Combining Forms Flashcards
(214 cards)
1
Q
acr
A
extremity
2
Q
aden
A
gland
3
Q
adip
A
fat
4
Q
albin
A
wwhite
5
Q
ang
A
vessel
6
Q
axill
A
armpit
7
Q
bas
A
base; bottom
8
Q
capit
A
head
9
Q
carcin
A
cancer
10
Q
caus, caut
A
heat
11
Q
cellul
A
cell
12
Q
chord
A
spinal cord, cord
13
Q
chym
A
juice
14
Q
corpor
A
body
15
Q
crur
A
leg
16
Q
cry
A
cold
17
Q
crypt
A
hidden
18
Q
cubit
A
elbow
19
Q
cutane
A
skin
20
Q
derma, dermo, dermat
A
skin
21
Q
follicul
A
little bag
22
Q
hidr
A
seat
23
Q
kel
A
tumor, fibrous growth
24
Q
kerat
A
hard, horn like
25
miliar
tiny
26
myc
fungus
27
onych
nail
28
pachy
thick
29
paill
papilla
30
ped
foot, child
31
pedicul
lice
32
pil
hair
33
prurit
itching
34
rhytid
wrinkle
35
scler
hard, hardening
36
seb
oil, sebum
37
sudor
seat
38
therm
heat, temp
39
top
place, location
40
trich
hari
41
ungu
nail
42
vascul
vessel
43
xer
dry
44
eryth
red
45
leuk
white
46
melan
black
47
pallor
pale
48
rubor
red
49
xanth
yellow
50
acid
acidic, ph of 7 or less
51
adren
adrenal gland
52
andr
male
53
calco, calci
calcium
54
chrom
color
55
cortic
outer covering, cortex
56
crin
to secrete
57
cyst
cyst, bladder, sac
58
didym
thirst
59
glact
milk
60
gluc
glucose, sugar
61
glyc, glycos
sugar, glycogen
62
gonad
gonad, sex organ
63
gynec
female, woman
64
hormon
to set in motion
65
hypophys
pituitary gland
66
idi
unkown
67
kal
potassium (K)
68
ket, keton
ketone
69
lact
milk
70
mamm
breast
71
mast
breast
72
men
menstrual
73
metro
uterus
74
myx
mucus
75
nat
sodium (Na)
76
neur
nerve
77
oophor
ovary
78
ophthalm
eye
79
orch, orchi, orchid
testis, testicle
80
ovi, ovo, ovul
ovum (egg)
81
ovari
ovary
82
pancreat
pancreas
83
papill
nipple
84
phe
dark
85
pituitar
pituitary gland
86
prolactin
prolactin
87
pub
pubis (area of bone in pelvis)
88
ren
kidney
89
scrot
scrotum
90
somat
body
91
test
testis
92
thele
nipple
93
thry
thyroid
94
thym
thymus gland
95
troph
development, nourishment
96
ur
urine
97
varic
varicose vein, swollen vein
98
acid
acid
99
albumin
protein
100
bacter
bacteria
101
balan
glans penis
102
continence
to hold
103
excret
shifted out
104
golmerul
glomerus, little ball
105
hem, hemat
blood
106
meat
opening
107
micturit
to urinate
108
noct
night
109
olig
scanty
110
oxot
nitrogen
111
perit
peritoneum (membrane lining in the abdomen)
112
phim
muzzle
113
py
pus
114
pyel
renal pelvis
115
ren
kidney
116
son
sound
117
strict
tightening, contracture
118
tens
stretching
119
trigon
trigone (anatomical area of the bladder)
120
ulta
beyond, farther
121
ureter
ureter (transports urine from kidney to urinary bladder)
122
urethra
urethra (transports urine from urinary bladder to outside)
123
vesic
urinary bladder
124
amni
amnion (innermost layer of fetal membrane), amniotic sac
125
cephal
head
126
cervic
cervix, neck
127
chori
chorion(outermost layer of fetal membrane)
128
clitor, clitorid
clitoris
129
colp
vagina
130
culd
retrouterine pouch
131
epididym
epididymis
132
episi
vulva
133
fet
fetus
134
gravid
pregnancy
135
hyster
uterus
136
inguin
groin
137
lact
milk
138
lapar
abdomen
139
lei
smooth
140
men, mens
mouth, uterus, measure
141
mertr, metr
uterus, measure
142
my
muscle
143
nat
birth
144
omphal
umbilicus, naval
145
oophor
ovary
146
par
to give birth, labor
147
para
a woman who has given birth
148
part
to give birth, labor
149
perine
perineum
150
phim
muzzle
151
prim
first
152
pseud
false
153
puerper
childbirth
154
pylor
pylorus
155
rect
rectum
156
salping
Fallopian tube or eustachian tube
157
semini, semino
semen
158
stri
line, stripe
159
terat
deformity, monster
160
toc
labor
161
vas
vas deferens, vessel
162
vesicul
seminal vesicle
163
vulv
vulva
164
acoustic, acu
hearing
165
ambly
dull, dim
166
aque
water
167
audi, audit
hearing
168
aur, auricul
ear
169
blephar
eyelid
170
chrom, chromat
color
171
cocle
cochlea (sense organ for hearing)
172
conjuctiv
conductive (membrane covering the eye and eyelids)
173
cor
pupil
174
corne
cornea (covering of the eye over the iris and pupil)
175
dacry
tear, lacrimal dust/gland
176
dacryocyst
lacrimal sac
177
dipl
double
178
flour
luminous
179
fovea
small pit
180
glauc
gray
181
heter
different
182
humor
fluid
183
ir, irid
iris
184
kerat
cornea, hard, horny tissue
185
labyrinth
inner ear, labyrinth
186
lacrim
tear duct or gland
187
mastoid
mastoid (behind ear on skull)
188
mi
smaller, less
189
myc
fungus
190
mydr
widen, enlarge
191
myring
eardrum, tympanic membrane
192
nas
nose
193
oss
bone
194
ossicul
ossicle
195
ot
ear
196
ove
uvea
197
palpebr
eyelid
198
papill
optic disc, nipple like
199
pac, phak
lens
200
phyma
swelling, tumor
201
presby
old age
202
radi
root
203
retin
retina
204
scot
darkness
205
sept
wall
206
spir
breathing
207
stapedq
stirrup, stapes (third bone in the middle ear)
208
stigmat
point, mark
209
strab
squintin
210
ton
tension, pressure
211
typan
eardrum, tympanic membrane
212
vestibul
vestibule
213
vitre
glassy
214
xer
dry
