Combining Forms/Word Roots Flashcards
1
Q
alges/o
A
pain
2
Q
aspir/o
A
to breathe in
3
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
4
Q
cry/o
A
cold
5
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
6
Q
dilat/o
A
to widen
7
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
8
Q
esthes/o
A
sensation, feeling
9
Q
hal/o
A
to breathe
10
Q
hem/o
hemat/o
sanguin/o
A
blood
11
Q
later/o
A
side
12
Q
lith/o
A
stone
13
Q
recumb/o
A
to lie back
14
Q
sect/o
A
to cut
15
Q
specul/o
A
to look at
16
Q
tenacul/o
A
to hold
17
Q
topic/o
A
a specific area
18
Q
ven/o
A
vein
19
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
20
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
21
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
22
Q
ather/o
A
fatty substance
23
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
24
Q
cardi/o
coron/o
A
heart
25
corpor/o
body
26
embol/o
plug
27
isch/o
to hold back
28
myocardi/o
heart muscle
29
pect/o
steth/o
pector/o
chest
30
phleb/o
| ven/o
vein
31
sphygm/o
pulse
32
thromb/o
clot
33
valv/o
| valvul/o
valve
34
varic/o
dilated vein
35
vascul/o
blood vessel
36
vas/o
vessel, duct
37
ventricul/o
ventricle
38
duct/o
to bring
39
lip/o
fat
40
my/o
muscle
41
orth/o
straight
42
pulmon/o
| pneumon/o
lung
43
sept/o
a wall
44
son/o
sound
45
bas/o
base
46
chrom/o
color
47
coagul/o
clotting
48
cyt/o
cell
49
eosin/o
rosy red
50
erythr/o
red
51
fibrin/o
fibers
52
fus/o
pouring
53
granul/o
granules
54
leuk/o
white
55
lymph/o
lymph
56
morph/o
shape
57
neutr/o
neutral
58
septic/o
infection
59
adenoid/o
adenoids
60
axill/o
axilla, underarm
61
cortic/o
outer region, cortex
62
immun/o
protection
63
inguin/o
groin
64
lymphaden/o
lymph node
65
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
66
nucle/o
nucleus
67
path/o
disease
68
sarc/o
flesh
69
splen/o
spleen
70
thym/o
thymus gland
71
tonsill/o
tonsils
