Module Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cephal/o
A
head
12
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
13
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
14
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
15
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
16
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
17
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
18
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
19
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
20
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
21
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
22
Q
erythr/o
A
red
23
Q
esohpag/o
A
esophagus
24
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
25
glyc/o
sugar
26
gnos/o
knowledge
27
gynec/o
woman, female
28
hemat/o or hem/o
blood
29
hepat/o
liver
30
iatr/o
treatment, physician
31
leuk/o
white
32
log/o
study of
33
nephr/o
kidney
34
neur/o
nerve
35
onc/o
tumor
36
ophthalm/o
eye
37
oste/o
bone
38
ot/o
ear
39
path/o
disease
40
ped/o
child
41
psych/o
mind
42
radi/o
x-rays
43
ren/o
kidney
44
rhin/o
nose
45
sarc/o
flesh
46
sect/o
to cut
47
thromb/o
clot, clotting
48
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
49
abdomin/o
abdomen
50
adip/o
fat
51
anter/o
front
52
cervic/o
neck (of the body or uterus)
53
chondr/o
cartilage
54
chrom/o
color
55
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
56
crani/o
skull
57
cyt/o
cell
58
dist/o
far, distant
59
dors/o
back portion of the body
60
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
61
ili/o
ilium (of the hip bone)
62
inguin/o
groin
63
kary/o
nucleus
64
later/o
side
65
lumb/o
lower back
66
medi/o
middle
67
nucle/o
nucleus
68
pelv/i
pelvis
69
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
70
poster/o
back, behind
71
proxim/o
nearest
72
sacr/o
sacrum
73
sarc/o
flesh
74
spin/o
spine, backbone
75
thel/o, theli/o
nipple
76
thorac/o
chest
77
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
78
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
79
ventr/o
belly side of the body
80
vertebr/o
vertebra(e), backbone(s)
81
viscer/o
internal organs
82
anthrac/o
black; coal
83
bacteri/o
bacteria
84
botul/u
sausage
85
capit/o
head
86
choler/
bile
87
clostr/o
spindle
88
col/o
large intestines
89
corpor/o
body
90
crur/o
leg
91
crypt/o
hidden or covered
92
cyt/o
cell
93
enter/o
small intestines
94
gon/o
seed; semen
95
hepat/o
liver
96
man/u
hand
97
megal/o
large intestines
98
mon/o
one, single, alone
99
myel/o
spinal chord
100
nucle/o
nucleus
101
parot/o
parotid gland
102
path/o
disease, having characteristics of or produced by
103
ped/i
foot
104
plasm/o
plasma
105
poli/o
gray
106
pyl/o
gate
107
spor/i
seed, spore
108
tox/o
poisonous : poison
109
trich/o
hair
110
tubercul/e
small nodular lesion; swelling
111
ungu/o
nail
112
Lapr/o
Abdomin
113
aer/o
air
114
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
115
bronch/o
bronchial tube
116
chem/o
drug
117
cras/o
mixture
118
erg/o
work
119
esthes/o
feeling, sensation
120
fluor/o
luminous
121
hypn/o
sleep
122
iatr/o
treatment
123
is/o
same
124
myc/o
mold, fungus
125
narc/o
stupor
126
or/o
mouth
127
pharmac/o
drug
128
pharmaceut/o
drug
129
prurit/o
itching
130
pyret/o
fever
131
radi/o
x-rays
132
roentgen/o
x-rays
133
son/o
sound
134
thec/o
sheath (of brain and spinal cord)
135
therapeut/o
treatment
136
toxic/o
poison
137
vas/o
vessel
138
ven/o
vein
139
vit/o
life
140
vitr/o
glass
141
viv/o
life
142
aden/o
gland
143
adrenal/o
adrenal glands
144
gonad/o
sex glands (ovaries, testes)
145
pancreat/o
pancreas
146
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
147
pituitar/o
pituitary gland; hypophysis
148
thyr/o
thyroid gland
149
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
150
pituitar/o
pituitary gland; hypophysis
151
thyr/o
thyroid gland
152
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
153
andr/o
male
154
calc/o, calici/o
calcium
155
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
156
crin/o
secrete
157
dips/o
thirst
158
estr/o
female
159
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar
160
home/o
sameness
161
hormon/o
hormone
162
kal/i
potassium (an electrolyte)
163
lact/o
milk
164
myx/o
mucus
165
natr/o
sodium (an electrolyte)
166
phys/o
growing
167
somat/o
body
168
ster/o
solid structure
169
toc/o
childbirth
170
toxic/o
poison
171
ur/o
urine
172
tri
three
173
anxi/o
uneasy, anxious
174
auto-
self
175
hallucin/o
hallucination
176
hypn/o
sleep
177
iatr/o
treatment
178
ment/o
mind
179
neur/o
nerve
180
phil/o
attraction to, love
181
phren/o
mind
182
psych/o
mind
183
schiz/o
split
184
somat/o
body
185
adip/o
fat
186
albin/o
white
187
caus/o
burn, burning
188
cauter/o
heat, burn
189
cutane/o
skin
190
derm/o
skin
191
dermat/o
skin
192
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
193
erythem/o
redness
194
erythemat/o
redness
195
hidr/o
sweat
196
ichthy/o
scaly, dry
197
kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
198
leuk/o
white
199
lip/o
fat
200
melan/o
black
201
myc/o
fungus
202
onych/o
nail
203
phyt/o
plant
204
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
205
py/o
pus
206
rhythid/o
wrinkle
207
seb/o
sebum
208
squam/o
scale-like
209
steat/o
fat
210
trich/o
hair
211
ungu/o
nail
212
xanth/o
yellow
213
xer/o
dry
214
albin/o
white
215
anthrac/o
black (as coal)
216
chlor/o
green
217
cirrh/o
tawny yellow
218
cyan/o
blue
219
eosin/o
rosy
220
erythr/o
redness
221
jaund/o
yellow
222
leuk/o
white
223
lute/o
yellow
224
melan/o
black
225
poli/o
gray
226
xanth/o
yellow
227
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
228
ankyl/o
stiff
229
arthr/o
joint
230
articul/
joint
231
burs/o
bursa
232
calc/o
calcium
233
calcane/o
calcaneus (heal)
234
calci/o
calcium
235
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
236
chondr/o
cartilage
237
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
238
cost/o
ribs
239
crani/o
cranium (skull)
240
fasci/o
fascia
241
femor/o
femur (thigh bones)
242
fibr/o
fibrous
243
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
244
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
245
ili/o
ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
246
ischi/o
ischium (part of pelvic bone)
247
kyph/o
posterior curvature in thoracic region
248
lamin/o
lamina
249
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
250
ligament/o
ligament
251
lord/o
curve
252
lumb/o
loins, lower back
253
malleol/o
malleolus
254
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
255
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
256
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
257
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
258
my/o
muscle
259
myel/o
bone marrow
260
myocardi/o
heart muscle
261
myos/o
muscle
262
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
263
orth/o
straight
264
oste/o
bone
265
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
266
pelv/i
pelvis
267
perone/o
fibula
268
phalang/o
phalanges (finger, toe bones)
269
plant/o
sole of the foot
270
pub/o
pubis
271
radi/o
radius
272
rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle connected to bones
273
rheumat/o
watery flow
274
sarco
muscles and flesh
275
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
276
scoli/o
crooked
277
spondyl/o
vertebra
278
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
279
synov/o
synovial membrane
280
tars/o
tarsals
281
ten/o
tendon
282
tendin/o
tendon
283
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
284
uln/o
ulna (lower arm bone)
285
vertebr/o
vertebra
