Common Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen
3
Q
acr/o
A
extremity or topmost
4
Q
aden/o
A
gland
5
Q
aer/o
A
air or gas
6
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
7
Q
vascul/o
A
vessel
8
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
9
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cephal/o
A
head
12
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
13
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
14
Q
derm/o
A
skin
15
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
16
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
17
Q
dextr/o
A
right or on the right side
18
Q
erythr/o
A
red
19
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
20
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
21
Q
gen/o
A
origin or production
22
Q
gluc/o
A
sugar
23
Q
glucos/o
A
sugar
24
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
25
hem/o
blood
26
hemat/o
blood
27
hepat/o
liver
28
hydr/o
water
29
leuk/o
white
30
lip/o
fat
31
lith/o
stone
32
melan/o
black
33
morph/o
form
34
nas/o
nose
35
rhin/o
nose
36
necr/o
death
37
or/o
mouth
38
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
39
oste/o
bone
40
path/o
disease
41
ped/o
child or foot
42
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivty
43
voice or sound
phon/o
44
formation
plas/o
45
pod/o
foot
46
psych/o
mind
47
py/o
pus
48
ren/o
kidney
49
nephr/o
kidney
50
scler/o
hard
51
sinistr/o
left or on the left side
52
son/o
sound
53
sten/o
narrow
54
therm/o
heat
55
tox/o
poison
56
toxic/o
poison
57
troph/o
nourishment or development
58
ur/o
urine
59
urin/o
urine
