Combining Forms Flashcards
(134 cards)
1
Q
gloss/o or lingu/o
A
tongue
2
Q
gli/o
A
Glue
3
Q
geront/o
A
Old age
4
Q
gen/o
A
Beginning, to produce
5
Q
gastr/o
A
Stomach
6
Q
esthes
A
Sensation
7
Q
erythr/o
A
Red
8
Q
enter/o
A
Small intestines
9
Q
encephal/o
A
Brain
10
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
11
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
Skin
12
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
13
Q
cyst/i, cyst/o
A
Bladder, cyst, sac
14
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
15
Q
cutane
A
Skin
16
Q
Crani/o
A
Skull
17
Q
crin/o
A
Secrete
18
Q
col/o
A
Colon
19
Q
chondr/o
A
Cartilage
20
Q
cervic/o
A
Neck
21
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Brain
22
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
23
Q
Cel, Coel
A
Hallow, cavity
24
Q
cardi/o
A
Heart
25
carcin/o
Cancer
26
brachy
Short
27
bi/o
Life
28
axill/o
Armpit
29
ather/o
Fatty substance or plaque
30
Astr/o
Star
31
arthr/o
Joint
32
arteri/o
Artery
33
appendic/o
Appendix
34
angi/o
Blood vessel
35
abdomin/o
Abdomen
36
Sclera/o
Hardness
37
rhin/o
Nose
38
radi/o
Rays (usually x rays)
39
psych/o
Mind
40
Pyr/o
Fever
41
pyel/o
Renal pelvis
42
py/o
Pus
43
poli/o
Grey
44
Physi/o
Nature
45
Phren/o
Diaphragm, mind
46
phas/o
Speech
47
phag/o
Throat
48
Path/o
Disease
49
ovari/o, oophor/o
Ovaries
50
ot/o
Ear
51
oste/o
Bone
52
ophthalm/o, ocul/o
Eye
53
Onc/o
Tumor, mass
54
odont/o
Tooth
55
neur/o
Nerve
56
nephr/o
Kidney
57
necr/o
Death
58
nat/o
Birth
59
myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
60
myc/o
Fungus
61
my/o
Muscle
62
morph/o
Shape, form, structure
63
metr/o, metr/a
Uterus
64
melan/o
Black
65
lumb/o
Lower back
66
leuk/o
White
67
later/o
Side
68
laryng/o
Throat, larynx
69
kinesi/o
Movement
70
immune/o
Protection
71
hyster/o, metr/o, metr/l, metri/o, uter/o
Uterus
72
hydr/o
Wet, water, fluid
73
hist/o
Tissue
74
hem/o or hemat/o
Blood
75
hepat/o
Liver
76
gonad/o
Gonads
77
gnos/o
Knowledge
78
Scop/o
Examination (usually visual)
79
seps/o
Infection
80
sten/o
Narrow, contracted
81
steth/o
Chest
82
viscer/o
Internal organs
83
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae, backbone
84
vas/o
Vessel or duct
85
troph/o
Nourishment, food
86
tonsill/o
Tonsils
87
thromb/o
Clot
88
thalam/o
Inner chamber
89
testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
Testicles
90
tax/o
Order, coordinate
91
tel/e, tel/o
Distant, end
92
tax/o
Order, coordinate
93
testicul/o, orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
Testicles
94
thalam/o
Inner chamber
95
steth/o
Chest
96
Sten/o
Narrow, contracted
97
seps/o
Infection
98
scop/o
Examination (usually visual)
99
gnos/o
Knowledge
100
gonad/o
Gonads
101
hepat/o
Liver
102
hem/o or hemato/o
Blood
103
hist/o
Tissue
104
hydr/o
Wet, water, fluid
105
hyster/o, metr/o, metr/l, metri/o, uter/o
Uterus
106
Immune/o
Protection
107
Kinesi/o
Movement
108
laryng/o
Throat, larynx
109
later/o
Side
110
leuk/o
White
111
lumb/o
Lower back
112
melan/o
Black
113
metr/o, metr/a
Uterus
114
morph/o
Shape, form, structure
115
my/o
Muscle
116
myc/o
Fungus
117
myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
118
nat/o
Birth
119
necr/o
Death
120
nephr/o
Kidney
121
neur/o
Nerve
122
odont/o
Tooth
123
onc/o
Tumor or mass
124
opthhalm/o, ocul/o
Eye
125
oste/o
Bone
126
ot/o
Ear
127
ovari/o, oophor/o
Ovaries
128
path/o
Disease
129
phag/o
Throat
130
phas/o
Speech
131
phren/o
Diaphragm, mind
132
Physi/o
Nature
133
poli/o
Grey
134
py/o
Pus
