Combining Forms CSV 1 Flashcards
Learn all the things (499 cards)
2
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
3
Q
acid/o
A
acid
4
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acous/o
A
hearing
5
Q
acromi/o
A
acromion (highest point of shoulder)
6
Q
acu-
A
sharp
7
Q
aden/o
A
gland
8
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil)
9
Q
adip/o
A
fat
10
Q
adnex/o
A
accessory
11
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
12
Q
aer/o
A
air
13
Q
agglutin/o
A
clumping
14
Q
albin/o
A
white
15
Q
albumin/o
A
protein
16
Q
aliment/o
A
nutrition
17
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus
18
Q
ambly/o
A
dull, dim
19
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ambul/o
A
walking
20
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
21
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amyl/o
A
starch
22
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an/o
A
anus
23
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andr/o
A
male
24
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angi/o
A
vessel
25
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ankyl/o
A
stiffening
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anter/o
front
27
anthrop/o
man
28
antr/o
antrum, cavity
29
aort/o
aorta
30
aphth/o
ulcer
31
apic/o
pointed extremity, apex
32
append/o
vermiform appendix, that which is added
33
appendic/o
vermiform appendix, that which is added
34
aricul/o
ear
35
arteri/o
arteriole
36
arthr/o
articulation (joint)
37
articul/o
articulation (joint)
38
astr/o
star
39
ather/o
fatty plaque
40
atri/o
atrium
41
audi/o
hearing
42
aur/o
ear
43
axill/o
axilla
44
az/o
nitrogen
45
azot/o
nitrogen
46
bacteri/o
bacteria
47
balan/o
glans penis
48
bar/o
pressure
49
bartholin/o
Bartholin gland
50
bas/o
base, bottom
51
bi/o
life, living
52
bil/i
bile
53
blast/o
embryonic, immature
54
blephar/o
eyelid
55
bol/o
to throw, throwing
56
brachi/o
arm
57
bronch/o
bronchus
58
bronchi/o
bronchus
59
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
60
bucc/o
cheek
61
bunion/o
bunion
62
burs/o
bursa
63
calc/i
calcium
64
calc/o
calcium
65
calcane/o
calcaneus
66
calcul/o
stone, calculus
67
cali/o
calyx, calix
68
calic/o
calyx, calix
69
calyc/o
calyx, calix
70
cancer/o
cancer, malignancy
71
canth/o
canthus
72
capit/o
head
73
capn/o
carbon dioxide
74
carcin/o
cancer
75
cardi/o
heart
76
carp/o
carpus
77
cartilag/o
cartilage
78
caud/o
tail
79
cauter/i
burning
80
cec/o
cecum
81
celi/o
abdomen
82
cellul/o
cell
83
cephal/o
head
84
cerebell/o
cerebellum
85
cerebr/o
cerebrum
86
cerumin/o
cerumen
87
cervic/o
neck, cervix
88
cheil/o
lips
89
chem/o
drug, chemical
90
chol/e
bile, gall
91
cholangi/o
bile vessel
92
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
93
choledoch/o
common bile duct
94
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
95
chondr/o
cartilage
96
chord/o
cord, spinal cord
97
chori/o
chorion (outer fetal sac)
98
chorion/o
chorion (outer fetal sac)
99
choroid/o
choroid, vascular membrane
100
chrom/o
color
101
chromat/o
color
102
chym/o
juice
103
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
104
claustr/o
closing
105
clavicul/o
clavicle
106
cleid/o
clavicle
107
clitorid/o
clitoris
108
coccyg/o
coccyx
109
cochle/o
cochlea
110
col/o
colon
111
coll/o
neck
112
colon/o
colon
113
colp/o
vagina
