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
hydr/o
A
water
8
Q
lip/o ; adip/o ; steat/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
esophagus
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
women
39
lith/o
stone
40
morph/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
hidr/o
sweat
58
Kerat/o
hard
59
myc/o
fungus
60
onych/o
nail
61
plas/o
formation
62
purpur/o
purple
63
seb/o
sebum (oil)
64
squam/o
scale
65
trich/o
hair
66
xanth/o
yellow
67
xer/o
dry
