MBC 180 Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
in relationship to gland
2
Q
adip/o, leuk/o
A
white
3
Q
aut/o
A
self
4
Q
bi/o
A
life
5
Q
caus/o
A
burning sensation
6
Q
cauter/o
A
burn
7
Q
crypt/o
A
hidden
8
Q
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
9
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
10
Q
diaphor/o
A
profuse sweating
11
Q
eosin/o
A
rosy
12
Q
erythem/o, erythr/o, rube/o
A
red
13
Q
heter/o
A
different
14
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
15
Q
ichthy/o
A
dry/scaly
16
Q
jaund/o, lute/o, xanth/o
A
yellow
17
Q
kerat/o
A
hard
18
Q
lip/o, steat/o
A
fat
19
Q
melan/o
A
black
20
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
21
Q
necr/o
A
death
22
Q
onych/o, ungu/o
A
nail
23
Q
pachy/o
A
thick
24
Q
phyt/o
A
plant
25
pil/o, trich/o
hair
26
poli/o
gray matter
27
py/o
pus
28
rhytid/o
wrinkle
29
seb/o
sebum/oil
30
staphyl/o
clusters
31
strept/o
twisted chain
32
squam/o
flat/scalelike
33
xer/o
dry
34
acetabul/o
hip, socket
35
ankyl/o
bent, fused
36
aponeur/o
tendon type
37
arthr/o, articul/o
joint
38
burs/o
fluid-filled sac in a joint
39
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
40
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel)
41
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
42
chondr/o
cartilage
43
calvic/o, clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
44
cost/o
rib
45
crani/o
cranium (skull)
46
disc/o
interverebral disc
47
femor/o
thighbone
48
fibul/o
fibula
49
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
50
ili/o
ilium (upper pelvic bone)
51
ischi/o
ischium (posterior pelvic bone)
52
kinesi/o
movement
53
kyph/o
hump
54
lamin/o
lamina
55
lord/o
curve
56
lumb/o
lower back
57
malleol/o
malleolus (process on lateral ankle)
58
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
59
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
60
menisc/o, menisci/o
meniscus
61
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand)
62
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot)
63
myel/o
bone marrow
64
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
65
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
66
orth/o
straight
67
oste/o
bone
68
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
69
pelv/i
pelvis (hip)
70
perone/o
fibula
71
petr/o
stone
72
phalang/o
phalanges ( finger or toe)
73
plant/o
sole of foot
74
pub/o
pubis
75
rachi/o
spine
76
radi/o
radius (lower arm)
77
rhabdomy/o
skeletal (striated muscle)
78
rheumat/o
watery flow (collection of fluids in joints)
79
sacr/o
sacrum
80
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder)
81
scoli/o
bent
82
spondyl/o
vertebra
83
stern/o
sternum (breast bone)
84
synovi/o
synovial joint membrane
85
tars/o
tarsal (ankle/foot)
86
ten/o
tendon
87
tend/o, tendin/o
tendon (connective tissue)
88
tibi/o
shin bone
89
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
90
vertebr/o
vertebra
91
adenoid/o
adenoid
92
alveol/o
alveolus
93
atel/o
incomplete
94
bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchus
95
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
96
capn/o
carbon dioxide
97
coni/o
dust
98
diaphragmat/o
diaphram
99
epiglott/o
epiglottis
100
laryng/o
larynx
101
lob/o
lobe
102
mediastin/o
mediastinum
103
muc/o
mucus
104
nas/o
nose
105
orth/o
straight
106
ox/o, oxy/o
oxygen
107
pector/o
chest
108
pharyng/o
pharynx
109
phon/o
voice
110
phren/o
diaphragm
111
pleur/o
pleura
112
pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o
lung/air
113
py/o
pus
114
rhin/o
nose
115
sept/o
septum
116
sinus/o
sinus
117
spir/o
breath
118
tel/o
complete
119
thorac/o
thorax
120
tonsill/o
tonsil
121
trache/o
trachea
122
ang/o
vessel
123
aort/o
aorta
124
ather/o
yellow plaque (fat)
125
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
126
atri/o
atrium
127
brachi/o
arm
128
cardi/o, coron/o
heart
129
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
130
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
131
myx/o
mucus
132
ox/o
oxygen
133
pericardi/o
pericardium
134
phleb/o
vein
135
sphygm/o
pulse
136
steth/o
chest
137
thromb/o
clot
138
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
139
vascul/o, vas/o
vessel
140
ven/o
vein
141
ventricul/o
ventricle
142
amin/o
amnion
143
arche/o
first
144
cephal/o
head
145
cervic/o
cervix
146
chori/o
chorion
147
colp/o
vagina
148
crypt/o
hidden
149
culd/o
cul-de-sac
150
episi/o
vulva
151
fet/o
fetus
152
galact/o, lact/o
milk
153
gynec/o, gyn/o
female
154
hymen/o
hymen
155
hyster/o, metr/i, uter/o
uterus
156
lapar/o
abdominal wall
157
mamm/o, mast/o
breast
158
men/o
menstruation, month
159
metr/o
uterus, measure
160
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
161
nat/a, nat/i
birth
162
obstetr/o
pregnancy/ childbirth
163
olig/o
few
164
oo/o, ov/o
egg
165
oophor/o, ovar/i
ovary
166
ovul/o
ovulation
167
perine/o
perineum
168
peritone/o
peritoneum
169
phor/o
to bear
170
salping/o
uterine tube, fallopian tube
171
top/o
place
172
vagin/o
vagina
173
vulv/o
vulva