114
commissur/o
connection
115
con/o
cone
116
condyl/o
condyle, knob
117
coni/o
dust
118
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
119
cor/o
pupil
120
corcit/o
cortex
121
cord/o
cord, spinal cord
122
cordi/o
heart
123
core/o
pupil
124
corne/o
cornea
125
coron/o
crown, heart
126
corpor/o
body
127
cost/o
costa (rib)
128
cox/o
hip
129
cox/o
coxa (hip)
130
crani/o
cranium
131
crin/o
to secrete, secreting
132
crur/o
leg
133
cry/o
extremely cold
134
cubit/o
elbow
135
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
136
culd/o
cul-de-sac (rectouterine pouch)
137
cut/o
skin
138
cutane/o
skin
139
cyan/o
blue
140
cycl/o
ciliary body, recurring, round
141
cyst/o
bladder, sac
142
cyt/o
cell
143
dacry/o
tear
144
dacryoaden/o
lacrimal gland
145
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
146
dactyl/o
digit (whole finger or whole toe)
147
dendr/o
dendrite, tree
148
dent/i
teeth
149
derm/o
skin
150
dermat/o
skin
151
dextr/o
right
152
diaphragm/o
diaphragm
153
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
154
digit/o
finger or toe
155
dipl/o
double
156
dips/o
thirst
157
dist/o
far
158
diverticu/lo
diverticulum, pouch
159
dors/o
back
160
duct/o
to carry, carrying
161
duoden/o
duodenum
162
dur/o
dura mater, hard
163
electr/o
electricity
164
encephal/o
brain
165
endocardi/o
inner lining of the heart
166
endometri/o
endometrium
167
enter/o
small intestines, intestines
168
eosin/o
rosy-colored
169
epicardi/o
epicardium
170
epicondyl/o
epicondyle
171
epididym/o
epedidymis
172
epiglott/o
epiglottis
173
episi/o
vulva
174
epitheli/o
epithelium
175
erg/o
work
176
erythr/o
red
177
erythrocyt/o
red blood cell
178
eschar/o
scab
179
esophag/o
esophagus
180
esthesi/o
feeling, sensation
181
ethmoid/o
ethmoid bone
182
exanthemat/o
rash
183
faci/o
face
184
fallopi/o
fallopian tube
185
fasci/o
fascia
186
fec/a
feces, stool
187
femor/o
femur
188
fer/o
to bear, carry
189
ferr/o
iron
190
fet/o
fetus
191
fibr/o
fiber
192
fibrin/o
fibrous substance
193
fibul/o
fibula
194
flex/o
to bend, bending
195
fluor/o
to flow, flowing
196
follicul/o
follicle, small sac
197
foramin/o
hole, foramen
198
fornic/o
arched structure, fornix
199
foss/o
hollow, depression
200
front/o
front, forehead
201
fund/o
fundus (base, bottom)
202
fung/i
fungus
203
galact/o
milk
204
gastr/o
stomach
205
gen/o
origin, originate
206
ger/o
old age
207
geus/o
taste
208
gingiv/o
gums
209
glauc/o
gray, bluish-green
210
glomerul/o
glomerulus
211
gloss/o
tongue
212
gluc/o
sugar, glucose
213
glute/o
gluteus
214
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
215
glycos/o
sugar, glucose
216
gnath/o
jaw (entire)
217
gnos/o
knowledge
218
gon/o
seed
219
gonado/o
sex organ
220
goni/o
angle
221
granul/o
little grain
222
graph/o
to write, writing
223
gravid/o
pregnancy, gestation
224
gynec/o
female, woman
225
hal/o
to breathe, breathing
226
halit/o
breath
227
hedon/o
pleasure
228
hem/o
blood
229
hemangi/o
blood vessel
230
hemat/o
blood
231
hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoid
232
hepat/o
liver
233
herni/o
hernia
234
heter/o
different
235
hiat/o
an opening
236
hidr/o
sweat
237
hidraden/o
sudoriferous (sweat) gland
238
hil/o
hilum
239
hist/o
tissue
240
home/o
same
241
humer/o
humerus
242
humor/o
liquid
243
hydr/o
water, fluid
244
hymen/o
hymen
245
hypophys/o
hypophysis, pituitary
