GW All Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acid/o
A
acid
3
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acous/o
A
hearing
4
Q
acoust/o
A
hearing, sound
5
Q
acr/o
A
extremities
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
8
Q
adip/o
A
fat
9
Q
adren/o
A
adrenal gland
10
Q
adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
11
Q
agglutin/o
A
clumping, sticking together
12
Q
albin/o
A
white
13
Q
albumin/o
A
albumin (a protein)
14
Q
alges/o
A
sensitivity to pain
15
Q
aliment/o
A
nourishment, nutrition
16
Q
alveol/o
A
alveolus, air sac
17
Q
ambly/o
A
dull, dim
18
Q
ambul/o
A
to walk or move about
19
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
20
Q
amyl/o
A
starch
21
Q
an/o
A
anus
22
Q
andr/o
A
male
23
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
24
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked, bent, stiff, fused together
25
anter/o
front
26
anxi/o
anxious, uneasy
27
aort/o
aorta
28
append/o
appendix
29
appendic/o
appendix
30
aque/o
water
31
arteri/o
artery
32
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
33
arthr/o
joint
34
articul/o
joint
35
aspir/o
removal
36
astr/o
star, star-shaped
37
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
38
ather/o
plaque, fatty buildup
39
atri/o
atria, atrium
40
audi/o
hearing
41
audit/o
hearing
42
aur/o
ear
43
aut/o
self
44
azot/o
nitrogen
45
bacteri/o
bacteria
46
balan/o
glans penis
47
bi/o
life
48
bil/i
bile, gall
49
blephar/o
eyelid
50
bol/o
cast, throw
51
brachi/o
arm
52
bronch/o
bronchus, bronchial tube
53
bronchi/o
bronchiole, smaller subdivision of the bronchus
54
bucc/o
cheek
55
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near a jojnt)
56
calc/o
calcium
57
calcane/o
calcaneus, heel bone
58
calcul/o
stone
59
cali/o
calyx (a cup like division of the renal pelvis)
60
carcin/o
cancer
61
card/o
heart
62
cardi/o
heart
63
carp/o
wrist
64
caud/o
tail
65
caus/o
burn, burning, heat
66
cauter/o
heat, burn
67
cec/o
cecum (first part of large intestine)
68
celi/o
abdomen, belly
69
cephal/o
head
70
cerebell/o
cerebellum
71
cerebr/o
cerebrum
72
cerumin/o
cerumin
73
cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of the uterus
74
cheil/o
lip
75
chir/o
hand
76
choleangi/o
bile, vessel
77
chol/e
gall, bile
78
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
79
choledoch/o
common bile duct
80
chondr/o
cartilage
81
chori/o
chorion
82
chrom/o
color
83
chron/o
time
84
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
85
cis/o
to cut
86
clavicul/o
clavicle, collarbone
87
coagul/o
coagulation, clotting
88
cochle/o
cochlea
89
col/o
large intestine, colon
90
colon/o
large intestine, colon
91
colp/o
vagina
92
comi/o
to care for
93
congest/o
accumulation of fluid
94
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
95
constrict/o
narrowing
96
contus/o
to bruise
97
cor/o
pupil
98
core/o
pupil
99
corne/o
cornea
100
coron/o
heart
101
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
102
cost/o
rib
103
crani/o
skull
104
crin/o
secret
105
cry/o
cold
106
crypt/o
hidden
107
cubit/o
elbow
108
culd/o
cul-de-sac (cavity closed on one end)
109
cutane/o
skin
110
cyan/o
blue
111
cyst/o
cyst, fluid sac, bladder
112
cyt/o
cell
113
dacry/o
tear
114
dactyl/o
digits (fingers and toes)
115
dem/o
people
116
dendr/o
tree-like, branches
117
dent/i
tooth
118
derm/a
skin
119
derm/o
skin
120
dermat/o
skin
121
dextr/o
to the right
122
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
123
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
124
dilat/o
to enlarge or expand
125
dipl/o
double
126
dips/o
thirst
127
dist/o
away from the point of origin, far, distant
128
diverticul/o
diverticulum
129
dont/o
tooth
130
dors/o
back of the body
131
duct/o
to lead, to carry
132
duoden/o
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
133
dur/o
dura mater
134
ecchym/o
blood in the tissues
135
electr/o
electricity
136
embry/o
embryo
137
encephal/o
brain
138
enter/o
intestines (usually the small intestine)
139
epididym/o
epididymis
140
epiglott/o
epiglottis
141
episi/o
vulva
142
erythem/o
redness
143
erythemat/o
redness
144
erythr/o
red
145
esophag/o
esophragus
146
esthes/o
nervous sensation
147
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
148
eti/o
the cause of a disease or condition
