combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
carp/o
A
wrist bones
2
Q
cib/o
A
meals
3
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
4
Q
cost/o
A
rib
5
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
6
Q
dactyl/o
A
fingers, toes
7
Q
duct/o
A
to lead, carry
8
Q
flex/o
A
to bend
9
Q
furc/o
A
forking, branching
10
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
11
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
12
Q
immun/o
A
protection
13
Q
morph/o
A
shape, form
14
Q
mort/o
A
death
15
Q
nat/i
A
bith
16
Q
nect/o
A
to bind, tie, connect
17
Q
norm/o
A
rule, order
18
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
19
Q
pub/o
A
pubis; anterior portion of pelvic or hipbone
20
Q
seps/o
A
infection
21
Q
somn/o
A
sleep
22
Q
son/o
A
sound
23
Q
the/o
A
to put, place
24
Q
thel/o, theli/o
A
nipple
25
thyr/o
thyroid gland, shield
26
top/o
place, position, location
27
tox/o
poison
28
trache/o
windpipe, trachea
29
urethr/o
urethra
30
angi/o
vessel
31
aort/o
aorta
32
arter/o
artery
33
arteri/o
artery
34
ather/o
yellowish plaque
35
atri/o
atrium
36
brachi/o
arm
37
cardi/o
heart
38
cholestero/o
cholesterol
39
coron/o
heart
40
cyan/o
blue
41
myx/o
mucus
42
ox/o
oxygen
43
pericardi/o
pericardium
44
phleb/o
vein
45
sphygm/o
pulse
46
steth/o
chest
47
thromb/o
clot
48
angi/o
vessel
49
aort/o
aorta
50
arter/o
artery
51
arteri/o
artery
52
ather/o
yellowish plaque
53
atri/o
artrium
54
valvul/o
valve
55
valv/o
valve
56
vas/o
vessel
57
vascul/o
vessel
58
ven/o, ven/i
vein
59
ventricul/o
ventricle
60
-constriction
narrowing
61
-dilation
widening,stretching, expanding
62
-emia
blood condition
63
-graphy
process of recording
64
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
65
-megaly
enlargement
66
-meter
measure
67
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
68
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
69
-plasty
surgical repair
70
-sclerosis
hardening
71
-stenosis
tightening, structure
72
-tomy
process of cutting
73
a-, an
no, not, without
74
brady-
slow
75
de-
lack of, down, less, removal of
76
dys-
bad, painful difficult, abnormal
77
endo-
in, within
78
hyper-
above, excessive
79
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
80
inter-
between
81
peri-
surrounding
82
tachy-
fast
83
tetra-
four
84
tri-
three
85
adenoid/o
adenoids
86
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac
87
bronch/o
bronchial tube
88
bronchi/o
bronchus
89
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
90
capn/o
carbon dioxide
91
coni/o
dust
92
cyan/o
blue
93
epiglott/o
epiglottis
94
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
95
lob/o
lobe of the lung
96
mediastin/o
mediastinum
97
nas/o
nose
98
orth/o
straigt, upright
99
ox/o
oxygen
100
pector/o
chest
101
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
102
phon/o
voice
103
phren/o
diaphragm
104
pleur/o
pleura
105
pneum/o
air, lung
106
pneumon/o
lung
107
pulmon/o
lung
108
rhin/o
nose
109
sinus/o
sinus cavity
110
spir/o
breathing
111
tel/o
complete
112
thorac/o
chest
113
tonsill/o
tonsils
114
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
115
-ema
condition
116
-osmia
smell
117
-pnea
breathing
118
-ptysis
spitting
119
-sphyxia
pulse
120
-thorax
pleural cavity, chest
