Combining Forms Flashcards
(427 cards)
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acous/o
A
hearing
3
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acr/o
A
extremities
4
Q
aden/o
A
gland
5
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
6
Q
adip/o
A
fat
7
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal glands
8
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal glands
9
Q
aer/o
A
air
10
Q
agglutin/o
A
clumping
11
Q
albin/o
A
white
12
Q
alges/o
A
pain, sense of pain
13
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
14
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ambly/o
A
dull, dim
15
Q
amnes/o
A
forgetfulness
16
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
17
Q
an/o
A
anus
18
Q
andr/o
A
male
19
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
20
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff joint
21
Q
anter/o
A
front
22
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anthrac/o
A
coal
23
Q
anxi/o
A
fear, worry
24
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
25
append/o
appendix
26
appendic/o
appendix
27
aque/o
water
28
arteri/o
artery
29
arthr/o
joint
30
articul/o
joint
31
aspir/o
to breathe in
32
astr/o
star
33
atel/o
incomplete
34
ather/o
fatty substance
35
atri/o
atrium
36
audi/o
hearing
37
audit/o
hearing
38
aur/o
ear
39
auricul/o
ear
40
axill/o
axilla, underarm
41
azot/o
nitrogenous waste
42
bacteri/o
bacteria
43
balan/o
glans penis
44
bar/o
weight
45
bas/o
base
46
bi/o
life
47
blast/o
immature
48
blephar/o
eyelid
49
brachi/o
arm
50
bronch/o
bronchus
51
bronchi/o
bronchus
52
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
53
bucc/o
cheek
54
burs/o
sac, bursa
55
calc/o
calcium
56
capsul/o
to box
57
carcin/o
cancer
58
cardi/o
heart
59
carp/o
carpus (wrist)
60
caud/o
tail
61
cauter/o
to burn
62
cec/o
cecum (large intestine)
63
centr/o
center
64
cephal/o
head
65
cerebell/o
cerebellum (small part of brain)
66
cerebr/o
cerebrum (large part of brain)
67
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
68
cervic/o
neck, cervix
69
chem/o
chemical, drug
70
chol/e
bile, gall
71
cholangi/o
bile duct
72
cholecyst/o
gallbladdar
73
choledoch/o
common bile duct
74
chondr/o
cartilage
75
chori/o
chorion (fetal membrane)
76
chrom/o
colour
77
chromat/o
colour
78
cirrh/o
yellow
79
cis/o
to cut
80
clavicul/o
clavicle
81
cleid/o
clavicle
82
clon/o
rapid contracting
83
coagul/o
clotting
84
coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
85
cochle/o
cochlea (inner ear)
86
col/o
colon
87
colon/o
colon
88
colp/o
vagina
89
compuls/o
drive, compel
90
concuss/o
to shake violently
91
coni/o
dust
92
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (membrane around eye)
93
core/o
pupil
94
corne/o
cornea
95
coron/o
heart
96
corpor/o
body
97
cortic/o
outer layer
98
cost/o
rib
99
crani/o
skull
100
crin/o
to secrete
101
crur/o
leg
102
cry/o
cold
103
crypt/o
hidden
104
culd/o
cul-de-sac
105
cutane/o
skin
106
cyan/o
blue
107
cycl/o
ciliary body
108
cyst/o
sac, urinary bladder, pouch
109
cyt/o
cell
110
dacry/o
tears
111
delus/o
false belief
112
dent/o
tooth
113
depress/o
to press down
114
derm/o
skin
115
dermat/o
skin
116
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
117
diaphragmat/o
diaphram
118
dilat/o
to widen
119
dipl/o
double
120
dist/o
away from
121
diverticul/o
pouch
122
dors/o
back
123
duct/o
to bring
124
duoden/o
duodenum (small intestine)
125
dur/o
dura mater
126
electr/o
electricity
127
embol/o
