exam 2 combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
2
Q
bartholin/o
A
bartholin gland
3
Q
cervic/o
A
cervix, neck
4
Q
chori/o
chorion/o
A
chorion
5
Q
colp/o
A
vagina
6
Q
culd/o
A
cul-de-sac
7
Q
episi/o
A
vulva
8
Q
galact/o
A
milk
9
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
10
Q
hyster/o
A
uterus, womb
11
Q
lact/o
A
milk
12
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
13
Q
mast/o
A
breast
14
Q
men/o
A
menses, menstruation
15
Q
metr/o
metri/o
A
uterus
16
Q
my/o
myom/o
A
muscle, muscle tumor
17
Q
nat/i
A
birth
18
Q
obstetr/o
A
pregnancy and childbirth
19
Q
o/o
A
egg
20
Q
oophor/o
A
ovary
21
Q
ov/o
A
egg
22
Q
ovari/o
A
ovary
23
Q
ovul/o
A
egg
24
Q
perine/o
A
perineum
25
phor/o
to bear
26
salping/o
fallopian tubes
27
uter/o
uterus
28
vagin/o
vagina
29
vulv/o
vulva
30
andr/o
male
31
balan/o
glans penis
32
cry/o
cold
33
crypt/o
hiddden
34
epididym/o
epididymis
35
gon/o
seed
36
hydr/o
water, fluid
37
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
testis, testicle
38
pen/o
penis
39
prostat/o
prostate gland
40
semin/i
semen, seed
41
sperm/o, spermat/o
spermatozoa, semen
42
terat/o
monster
43
test/o
testis, testicle
44
varic/o
varicose veins
45
vas/o
vessel, duct; vas deferens
46
zo/o
animal life
47
cerebell/o
cerebellum
48
cerebr/o
cerebrum
49
dur/o
dura mater
50
encephal/o
brain
51
gli/o
glial cells
52
lept/o
thin, slender
53
mening/o
meningi/o
membrane, meninges
54
my/o
muscle
55
myel/o
spinal cord
56
neur/o
nerve
57
pont/o
pons
58
radicul/o
nerve root
59
thalam/o
thalamus
60
thec/o
sheath (refering to the meninges)
61
vag/o
vagus nerve
62
alges/o
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
63
caus/o
burning
64
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
65
esthesi/o
feeling, nervous sensation
66
kines/o
kinesi/o
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
movement
67
lex/o
word, phrase
68
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short (syncope is fainting)
69
angi/o
vessel
70
aort/o
aorta
71
ater/o
arteri/o
artery
72
ather/o
yellowish plaque, fatty substance
73
atri/o
atrium, upper heart chamber
74
brachi/o
arm
75
cardi/o
heart
76
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
77
coron/o
heart
78
cyan/o
blue
79
myx/o
mucus
80
ox/o
oxygen
81
pericardi/o
pericardium
82
phleb/o
vein
83
rrhythm/o
rhythm
84
sphygm/o
pulse
85
steth/o
chest
86
thromb/o
clot
87
valvul/o
valv/o
valve
88
vas/o
vessel
89
vascul/o
vessel
90
ven/o
ven/i
vein
91
ventricul/o
ventricle, lower heart chamber
92
adenoid/o
adenoids
93
alveol/o
alveolus; air sacs
94
bronch/o
bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
95
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, small bronchus
96
capn/o
carbon dioxide
97
coni/o
dust
98
epiglott/o
epiglottis
99
laryng/o
larynx (voiebox)
100
lob/o
lobe of the lung
101
mediastin/o
mediastinum
102
nas/o
nose
103
orth/o
straight, upright
104
ox/o
oxygen
105
pector/o
chest
106
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
107
phon/o
voice
108
phren/o
diaphragm
109
pleur/o
pleura
110
pneum/o
pneumon/o
air, lung
111
pulmon/o
lung
112
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
113
spir/o
breathing
114
tel/o
complete
115
thorac/o
chest
116
tonsill/o
tonsils
117
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