149
fasci/o
fibrous band, fascia
150
femor/o
thigh bone
151
fet/o
fetus
152
fibr/o
fiber
153
fibul/o
fibula, lower leg bone
154
flex/o
to bend
155
flour/o
luminous, lighted up
156
fung/o
fungus
157
gangli/o
tumor, cystic tumor
158
gastr/o
stomach
159
genit/o
reproduction
160
gigant/i
abnormally large
161
gingiv/o
gums
162
glauc/o
gray
163
gli/o
glue
164
glomerul/o
glomerulus
165
gloss/o
tongue
166
gluc/o
sugar, glucose
167
glyc/o
sugar, glucose
168
glycos/o
sugar, glucose
169
gon/o
seed
170
gonad/o
sex glands
171
graph/o
writing
172
gustat/o
taste
173
gyn/o
female, woman
174
gynec/o
female, woman
175
hem/a
blood
176
hem/o
blood
177
hemat/o
blood
178
hepat/o
liver
179
herni/o
hernia
180
hiat/o
opening
181
hidr/o
sweat
182
hirsut/o
hairy
183
hist/o
tissue
184
home/o
similar
185
hormon/o
hormone
186
humer/o
humerus, upper arm bone
187
hy/o
hyoid bone
188
hydr/o
water
189
hymen/o
hymen
190
hypn/o
sleep
191
hyster/o
uterus
192
iatr/o
physician, treatment
193
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
194
idi/o
unknown, individual, distinct
195
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
196
ili/o
ilium, top of the hip bone
197
immun/o
immune, protection
198
infer/o
below
199
inguin/o
groin
200
insulin/o
insulin
201
integument/o
covering
202
ir/o
iris
203
irid/o
iris
204
is/o
same, equal
205
isch/o
back, to hold back
206
jaund/o
yellow
207
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
208
kal/i
potassium
209
kary/o
nucleus
210
kerat/o
hard, horn-shaped tissue, cornea
211
ket/o
ketone
212
kines/o
movement
213
kinesi/o
movement
214
kyph/o
humpback
215
labi/o
lip
216
lacrim/o
tears
217
lact/o
milk
218
lamin/o
lamina (thin plate or layer, arch)
219
lapar/o
abdominal wall, abdomen
220
laryng/o
larynx, voice box
221
later/o
side
222
lei/o
smooth
223
leuk/o
white
224
lex/o
word
225
ligament/o
ligament
226
ligate/o
binding, tying
227
ling/o
tongue
228
lip/o
fat
229
lipid/o
fat
230
lith/o
stone, calculus
231
lob/o
lobe
232
log/o
study
233
lord/o
curve, swayback
234
lumb/o
lumbar region, loin
235
lumin/o
light
236
lump/o
lump, mass
237
lux/o
slide
238
lymph/o
lymph
239
lymphaden/o
lymph node
240
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
241
lymphat/o
lymph
242
mamm/o
breast
243
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jaw
244
mast/o
breast
245
meat/o
meatus
246
medi/o
middle
247
medull/o
medulla oblongata
248
megal/o
large, great, grand
249
melan/o
black
250
men/o
menses, menstruation
251
mening/o
meninges
252
meningi/o
meninges
253
menisc/o
meniscus, cartilage in the knee joint
254
ment/o
mind
255
metr/o
uterus
256
metri/o
uterus
257
mi/o
smaller, less
258
micr/o
small
259
morph/o
shape, form
260
muc/o
mucus
261
muscul/o
muscle
262
my/o
muscle
263
myc/o
fungus
264
mydr/o
widened, enlarged
265
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
266
myocardi/o
heart muscle
267
myos/o
muscle
268
myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
269
myx/o
mucus
270
narc/o
numbness, sleep, stupor
271
nas/o
nose
272
nat/i
birth
273
natr/o
sodium
274
necr/o
death
275
nephr/o
kidney
276
neur/o
nerve
277
noct/o
night
278
nos/o
disease
279
nucle/o
nucleus
280
nyct/o
night
281
ocul/o
eye
282
odont/o
tooth
283
olfact/o
smell
284
olig/o
scanty (very small)
285
onc/o
tumor
286
onych/o
nail
287
o/o
ovum (egg)
288
oophor/o
ovary
289
ophthalm/o
eye
290
opt/o
eye, vision
291
optic/o
eye, vision
292
or/o
mouth
293
orbit/o
eye socket
294
orch/o
testis, testicle
295
orchi/o
testis, testicle
296
orchid/o
testis, testicle
297
orth/o
straight
298
ossic/o
ossicle (small bone)
299
oste/o
bone
300
ot/o
ear
301
ov/o
ovum (egg)
302
ovari/o
ovary
303
ovul/o
ovum (egg)
304
ox/i
oxygen
305
ox/o
oxygen
306
pancreat/o
pancreas
307
papill/o
optic disc, nipple-like
308
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
309
patell/o
patella, kneecap
310
path/o
disease
311
pector/o
chest
312
ped/o
foot, child
313
pelv/i
pelvis
314
perine/o
perineum
315
phac/o
lens of the eye
316
phag/o
eat, swallow, engulf
317
phak/o
lens of the eye
318
phalang/o
phalanges, fingers or toes
319
pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
320
phas/o
speech
321
phe/o
dark-colored, gray
322
phim/o
muzzle
323
phleb/o
vein
324
phob/o
fear
325
phon/o
sound
326
phot/o
light
327