plug
128
embry/o
embryo
129
emmetr/o
correct, proper
130
encephal/o
brain
131
enter/o
small intestine
132
eosin/o
rosy red
133
epididym/o
epididymis
134
epiglott/o
epiglottis
135
episi/o
vulva
136
epitheli/o
epithelium
137
erg/o
work
138
erythr/o
red
139
esophag/o
esophagus
140
esthesi/o
sensation, feeling
141
estr/o
female
142
extens/o
to stretch out
143
fasci/o
fibrous band
144
femor/o
femur (thigh)
145
fet/o
fetus
146
fibr/o
fibers
147
fibrin/o
fibers
148
fibul/o
fibula (shin)
149
flex/o
to bend
150
fluor/o
fluorescence, luminous
151
fus/o
pouring
152
gastr/o
stomach
153
genit/o
genital
154
gingiv/o
gums
155
glauc/o
glucose
156
gli/o
glue
157
glomerul/o
glomerulus
158
gloss/o
tongue
159
gluc/o
glucose
160
glute/o
buttock
161
glyc/o
sugar
162
glucos/o
sugar, glucose
163
gonad/o
sex glands
164
granul/o
granules
165
gynec/o
woman, female
166
habilitat/o
ability
167
hal/o
to breathe
168
hallucin/o
imagined perception
169
hem/o
blood
170
hemat/o
blood
171
hepat/o
liver
172
hidr/o
sweat
173
hist/o
tissue
174
home/o
sameness
175
humer/o
humerus (arm)
176
hydr/o
water
177
hymen/o
hymen
178
hyster/o
uterus
179
iatr/o
physician, medicine, treatment
180
ichthy/o
scaly, dry
181
idi/o
distinctive
182
ile/o
ileum (small intestine)
183
ili/o
ilium (hip)
184
immun/o
immunity, protection
185
infer/o
below
186
inguin/o
groin region
187
oid/o
iodine
188
ir/o
iris
189
irid/o
iris
190
isch/o
to hold back
191
ischi/o
ischium (hip)
192
jejun/o
jejunum (small intestine)
193
kal/i
potassium
194
kerat/o
hard, horny, cornea
195
ket/o
ketones
196
keton/o
ketones
197
kinesi/o
movement
198
klept/o
to steal
199
kyph/o
hump
200
labi/o
lip
201
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
202
lacrim/o
tears
203
lact/o
milk
204
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebra)
205
lapar/o
abdomen
206
laps/o
to slide back
207
laryng/o
larynx
208
later/o
side
209
leuk/o
white
210
lingu/o
tongue
211
lip/o
fat
212
lith/o
stone
213
lob/o
lobe
214
lord/o
bent backward
215
lumb/o
loin (low back)
216
lymph/o
lymph
217
lymphaden/o
lymph node
218
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
219
macul/o
macula lutea
220
mamm/o
breast
221
mandibul/o
mandible
222
mast/o
breast
223
maxill/o
maxilla
224
meat/o
meatus (body opening)
225
medi/o
middle
226
medull/o
inner region, medulla
227
melan/o
black
228
men/o
menses, menstruation
229
mening/o
meninges
230
meningi/o
meninges
231
ment/o
mind
232
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
233
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
234
metr/o
uterus
235
mi/o
lessening
236
mineral/o
minerals, electrolytes
237
miss/o
to send back
238
morbid/o
ill
239
morph/o
shape
240
mort/o
death
241
muc/o
mucus
242
muscul/o
muscle
243
mutat/o
to change
244
my/o
muscle
245
myc/o
fungus
246
mydr/i
widening
247
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
248
myocardi/o
heart muscle
249
myos/o
muscle
250
myring/o
tympanic membrane
251
narc/o
stupor, sleep
252
nas/o
nose
253
nat/o
birth
254
natr/o
sodium
255
necr/o
death
256
nephr/o
kidney
257
neur/o
nerve
258
neutr/o
neutral
259
noct/i
night
260
nucle/o
nucleus
261
nyctal/o
night
262
o/o
egg
263
obsess/o
besieged by thoughts
264
ocul/o
eye
265
odont/o
tooth
266
olig/o
scanty
267
onc/o
tumor
268
onych/o
nail
269
oophor/o
ovary
270
ophthalm/o
eye
271
opt/o
eye, vision
272
optic/o
eye, vision
273
or/o
mouth
274
orch/o
testes
275
orchi/o
testes
276
orchid/o
testes
277
orth/o
straight, upright, correct