246
hyster/o
uterus
247
iatr/o
treatment
248
icthy/o
fishlike
249
idi/o
unique, unknown
250
ile/o
ileum
251
ili/o
ilium (superior, widest pelvic bone)
252
immun/o
safety, protection
253
infer/o
downward
254
inguin/o
groin
255
insulin/o
insulin
256
interstit/o
space between
257
intestin/o
intestine
258
ir/o
iris
259
irid/o
iris
260
is/o
equal
261
isch/o
hold back, suppress
262
ischi/o
ischium (lower part of pelvic bone)
263
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
264
kal/i
potassium
265
kary/o
nucleus
266
kathis/o
sitting
267
kerat/o
hard, horny, cornea
268
ket/o
ketone
269
keton/o
ketone
270
kinesi/o
movement
271
klept/o
to steal, stealing
272
kyph/o
roundback
273
labi/o
lips, labia
274
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
275
lacrim/o
tear
276
lacto/o
milk
277
lamin/o
lamina, thin plate
278
lapar/o
abdomen
279
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
280
later/o
side
281
lei/o
smooth muscle
282
lei/o
smooth
283
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
284
leuk/o
white
285
leukocyt/o
white blood cell
286
lex/o
word, speech
287
ligament/o
ligament
288
ligat/o
to tie, tying
289
lingu/o
tongue
290
lip/o
fat
291
lipid/o
lipid, fat
292
lith/o
stone, calculus
293
lob/o
lobe, section
294
lobul/o
small lobe
295
log/o
study
296
long/o
long
297
lord/o
swayback
298
lumb/o
lower back, loin
299
lumb/o
lower back
300
lumin/o
lumen (space within vessel)
301
lymph/o
lymph
302
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (lymph node)
303
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
304
lymphat/o
lymph
305
lys/o
break down, dissolve
306
macul/o
macula, macule, macula lutea, spot
307
malle/o
malleus, hammer
308
malleol/o
distal process of lower leg, little malleolus
309
mamm/o
breast
310
man/i
hand
311
man/o
pressure or scanty
312
man/o
scanty pressure
313
man/u
hand
314
mandibul/o
lower jaw
315
mast/o
breast
316
mastoid/o
mastoid process
317
maxill/o
maxilla
318
meat/o
meatus (opening)
319
medi/o
middle
320
mediastin/o
mediastinum (space between the lungs)
321
medull/o
medulla, inner portion
322
melan/o
black, dark
323
men/o
menstruation, menses
324
mening/o
meninges
325
meningi/o
meninges
326
menisc/o
meniscus, crescent
327
menstru/o
menstruation, menses
328
ment/o
mind, chin
329
metacarp/o
metacarpal (hand bone)
330
metatars/o
metatarsal (foot bone)
331
metr/o
uterus
332
metri/o
uterus
333
mitochondri/o
mitochondria
334
morph/o
shape, form
335
muc/o
mucus
336
muscul/o
muscle
337
mut/a
change
338
my/o
muscle, to shut
339
myc/o
fungus
340
myel/o
bone marrow
341
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
342
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
343
myos/o
muscle
344
myring/o
eardrum
345
myx/o
mucus
346
narc/o
sleep, stupor
347
nas/o
nose
348
nat/o
birth, born
349
natr/o
sodium
350
necr/o
death, dead
351
nephr/o
kidney
352
neur/o
nerve
353
neutr/o
neutral
354
nev/o
nevus, birthmark
355
nid/o
nest
356
noct/i
night
357
nod/o
node, knot
358
nuch/o
neck
359
nucle/o
nucleus
360
nyctal/o
night
361
nymph/o
woman, female
362
o/o
ovum, egg, female sex cell
363
occipit/o
occiput, back of head
364
occlus/o
to close, closing, a blockage
365
ocul/o
eye
366
odont/o
teeth
367
olecran/o
elbow
368
olig/o
scanty, few
369
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
370
onc/o
