Combining Forms Flashcards
(231 cards)
1
Q
acetabul
A
acetabulum (hip sockets)
2
Q
acr
A
extremity
3
Q
acromi
A
acromion (end of spine of the scapula)
4
Q
arthr
A
joint
5
Q
brachi
A
arm
6
Q
bunion
A
bunion
7
Q
burs
A
bursa
8
Q
calcane
A
heel
9
Q
calci
A
calcium
10
Q
carcin
A
cancer
11
Q
carp
A
carpals (wrist)
12
Q
cervic
A
neck
13
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
14
Q
condyl
A
condyle (knuckle)
15
Q
cost
A
rib
16
Q
dactyl
A
finger/toes
17
Q
dermat, derm/o
A
skin
18
Q
fasci
A
fascia
19
Q
fibr
A
fiber
20
Q
hem
A
blood
21
Q
ischi
A
ischium (in the pelvis)
22
Q
kinesi
A
movement
23
Q
laminate
A
lamina (thin plate)
24
Q
later
A
side
25
lord
swayback
26
maxilla
upper jaw (below the nose)
27
menisc
meniscus
28
my
muscle
29
myel
bone marrow
30
necr
death
31
orth
straight
32
osse, ossi
bone
33
physis
growth
34
rachi
spine/vertebral column
35
rhabd
rod shaped
36
sacr
flesh
37
scoli
cruved
38
spin
spine
39
spondyl
vertebra
40
stern
sternum
41
tars
tarsals (in the ankle)
42
ten, tend, tendi
tendon
43
tract
pulling, to pull
44
uln
ulna (forearm bone)
45
vascul
blood vessel
46
aden
gland
47
angi, angio
vessel
48
aort
aorta
49
arter, arteri
artery
50
ather
fatty plaque
51
atri
atrium
52
auscultate
to listen
53
baso
base, bottom
54
card
cerebrum
55
claudicate
to limp
56
cutane
skin
57
cyan
blu
58
cyte
cell
59
diast
to expand
60
dilat
to widen
61
ech
to bounce sound
62
electro
electricity
63
embol
plug
64
eosino
rose colored
65
erythr
red
66
gluc, glyco
sugar, glucose
67
granul
little grain
68
hemat, hemorr
likely to bleed
69
heme, homo
same
70
infarct
death of an area
71
isch
to withhold, hold back
72
leuk
white
73
lun
moon
74
lymph
lymph (watery fluid of blood)
75
manometer
pressure meter
76
mon
one
77
my
muscle
78
neutr
neutral
79
nucl
nucleus
80
occlus
to close
81
ox
oxygen
82
pector
chest
83
phag
eating, swallowing
84
phleb
vein
85
phon
sound
86
plasma
liquid aspect of blood
87
pulmon
lung
88
rhythm
rhythm
89
scler
hardening
90
sphygm
pulse
91
splen
spleen
92
sten
narrowingq
93
stern
sternum (breast bone)
94
steth
chest
95
syst
contract
96
tens
stretching, pressure
97
thromb
clot
98
troph
development, growth
99
valv, valvul
valve
100
varicose
dilated vessel
101
ven
vein
102
ventricul
ventricle, cavity
103
vers
to turn
104
alveol
alveoli
105
anthrac
coal; coal dust
106
bronchi
bronchus (main tubę that carries air to the lungs)
107
bronchiol
large air passage to the lung
108
bronchiole
smaller air passage to lung
109
coni
dust
110
cyan
blue
111
cyst
sac; bladder
112
epiglott
epiglottis
113
laryng
larynx (voice box, Adam's apple)
114
lob
lobe
115
muc
mucus
116
nas
nose
117
or
mouth
118
pharyng
phaynx
119
phas
speech
120
phon
sound; voice
121
phren
diaphragm
122
pleur
pleura (membrane in chest/lung area)
123
pneum, pulmon, pneumon
lung
124
py
pus
125
spir
breathing, breath
126
thel
nipple
127
throrac
chest
128
tonsil
tonsils
129
trache
trachea
130
tuss
cough
131
alges
pain
132
arachn
spider
133
ast
star
134
ater
fatty matieral
135
blast
developing or embryonic cell
136
cephal
head
137
cerebell
cerebellum, little brain
138
cerebr
cerebrum; brain
139
cortic
cortex, outer portion
140
cran, crani
cranium; skull
141
dur
hard
142
embl
plug
143
encephala
brain
144
gangli, ganglion
knot, swelling
145
gli
glue
146
gloss
tongue
147
lumb
low back
148
lys
to break apart
149
mening
membrane, meninges (covering the brain)
150
ment
mind
151
myel
spinal cord, myelin, medulla, bone marrow
152
nacro
numbness, stupor, sleep
153
neur
nerve, cord, sinew
154
ocul
eye
155
opt
vision
156
peritone
to stretch over, peritoneum
157
phas, phasi
speech
158
plegi
paralysis
159
poli
gray
160
praxia
to achieve, doing
161
psych
mind
162
quadr, quadr
four
163
radic, radiculo
nerve root
164
scler
body
165
somn
sleep
166
spin
spine, thorn
167
taxi
response to a stimuli
168
thalam
inner chamber, thalamus
169
thromb
clot
170
vascular
small vessel
171
ventricul
ventricle, cavity
172
vertebr
vertebra, spine
173
amyl
starch
174
an
anus
175
append
appendix
176
bil
bile
177
bucc
cheek
178
cec
cecum, large intestine
179
celi
abdomen
180
cheil
lip
181
chol
bile, gall
182
cholangi
bile vessel
183
cholecyst
gallbladder (cyst = bladder)
184
choledoch
bile duct
185
cirrhosis
orange
186
col, colon
colon
187
corpor
boddy
188
cyst
bladder
189
dent
teeth, dental
190
diverticul
small pouch
191
ducoden
duodenum
192
esophagi, esophag
esophagus
193
fec
feces, stool
194
gastro
stomach
195
gingiv
gum
196
gloss
tongue
197
halit
breath
198
hemorrhoid
vascular profusion through a weakened wall or membrane of the anus
199
hepat
liver
200
hern, herni
hernia, rupture or weakened wall/membrane
201
ile
ileum
202
inguin
groin
203
jejun
jejunum, empty
204
labi
lip
205
lapar
abdomen
206
lingu
tongue
207
lith
stone
208
melan
black
209
my
muscle
210
occlus
to close
211
occult
hidden
212
odont
tooth
213
or
mouth
214
ot
ear
215
palat
palate, roof of mouth
216
pancreat
pancreas
217
peps, pept
digestion
218
perine
perineum
219
phag
to swallow
220
polyp
small growth, polyp
221
proct
rectum, anus
222
pylor
pylorus, gatekeeper
223
rect
rectrum, erect, straight
224
rubin
red pigment
225
sial
saliva
226
sigmoid
the letter s
227
spasm
spasm, sudden involuntary contraction
228
steat
fat
229
stomat
mouth
230
uvul
grape, mouth
231
verm
worm, worm like