278
oste/o
bone
279
ot/o
ear
280
ov/o
ovum
281
ovari/o
ovary
282
ox/o
oxygen
283
palat/o
palate
284
pancreat/o
pancreas
285
papill/o
optic disk
286
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
287
pariet/o
cavity wall
288
patell/o
patella (knee)
289
path/o
disease
290
pector/o
chest
291
ped/o
child; foot
292
pedicul/o
lice
293
pelv/o
pelvis
294
pen/o
penis
295
perine/o
perineum
296
peripher/o
away from center
297
peritone/o
peritoneum
298
phac/o
lens
299
phag/o
eat/swallow
300
phalang/o
phlanges
301
pharmac/o
drug
302
pharyng/o
pharynx
303
phleb/o
vein
304
phob/o
irrational fear
305
phon/o
sound
306
phot/o
light
307
phren/o
mind
308
physic/o
body
309
pineal/o
pineal gland
310
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
311
plant/o
sole of foot
312
pleur/o
pleura
313
pneum/o
lung, air
314
pneumon/o
lung, air
315
pod/o
foot
316
poli/o
grey matter
317
polyp/o
polyp (small unhealthy growth on a surface inside your body)
318
pont/o
pons (brain stem)
319
poster/o
back
320
presby/o
old age
321
proct/o
rectum and anus
322
prostat/o
prostate gland
323
prosthet/o
addition
324
protein/o
protein
325
proxim/o
near to
326
psych/o
mind
327
pub/o
genital region, pubis
328
pulmon/o
lung
329
pupill/o
pupil
330
py/o
pus
331
pyel/o
renal pelvis
332
pylor/o
pylorus (stomach opening)
333
pyr/o
fire
334
radi/o
radius; xray, radiation
335
radic/o
root
336
radicul/o
nerve root
337
rect/o
rectum
338
recumb/o
to lie back
339
ren/o
kindey
340
retin/o
retina
341
rhin/o
nose
342
rhytid/o
wrinkle
343
roentgen/o
X-ray
344
rotat/o
to revolve
345
sacr/o
sacrum
346
salping/o
uterine fallopian tubes, auditory tube
347
sanguin/o
blood
348
sarc/o
flesh
349
scapul/o
scapula
350
schiz/o
split
351
scler/o
hard, sclera
352
scoli/o
crooked
353
se/bo
oil
354
sect/o
to cut
355
sept/o
wall
356
septic/o
infection
357
sialaden/o
salivary gland
358
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
359
sinus/o
sinus
360
soci/o
society
361
somat/o
body
362
somn/o
sleep
363
son/o
sound
364
specul/o
to look at
365
spermat/o
sperm
366
sphygm/o
pulse
367
spin/o
spine
368
spir/o
breathing
369
splen/o
spleen
370
spondyl/o
vertebrae
371
staped/o
stapes
372
stern/o
sternum
373
steth/o
chest
374
stigmat/o
point
375
super/o
above
376
synov/o, synovi/o
synovial membrane
377
system/o
system
378
tars/o
tarsus
379
ten/o
tendon
380
tenacul/o
to hold
381
tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
382
testicul/o
testicle
383
thalam/o
thalamus
384
thec/o
sheath
385
theli/o
nipple
386
therm/o
heat
387
thorac/o
ches
388
thromb/o
clot
389
thym/o
thymus gland
390
thyr/o
thyroid gland
391
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
392
tibi/o
tibia
393
tom/o
to cut
394
ton/o
tone
395
tonsill/o
tonsils
396
topic/o
a specific area
397
tox/o, toxic/o
poison
398
trache/o
trachea
399
trich/o
hair
400
tuss/o
cough
401
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
402
uln/o
ulna
403
ungu/o
nail
404
ur/o
urine
405
ureter/o
ureter
406
urethr/o
urethra
407
urin/o
urine
408
uter/o
uterus
409
uve/o
choroid
410
vagin/o
vagina
411
valv/o
valve
412
valvul/o
valve
413
varic/o
dilated vin
414
vas/o
vessel, vas deferns
415
vascul/o
blood vessel
416
ven/o
vein
417
ventr/o
belly
418
ventricul/o
ventricle
419
vers/o
to turn
420
vertebr/o
vertebra
421
vesic/o
sac, bladder
422
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
423
vestibul/o
vestibule
424
viscer/o
internal organ
425
vitre/o
glassy
426
vulv/o
vulva
427
xer/o
dry