tumor
371
onych/o
nail
372
oophor/o
ovary
373
ophthalm/o
eye
374
opt/o
vision
375
optic/o
vision
376
or/o
mouth, oral cavity
377
orbit/o
orbit
378
orch/o
testis, testicle
379
orchi/o
testis, testicle
380
orchid/o
testis, testicle
381
orex/o
appetite
382
organ/o
organ, viscus
383
orth/o
straight
384
osm/o
sense of smell
385
oss/i
bone
386
osse/o
bone
387
ossicul/o
ossicle (tiny bone)
388
oste/o
bone
389
ot/o
eardrum
390
ov/o
ovum (egg)
391
ovari/o
ovary
392
ovul/o
ovum (female sex cell)
393
ox/i
oxygen
394
ox/o
oxygen
395
palat/o
palate, roof of mouth, palatine bone
396
palm/o
palm
397
palpebr/o
eyelid
398
pancreat/o
pancreas
399
papill/o
papilla, nipple, optic disc
400
papul/o
papule, pimple
401
parathyroid/o
parathyroid
402
parenchym/o
parenchyma
403
pariet/o
wall, partition
404
part/o
parturition (delivery)
405
patell/a
patella
406
patell/o
patella
407
path/o
disease
408
pector/o
chest
409
ped/o
foot, child
410
pedicul/o
lice
411
pelv/i
pelvis
412
pelv/o
pelvis
413
pen/i
penis
414
pericardi/o
sac surrounding the heart
415
perine/o
perineum
416
peritine/o
peritoneum
417
periton/o
peritoneum
418
perone/o
lower lateral leg bone, fibula
419
phac/o
lens
420
phag/o
to eat, swallow
421
phak/o
lens
422
phalang/o
phalanx (finger/toe bones)
423
phall/o
penis
424
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
425
phas/o
speech
426
phe/o
dark
427
phil/o
attraction
428
phleb/o
vein
429
phon/o
sound, voice
430
phor/o
to carry, to bear
431
phot/o
light
432
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
433
physi/o
growth; nature
434
phyt/o
growth; nature
435
pil/o
hair
436
pituitar/o
pituitary
437
placent/o
placenta
438
plant/o
sole of foot
439
plas/o
formation
440
plasm/o
plasma
441
plast/o
formation
442
plethysm/o
volume
443
pleur/o
pleura, membrane surrounding lungs
444
plic/o
fold, plica
445
pne/o
to breathe, breathing
446
pneum/o
lung, air
447
pneumon/o
lung, air
448
pol/o
pole
449
polyp/o
polyp
450
poplit/o
back of knee
451
poplite/o
back of knee
452
por/o
passage
453
poster/o
back of knee
454
potass/o
potassium
455
prax/o
purposeful movement
456
preputi/o
prepuce (foreskin)
457
press/o
pressure or scanty
458
proct/o
rectum and anus
459
prolactin/o
prolactin
460
prostat/o
prostate
461
prosth/o
addition
462
prosthes/o
addition
463
proxim/o
near
464
psych/o
mind
465
pub/o
pubis, anterior pelvic bone
466
puerper/o
chlidbirth, puerperium
467
pulmon/o
lung, air
468
pupill/o
pupil
469
purpur/o
purple
470
pustul/o
pustule
471
py/o
pustule
472
pyel/o
renal pelvis
473
pylor/o
pylorus
474
pyr/o
fever, fire
475
pyret/o
fever, fire
476
rachi/o
spinal column, backbone
477
radi/o
radius (lower lateral arm bone)
478
radicul/o
nerve root, spinal nerve root
479
rect/o
rectum, straight
480
ren/o
kidney
481
reticul/o
network
482
retin/o
retina
483
rhabd/o
straited
484
rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle
485
rhabdomy/o
straited (skeletal) muscle
486
rheumat/o
watery flow
487
rhin/o
nose
488
rhiz/o
spinal nerve root, nerve root
489
rhythm/o
rhythm
490
rhytid/o
wrinkle
491
rib/o
ribose
492
rot/o
wheel
493
rug/o
rugae, ridge
494
sacr/o
sacrum
495
sagitt/o
arrow, separating the sides
496
salping/o
tube, fallopian or eustachian
497
sarc/o
flesh
498
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
499
schiz/o
split
500
scler/o
sclera, hard
