Roots/Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Combining Form
aden/o
A
Meaning
gland
2
Q
Combining Form
arthr/o
A
Meaning
joint
3
Q
Combining Form
bi/o
A
Meaning
life
4
Q
Combining Form
carcin/o
A
Meaning
cancer, cancerous
5
Q
Combining Form
cardi/o
coron/o
A
Meaning
heart
6
Q
Combining Form
cephal/o
A
Meaning
head
7
Q
Combining Form
cerebr/o
A
Meaning
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
8
Q
Combining Form
cyst/o
vesic/o
A
Meaning
urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or a cyst
9
Q
Combining Form
cyt/o
A
Meaning
cell
10
Q
Combining Forms
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
A
Meaning
skin
11
Q
Combining Form
electr/o
A
Meaning
electricity
12
Q
Combining Form
encephal/o
A
Meaning
brain
13
Q
Combining Form
enter/o
A
Meaning intestines (often the small intestine)
14
Q
Combining Form
erythr/o
A
Meaning
red
15
Q
Combining Form
gastr/o
A
Meaning
stomach
16
Q
Combining Form
gnos/o
A
Meaning
knowledge
17
Q
Combining Form
gynec/o
A
Meaning
woman, female
18
Q
Combining Form
hem/o
hemat/o
A
Meaning
blood
19
Q
Combining Form
hepat/o
A
Meaning
liver
20
Q
Combining Form
lapar/o
A
Meaning abdomen (area between the chest and hip)
21
Q
Combining Form
leuk/o
A
Meaning
white
22
Q
Combining Form
nephr/o
ren/o
A
Meaning
kidney
23
Q
Combining Form
neur/o
A
Meaning
nerve
24
Q
Combining Form
onc/o
A
Meaning
tumor (cancerous)
25
Combining Form
ophthalm/o
ocul/o
Meaning
| eye
26
Combining Form
| oste/o
Meaning
| bone
27
Combining Form
| path/o
Meaning
| disease
28
Combining Form
| psych/o
Meaning
| mind
29
Combining Form
rhin/o
nas/o
Meaning
| nose
30
Combining Form
| sarc/o
Meaning
| flesh
31
Combining Form
| thromb/o
Meaning
| clotting
32
Combining Form
| abdomin/o
Meaning
| abdomen
33
Combining Form
| anter/o
Meaning
| front
34
Combining Form
| bronch/o
```
Meaning
bronchial tubes (leading from the trachea to the lungs)
```
35
Combining Form
| cervic/o
Meaning
| neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus
36
Combining Form
| chondr/o
Meaning
| cartilage (connective tissue attached to bones)
37
Combining Form
| coccyg/o
Meaning
| coccyx, tailbone
38
Combining Form
| crani/o
Meaning
| skull
39
Combining Form
| epitheli/o
Meaning
| skin, surface tissue
40
Combining Form
| esophag/o
Meaning
| esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach)
41
Combining Form
| laryng/o
Meaning
| larynx (voice box)
42
Combining Form
| later/o
Meaning
| side
43
Combining Form
| lumb/o
Meaning
| loin (waist)
44
Combining Form
| lymph/o
Meaning
| lymph
45
Combining Form
| mediastin/o
Meaning
| mediatinum
46
Combining Form
| pelv/o
Meaning
| pelvis (bones of the hips)
47
Combining Form
| peritone/o
```
Meaning
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)
```
48
Combining Form
| pharyng/o
Meaning
| pharynx (throat)
49
Combining Form
| pleur/o
Meaning
| pleura
50
Combining Form
| poster/o
Meaning
| back; behind
51
Combing Form
| radi/o
Meaning
| x-rays
52
Combining Form
| sacr/o
Meaning
| sacrum (five fused bones in the lower back)
53
Combining Form
| spin/o
Meaning
| spine (backbone)
54
Combining Form
| thorac/o
Meaning
| chest
55
Combining Form
| trache/o
Meaning
| trachea (windpipe)
56
Combining Form
vertebr/o
spondyl/o
Meaning
| vertebra (backbone)
57
Combining Form
| amni/o
Meaning
| amnion (sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
58
Combining Form
| angi/o
Meaning
| vessel (usually a blood vessel)
59
Combining Form
| arteri/o
Meaning
| artery
60
Combining Form
| ather/o
Meaning
| plaque (a yellow, fatty material)
61
Combining Form
| axill/o
Meaning
| armpit
62
Combining Form
| chem/o
Meaning
| drug; also chemical
63
Combining Form
| cholecyst/o
Meaning
| gallbladder
64
Combining Form
| chron/o
Meaning
| time
65
Combining Form
| col/o
```
Meaning
colon (large intestine or bowel)
```
66
Combining Form
| crani/o
Meaning
| skull
67
Combining Form
| cry/o
Meaning
| cold
68
Combining Form
| hyster/o
Meaning
| uterus
69
Combining Form
| inguin/o
Meaning
| groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body)
70
Combining Form
| isch/o
Meaning
| to hold back
71
Combining Form
mamm/o
mast/o
Meaning
| breast
72
Combining Form
| men/o
Meaning
| menses; month
73
Combining Form
| mening/o
Meaning
| meninges (membranes around the brain and spinal cord)
74
Combining Form
| my/o
Meaning
| muscle
75
Combining Form
| myel/o
Meaning
| spinal cord; bone marrow
76
Combining Form
| necr/o
Meaning
| death (of cells)
77
Combining Form
oophor/o
ovari/o
Meaning
| ovary
78
Combining Form
ot/o
aur/o
Meaning
| ear
79
Combining Form
| pelv/o
Meaning
| hip area
