combining forms (purple) Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
2
Q
acr/o
A
extremity
or topmost
3
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
4
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
5
Q
aden/o
A
gland
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
aer/o
A
air or gas
8
Q
col/o
colon/o
A
colon
large intestine
9
Q
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
A
vessel
10
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
11
Q
erythr/o
A
red
12
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
13
Q
esophag/o
A
esophogus
14
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation
15
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
16
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
17
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
A
skin
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
20
Q
gen/o
A
origin or production
21
Q
hydr/o
A
water
22
Q
gynec/o
A
woman
23
Q
leuk/o
A
white
24
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
A
blood
25
lip/o
fat
26
hepat/o
liver
27
hyst/o
tissue
28
melan/o
black
29
morph/o
form
30
neur/o
nerve
31
my/o
| muscul/o
muscle
32
onc/o
tumor or mass
33
nas/o
| rhin/o
nose
34
or/o
mouth
35
necr/o
death
36
oste/o
bone
37
nephr/o
| ren/o
kidney
38
plas/o
formation
39
path/o
disease
40
pneumo/n
| pneuon/o
air or lung
41
ped/o
child or foot
42
psych/o
mind
43
phag/o
eat or swallow
44
py/o
pus
45
phas/o
speech
46
scler/o
hard
47
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
48
son/o
sound
49
troph/o
nourishment or development
50
sten/o
narrow
51
ur/o
| urin/o
urine
52
therm/o
heat
53
son/o
sound
54
tox/o
| toxic/o
poison
55
abdomin/o
| lapar/o
abdomen
