Combining Forms Flashcards
(180 cards)
1
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
3
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
4
Q
Bi/o
A
Living organism/ living tissue
5
Q
Colon/o
A
Colon
6
Q
Cost/o
A
Rib
7
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
8
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
9
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
10
Q
Digest/o
A
Break down food; digest
11
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestine
12
Q
Esthes/o
A
Feeling/ sensation
13
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
14
Q
Intestin/o
A
Intestine
15
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen
16
Q
Later/o
A
Side
17
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
18
Q
Mamm/o
A
Breast
19
Q
Muscul/o
A
Muscle
20
Q
Nat/o
A
Birth
21
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
22
Q
Obstetr/o
A
Pregnancy and childbirth
23
Q
Pelv/o
A
Hip bone/ pelvis/ renal pelvis
24
Q
Phag/o
A
Eating / swallowing
25
Pleg/o
Paralysis
26
Spir/o
Breathe/ coil
27
Tens/o
Pressure / tension
28
Therap/o
Treatment
29
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
30
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
31
Urin/o
Urinary system/ urine
32
Uter/o
Uterus/ womb
33
Vagin/o
Vagina
34
Ven/o
Vein
35
Pharmac/o
Drug/ medicine
36
Physi/o
Physical function
37
Plas/o
Formation/ growth
38
Poster/o
Back part
39
Prevent/o
Prevent
40
Product/o
Produce
41
Proxim/o
Near center or point of origin
42
Psych/o
Mind
43
Pulmon/o
Lung
44
Quadr/o
Four
45
Radi/o
Forearm bone/ radius/ x rays
46
Recuper/o
Recover
47
Remiss/o
Send back
48
Sagitt/o
Front to back
49
Exacerb/o
Increase/ provoke
50
Extern/o
Outside
51
Fract/o
Bend/ break up
52
Front/o
Front
53
Gener/o
Creation/ production
54
Genit/o
Genitalia
55
Gen/o
Arising from/ produced by
56
Ger/o
Old age
57
Gnos/o
Knowledge
58
Gynec/o
Female/ woman
59
Hemat/o
Blood
60
Heredit/o
Genetic inheritance
61
Iatr/o
Medical treatment: physician
62
Idi/o
Individual/ unknown
63
Immun/o
Immune response
64
Ophthalm/o
Eye
65
Orth/o
Straight
66
Ot/o
Ear
67
Path/o
Disease
68
Ped/o
Child
69
Skelet/o
Skeleton
70
Spin/o
Backbone/ spine
71
Spir/o
Breathe/ coil
72
Super/o
Above
73
Surg/o
Operative procedure
74
Symptomat/o
Collection of symptoms
75
Termin/o
Boundary/ end/ word
76
Therapeut/o
Therapy/ treatment
77
Thorac/o
Chest/ thorax
78
Tom/o
Cut/ slice/ layer
79
Umbilic/o
Navel/ umbilicus
80
Ventr/o
Abdomen/ front
81
Dors/o
Back/ dorsum
82
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
83
Anter/o
Before/ front part
84
Cardi/o
Heart
85
Cephal/o
Head
86
Chondr/o
Cartilage
87
Chron/o
Time
88
Communic/o
Impart/transmit
89
Congenit/o
Present at birth
90
Coron/o
Structure that encircles like a crown
91
Crani/o
Cranium/ top of skull
92
Crin/o
Secrete
93
Cyt/o
Cell
94
Infect/o
Disease within
95
Infer/o
Below
96
Inguin/o
Groin
97
Integument/o
Skin
98
Intern/o
Inside
99
Intestin/o
Intestine
100
Laryng/o
Larynx/ voice
101
Later/o
Side
102
Lumb/o
Lower back
103
Lymph/o
Lymph/ lymphatic system
104
Medic/o
Medicine
105
Medi/o
Middle
106
Nosocomi/o
Hospital
107
Nutrit/o
Nourishment
108
Obstetr/o
Pregnancy and childbirth
109
Onc/o
Mass/ tumor
110
Dent/o
Tooth
111
Dietet/o
Diet/foods
112
Dist/o
Away from center or point of origin
113
End/o
Innermost/ within
114
Enter/o
Intestine
115
Eti/o
Cause of disease
116
Therap/o
Treatment
117
Ambulat/o
Walking
118
Ancill/o
Accessory / servant
119
Habilit/o
Give ability
120
Palliat/o
Reduce severity
121
Physi/o
Physical function
122
Surg/o
Operative procedure
123
Techn/o
Technical skill
124
Nas/o
Nose
125
Cyan/o
Blue
126
Hepat/o
Liver
127
Myel/o
Spine/ bone marrow
128
Sarc/o
Flesh
129
Sacr/o
Sacrum
130
Ren/o
Kidney
131
Nephr/o
Kidney
132
Articul/o
Joint
133
Plas/o
Form/shape
134
Morph/o
Form/ shape of cells
135
Phyt/o
Live/ plant
136
Troph/o
Food/ nourishment
137
Trop/o
Stimulate
138
Spondyl/o
Spinal column
139
Vertebr/o
Spinal colomn
140
Adip/o
Fat
141
Lip/o
Fat
142
Steat/o
Fat
143
Aliment/o
Nourishment
144
Glycogen/o
Starch/ glycogenesis
145
Amyl/o
Starch/ amylase
146
Gluc/o
Sugar
147
Glyc/o
Sugar
148
Lipid/o
Lipidemia
149
Or/o
Mouth
150
Stom/o
Mouth
151
Stomat/o
Mouth
152
Sial/o
Saliva
153
Saliv/o
Saliva
154
Sialaden/o
Salivary gland
155
Lingu/o
Tongue
156
Gloss/o
Tongue
157
Pharyng/o
Throat
158
Esophag/o
Esophagus
159
Pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
160
Duoden/o
Duodenum
161
Jejun/o
Jejunum
162
Ile/o
Ileum
163
Cec/o
Cecum
164
Append/o
Appendix
165
Appendic/o
Appendix
166
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid
167
Rect/o
Rectum
168
An/o
Anus
169
Proct/o
Rectum and anus
170
Tone/o
Stretch
171
Mes/o
Middle
172
Oment/o
Omentum
173
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
174
Bil/i
Gall/ bile
175
Chol/e
Gall/ bile
176
Bilirubin/o
Bile pigment
177
Choleangi/o
Bile ducts
178
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
179
Lith/o
Stone
180
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
