Combining Forms Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
3
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
4
Q
anteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
6
Q
arther/o
A
plaque
7
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
8
Q
bronch/o
bronchi/o
A
bronchial tube
9
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
chem/o
A
chemical
12
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
13
Q
chron/o
A
time
14
Q
col/
A
colon
15
Q
crani/o
A
skull
16
Q
cry/o
A
cold
17
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
18
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
19
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
20
Q
erythr/o
A
red
21
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
22
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
hyster/o
A
uterus
25
inguin/o
groin
26
isch/o
to hold back
27
lapar/o
abdomen (abdominal wall)
28
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
29
leuk/o
white
30
mamm/o
| mast/o
breast
31
men/o
menses (menstruation);
32
mening/o
meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
33
my/o
muscle
34
myel/o
spinal cord
35
necr/o
death (of cells)
36
nephr/o
kidney
37
neur/o
nerve
38
oophor/o
ovary
39
oste/o
bone
40
ot/o
ear
41
pelv/o
hip
42
peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane surrounding organs in the abdomen)
43
phleb/o
vein
44
pneumon/o
| pulmon/o
lung
45
radi/o
x-rays
46
ren/o
kidney
47
rhin/o
nose
48
salping/o
fallopian (uterine) tube
49
sarc/o
flesh
50
septic/o
pertaining to infection
51
thorac/o
chest
52
tonsill/o
tonsil
53
trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
54
ur/o
urine or urea (a waste material); urinary tract
55
vascul/o
blood vessel
56
esthesi/o
sensation
57
gastr/o
stomach
58
ger/o
old age
59
gynec/o
woman/female
60
iatr/o
treatment
61
lymph/o
lymph
62
nos/o
disease
63
obstetr/o
midwife
64
odont/o
tooth
65
onc/o
tumor
66
ophthalm/o, opt/o, optic/o
eye
67
orth/o
straight
68
path/o
disease
69
ped/o
child
70
psych/o
mind
71
rect/o
rectum
72
rheumat/o
flow, fluid
73
angi/o
vessel
74
aort/o
aorta
75
arteri/o
artery
76
arteriol/o
arteriole
77
coron/o
heart
78
an/o
anus
79
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
80
duoden/o
duodenem
81
esophag/o
esophagus
82
gastr/o
stomach
83
ile/o
ileum
84
jejun/o
jejunum
85
or/o
mouth
86
pancreat/o
pancreas
87
pharyng/o
pharynx
88
proct/o
anus and rectum
89
rect/o
rectum
90
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
91
stomat/o
mouth
92
adrenal/o
adrenal gland
93
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
94
orch/o, orchid/o
testis
95
colp/o
vagina
96
metri/o
uterus
97
salping/o
fallopian tube
98
splen/o
spleen
99
thym/o
thymus gland
100
balan/o
penis
101
prostat/o
prostate
102
scrot/o
scrotum
103
urethr/o
urethra
104
vas/o
vas deferens
105
spondyl/o
verterbra
106
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
107
cerebell/o
cerebellum
108
cerebr/o
cerebrum
109
encephal/o
brain
110
medull/o
medulla oblongata
111
phren/o
diaphragm
112
pyel/o
renal pelvis
113
spin/o
spinal cord
114
myc/o
fungus