80
Combining Form
phleb/o
ven/o
Meaning
| vein
81
Combining Form
pneumon/o
pulmon/o
Meaning
| lung
82
Combining Form
| radi/o
Meaning
| x-rays
83
Combining Form
| salping/o
Meaning
| fallopian tube
84
Combining Form
| septic/o
Meaning
| pertaining to infection
85
Combining Form
| tonsill/o
Meaning
| tonsil
86
Combining Form
| ur/o
Meaning
| urine or urea; urinary tract
87
Combining Form
| vascul/o
Meaning
| blood vessel
88
Combining Form
| an/o
Meaning
| anus
89
Combining Form
| carp/o
Meaning
| carpals
90
Combining Form
| cis/o
Meaning
| to cut
91
Combining Form
| cost/o
Meaning
| ribs
92
Combining Form
| dur/o
```
Meaning
dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
```
93
Combining Form
| gen/o
Meaning
| to produce, to begin
94
Combining Form
| glyc/o
Meaning
| sugar
95
Combining Form
| nat/i
Meaning
| birth
96
Combining Form
| norm/o
Meaning
| rule, order
97
Combining Form
| plas/o
Meaning
| formation, growth, development
98
Combining Form
| scapul/o
Meaning
| scapula
99
Combining Form
| son/o
Meaning
| sound
100
Combining Form
| thyroid/o
Meaning
| thyroid gland
101
Combining Form
| top/o
Meaning
| to put, place, position
102
Combining Form
| troph/o
Meaning
| development, nourishment
103
Combining Form
| urethr/o
Meaning
| urethra
104
Combining Form
| uter/o
Meaning
| uterus
105
Combining Form
| ven/o
Meaning
| vein
106
Combining Form
| aort/o
Meaning
| aorta
107
Combining Form
| arteriol/o
Meaning
| arteriole
108
Combining Form
| venul/o
Meaning
| venule
109
Combining Form
append/o
appendic/o
Meaning
| appendix
110
Combining Form
col/o
colon/o
Meaning
| colon
111
Combining Form
| duoden/o
Meaning
| duodenum
112
Combining Form
| esophag/o
Meaning
| esophagus
113
Combining Form
| gastr/o
Meaning
| stomach
114
Combining Form
| ile/o
Meaning
| ileum
115
Combining Form
| jejun/o
Meaning
| jejunum
116
Combining Form
or/o
stomat/o
Meaning
| mouth
117
Combining Form
| pancreat/o
Meaning
| pancreas
118
Combining Form
| pharyng/o
Meaning
| pharynx
119
Combining Form
| proct/o
Meaning
| anus and rectum
120
Combining Form
| rect/o
Meaning
| rectum
121
Combining Form
| sigmoid/o
Meaning
| sigmoid colon
122
Combining Form
adren/o
adrenal/o
Meaning
| adrenal gland
123
Combining Form
| hypophys/o
Meaning
| pituitary gland
124
Combining Form
oophor/o
ovari/o
Meaning
| ovary
125
Combining Form
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
Meaning
| testis; testicle
126
Combining Form
| pancreat/o
Meaning
| pancreas
127
Combining Form
| parathyroid/o
Meaning
| parathyroid gland
128
Combining Form
| pituitary/o
Meaning
| pituitary gland
129
Combining Form
| thyroaden/o
Meaning
| thyroid gland
130
Combining Form
| thyroid/o
Meaning
| thyroid gland
131
Combining Form
| cervic/o
Meaning
| cervix
132
Combining Form
colp/o
vagin/o
Meaning
| vagina
133
Combining Form
hyster/o
metri/o
uter/o
Meaning
| uterus
134
Combining Form
mamm/o
mast/o
Meaning
| breast
135
Combining Form
| o/o
Meaning
| egg
136
lymphaden/o
lymph node (gland)
137
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
138
splen/o
spleen
139
balan/o
penis
140
Combining Form
| prostat/o
Meaning
| prostate gland
141
Combining Form
| scrot/o
Meaning
| scrotum
142
Combining Form
| vas/o
Meaning
| vas deferens
143
Combining Form
| crypt/o
Meaning
| hidden
144
Combining Form
| varic/o
Meaning
| swollen veins
145
Combining Form
| hydr/o
Meaning
| water
146
Combining Form
| ligament/o
Meaning
| ligament
147
Combining Form
muscul/o
my/o
myos/o
Meaning
| muscle
148
Combining Form
ten/o
tendin/o
Meaning
| tendon
149
Combining Form
| rheumat/o
Meaning
flowing
-descriptive of swelling in joints
150
Combining Form
| cerebell/o
Meaning
| cerebellum
151
Combining Form
| medull/o
Meaning
| medulla oblongata
152
Combining Form
| blast/o
Meaning
| immature
153
Combining Form
| adenoid/o
Meaning
| adenoid
154
Combining Form
| alveol/o
Meaning
| alveoli
155
Combining Form
| bronchiol/o
Meaning
| bronchiole
156
Combining Form
| cyan/o
Meaning
| blue
157
Combining Form
| epiglott/o
Meaning
| epiglottis
158
Combining Form
| phren/o
Meaning
| diaphragm
159
Combining Form
| tonsill/o
Meaning
| tonsils
160
Combining Form
| atel/o
Meaning
| incomplete
161
Combining Form
| coni/o
Meaning
| abnormal condition of dust
162
Combining Form
onych/o
ungu/o
Meaning
| nail
163
Combining Form
pil/o
trich/o
Meaning
| hair
164
Combining Form
| phak/o
Meaning
| lens of the eye
165
Combining Form
| retin/o
Meaning
| retina
166
Combining Form
myring/o
tympan/o
Meaning
| eardrum
167
Combining Form
| pyel/o
Meaning
| renal pelvis
168
Combining Form
| ureter/o
Meaning
| ureter
