105
Plas/o
Formation, development
106
Pleur/o
Pleura membrane surrounding lungs
107
Pneumon/o
Lungs
108
Pulmon/o
Lungs
109
Radi/o
X-rays
110
Rect/o
Rectum
111
Rhin/o
Nose
112
Splen/o
Spleen
113
Staphyl/o
Clusters
114
Strept/o
Twisted chains
115
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
116
Ven/o
Vein
117
Carp/o
Wrist bones
118
Cib/o
Meals
119
Cost/o
Rib
120
Cutane/o
Skin
121
Dactyl/o
Fingers, toes
122
Duct/o
To lead, carry
123
Flex/o
To bend
124
Furc/o
Forking or branching
125
Gloss/o
Tongue
126
Immun/o
Protection
127
Mort/o
Death
128
Nat/I
Birth
129
Nect/o
To bind, tie, connect
130
Norm/o
Rule, order
131
Ox/o
Oxygen
132
Pub/o
Pubis
133
Seps/o
Infection
134
Somn/o
Sleep
135
Son/o
Sound
136
The/o
To put, place
137
Thyr/o
Thyroid gland
138
Top/o
Place, position, location
139
Tox/o
Poison
140
Urethr/o
Urethra
