Combining Forms Medterms Flashcards
1
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Abdomin/o
A
Def: Abdomen
2
Q
Adip/o
A
Def: Fat
3
Q
Anter/o
A
Def: Front
4
Q
Bucc/o
A
Def: Cheek
5
Q
Cardi/o
A
Def: Heart
6
Q
Caud/o
A
Def: Tail, lower part of body
7
Q
Cephal/o
A
Def: Head
8
Q
Cervic/o
A
Def: Neck of cervix (lower, narrow end of uterus)
9
Q
Chondr/o
A
Def: Cartilage
10
Q
Crani/o
A
Def: Skull
11
Q
Crin/o
A
Def: Secrete/separate
12
Q
Cutane/o
A
Def: Skin
13
Q
Cyt/o
A
Def: Cell
14
Q
Dermat/o
A
Def: Skin
15
Q
Dist/o
A
Def: Far
16
Q
Dors/o
A
Def:Back of body
17
Q
Enter/o
A
Def: Small intestine
18
Q
Epitheli/o
A
Def: Epithelium (layers of cells that line hollow organs/glands)
19
Q
Gastr/o
A
Def: Stomach
20
Q
Glute/o
A
Def: Buttocks
21
Q
Gynec/o
A
Def: Woman/female
22
Q
Hemat/o
A
Def: Blood
23
Q
Hist/o
A
Def: Tissue
24
Q
Immun/o
A
Def: Immune/protected/safe
25
Infer/o
Def: Below/beneath
26
Ingiun/o
Groin
27
Largyng/o
Def: Larnyx/throat
28
Later/o
Def: Side
29
Lumb/o
Def: Lower back/loin
30
Lymph/o
Def: Lymphatic tissue (tissue that fights disease)
31
Medi/o
Def: Middle
32
Muscul/o
Def: Muscle
33
Nephr/o
Def: Kidney
34
Neur/o
Def: Nerve/Nervous tissue
35
Opthalm/o
Def: Eye
36
Ot/o
Def: Ear/Hearing
37
Orth/o
Def: Straight/normal/correct
38
Pariet/o
Def: Wall
39
Ped/o
Def: Child/Foot
40
Pelv/o
Def: Pelvic bone/hip
41
Peritone/o
Def: Peritoneum (membrane that lines inside of abdomen/pelvis)
42
Pleur/o
Def: Pleura
43
Poster/o
Def: Back of body/behind
44
Proct/o
Def: Anus/rectum
45
Proxim/o
Def: Near
46
Pub/o
Def: Pubis/Part of hip bone
47
Pulmon/o
Def: Lung
48
Rhin/o
Def: Nose
49
Spin/o
Def: Spine/backbone
50
Super/o
Def: Above/excessive
51
Thorac/o
Def: Chest
52
Ur/o
Def: Urine/Urinary Tract
53
Urin/o
Def: Urine/Urinary Organs
54
Vascul/o
Def: Little vessel
55
Ven/o
Def: Vein
56
Vertevr/o
Def: Vertebra/backbone
57
Viscer/o
Def: Viscera/Internal organ
