Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical terms
Combining forms body systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adip/o | Fat |
| Albin/o, Leuk/o | White, without color |
| Cutane/o, derm/o | Skin |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| Erythem/o | Red |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Scler/o | Hard, Harding |
| Xanth/o | Yellow |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Ankylos/o | Stiffining |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Crani/o | Skull, Head |
| Dactyl/o | Digit |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Fibul/o | Fibula |
| Humer/o | Humerus |
| Ili/o | Ilium (pelvic bones) |
| Lamin/o | Lamina (of a vertebrae) |
| Mandibul/o | Mandible (lower jaw) |
| Maxill/o | Maxilla (upper jaw) |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Orth/o | Straight, Straighten |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Patell/o | Patella (knee cap) |
| Pelv/l | Pelvis |
| Phalang/o | Fingers or toes |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra(e), Spine |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Tend/o | Tendon |
| Tibi/o | Tibia (shin) |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Angi/o, Vas/o | Vessel |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Yellow, Fatty plaque |
| Atri/o | Atrium (upper chambers) |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood |
| Leuc/o, Leuk/o | White |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Phleb/o, Ven/o | Vein |
| Splen/o | Spleen |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle (lower chambers) |
| Aer/o | Air |
| Atel/o | Imperfect |
| Bronch/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchioles |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (voice box) |
| Lob/o | Lobes (of the lung) |
| Muc/o | Mucus |
| Nas/o, Rhin/o | Nose |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx (throat) |
| Pleur/o | Pleura |
| Pneum/o | Lung |
| Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Sinus/o | Sinus(es) |
| Spir/o | To breathe |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil(s) |
| Trache/o | Trachea (windpipe) |
| (common suffix) -ptysis | To spit |
| Abdomin/o | Abdomen |
| Aden/o | Gland |
| Aliment/o | Nourishment, food |
| Amyl/o | Starch |
| An/o | Anus |
| Append/o, Appendic/o | Appendix |
| Bucc/o | Cheek |
| Cec/o | Cecum (first segment of large intestines) |
| Cheil/o | Lip(s) |
| Cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
| Choled/o | Common bile duct |
| Col/o, Colon/o | Large intestine, colon |
| Dent/i, Odont/o | Tooth (teeth) |
| Duoden/o | Duodenum (first section of small intestine) |
| Enter/o | Small intestine |
| Epiglott/o | Epiglottis |
| Esophag/o | Esophagus (food tube) |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Gloss/o, Lingu/o | Tongue |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Ile/o | Ileum |
| Intestin/o | Intestine |
| Jejun/o | Jejunum (2nd section of small intestine) |
| Lith/o | Stone, Calculus |
| Or/o, Stomat/o | Mouth |
| Pancreat/o | Pancreas |
| Periton/o | Peritonium |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx (throat) |
| Proct/o, Rect/o | Rectum |
| Sial/o | Saliva |
| Sigmoid/o | Sigmoid colon |
| (common suffix) -ase | Enzyme |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Cyst/o | Bladder, sac |
| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus |
| Hemat/o | Blood |
| Lith/o | Stone, Calculus |
| Nephr/o, Ren/o | Nephron, KIdney |
| Noct/o | Night |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pyel/o | Renal pelvic |
| Ur/o, urin/o | Urine |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Encephal/o, Cerebr/o | Brain, cerebrum |
| Mening/o | Meninges |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Gluc/o, Glyc/o | Sugar, sweet |
| Parathyroid/o | Parathyroid glands |
| Thym/o | Thymus gland |
| Thyr/o | Thyroid gland |
| Toxic/o | Poison, Toxic |
| (common suffix) -oid | Resembling |
| (common suffix) -ose | Sugar |
| Audi/o | Sound, hearing |
| Aur/o, Ot/o | Ear |
| Blephar/o | Eyelid |
| Conjunctiv/o | Conjunctiva(e) |
| Corne/o | Cornea |
| Myring/o, Tympan/o | Eardrum |
| Ocul/o, Opthalm/o | Eye |
| Olfact/o | Smell |
| Retin/o | Retina |
| (common prefix) Presby- | Aging, elderly |
| (common suffix) -cusis | Hearing |
| (common suffix) -ptosis | Sagging, drooping |
| Amni/o | Amnion (amniotic sac) |
| Cervic/o | Neck (neck of the uterus is the cervix) |
| Colp/o, Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Embry/o | Embryo |
| Gyn/o, Gynec/o | Female, women |
| Hyster/o, Metr/o, Uter/o | Uterus |
| Lact/o | MIlk |
| Mamm/o, Mast/o | Breast |
| Men/o | Month, Menstruation |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Oophor/o, Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Orch/o, Test/o | Testes |
| Ov/o | Egg |
| Prostat/o | Prostate |
| Salping/o | Tube (fallopian) |
| Sperm/o, Spermat/o | Sperm |
Created by:
Kelly1443
Popular Nursing sets