phren/o
mind
328
phys/o
air, gas
329
physi/o
nature, function
330
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
331
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
332
plant/o
sole of the foot
333
plas/o
development, formation
334
pleur/o
pleura, serous membrane that enfolds the lung
335
pneum/o
lung, air
336
pneumon/o
lung, air
337
pod/o
foot
338
pol/o
extreme
339
poli/o
gray matter
340
pont/o
pons
341
por/o
opening, passageway, porous
342
poster/o
back (of body), behind
343
presby/o
old age
344
proct/o
rectum, anus
345
prostat/o
prostate gland
346
proxim/o
near the point of origin, near, close
347
prurit/o
itching
348
psor/o
itching
349
psych/o
mind
350
pub/o
pubis, pubic region
351
pulmon/o
lung
352
py/o
pus
353
pyel/o
renal pelvis
354
pylor/o
pylorus
355
pyret/o
fever
356
rachi/o
spine vertebra
357
radi/o
X-rays
358
radicul/o
nerve root
359
rect/o
rectum
360
ren/o
kidney
361
resuscit/o
to revive
362
retin/o
retina
363
rhabd/o
rod-shaped
364
rheumat/o
watery flow
365
rhin/o
nose
366
rhythm/o
rhythm, heartbeat
367
rhytid/o
wrinkle
368
sacr/o
sacrum
369
salping/o
Eustachian (auditory) tube, fallopian tube
370
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
371
schiz/o
split
372
scler/o
hardening
373
scoli/o
crooked, bent
374
scot/o
darkness
375
seb/o
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
376
semin/i
semen, seed
377
seps/o
infection
378
sept/o
wall, partition
379
ser/o
serum, serous
380
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
381
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon, sigmoid
382
sin/o
sinus, cavity
383
sinus/o
sinus, cavity
384
sinistr/o
to the left
385
somat/o
body
386
somn/o
sleeo
387
son/o
sound
388
sperm/o
spermatozoa, sperm
389
spermat/o
spermatozoa, sperm
390
sphygm/o
pulse
391
spin/o
spine
392
spir/o
breathing
393
splen/o
spleen
394
spondyl/o
vertebra, backbone
395
squam/o
scale
396
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
397
steat/o
fat, sebum
398
ster/o
solid structure, steroid
399
stern/o
sternum, breastbone
400
steth/o
chest
401
stigmat/o
point
402
stomat/o
mouth
403
styl/o
column, pillar, tube
404
super/o
above
405
synaps/o
point of contact, to join
406
synapt/o
point of contact, to join
407
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short, faint
408
synovi/o
lubricating fluid of joints
409
systol/o
contraction
410
tars/o
ankle
411
tax/o
coordination, order
412
tax/i
coordination, order
413
tempor/o
the temples
414
ten/o
tendon
415
tendin/o
tendon
416
tendon/o
tendon
417
tens/o
stretched, strained
418
test/o
testis, testicle
419
testicul/o
testis, testicle
420
thalam/o
thalamus
421
thec/o
sheath (meninges)
422
therm/o
hot, heat
423
thorac/o
chest
424
thromb/o
clot
425
thym/o
thymus
426
thyr/o
thyroid gland
427
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
428
tibi/o
tibia, lower leg bone
429
tom/o
to cut
430
ton/o
tone, tension
431
tonsill/o
tonsils
432
top/o
place, location, position
433
tors/o
twisted
434
tox/i
poison
435
tox/o
poison
436
toxic/o
poison
437
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
438
traumat/o
trauma, injury, wound
439
trich/o
hair
440
trigon/o
trigone (region of bladder)
441
troph/o
development, nourishment
442
tub/o
tube
443
tubercul/o
tubercule, small lesion caused by infection
444
tuss/o
cough
445
tympan/o
eardrum
446
uln/o
ulna, lower arm bone
447
umbilic/o
umbilicus (belly button)
448
ungu/o
nail
449
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
450
uterer/o
uterer
451
urethr/o
urethra
452
urin/o
urine
453
uter/o
uterus
454
vagin/o
vagina
455
varic/o
varicose veins
456
vas/o
vessel, duct
457
vascul/o
blood vessel
458
ven/i
vein
459
ven/o
vein
460
vener/o
sexual contact
461
ventil/o
to oxygenate, aerate
462
ventr/o
belly side of body, ventral aspect
463
ventricul/o
ventricle
464
venul/o
venule (smll vein)
465
vers/o
turn, turning
466
vertebr/o
vertebrae, spinal column bones
467
vesic/o
urinary bladder
468
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
469
vestibul/o
vestibule
470
vir/o
virus
471
viscer/o
internal organs
472
vitr/o
vitreous body
473
vitre/o
glassy
474
volv/o
to roll, turn, twist around
475
vulv/o
vulva
476
xanth/o
yellow, yellowish
477
xen/o
foreign, unlike species
478
xer/o
dry
479
zo/o
animal, life
