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
MTER Combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr(o) | extremity |
| arthr(o) | joint |
| articul(o) | joint |
| brachi(o) | arm |
| carp(o) | wrist |
| caud(o) | tail, inferior/lower end |
| cervic(o) | neck, neck of an organ |
| cheir(o) chir(o) | hand |
| chondr(o) | cartilage |
| clied(o) | clavicle |
| coccyg(o) | tail bone |
| cost(o) | rib |
| cox(o) | hip |
| crani(o) | skull |
| dactyl(o) | digit(finger, toe) |
| femor(o) | femur |
| ili(o) | ilium, hip bone |
| kinesi(o) | movement |
| kyph(o) | hunchback |
| lord(o) | swayback |
| muscul(o) my(o) | muscle |
| myel(o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| os(o) oste(o) | bone |
| preone(o) | fibula |
| rachi(o) | spine, vertebra |
| scoli(o) | crooked |
| skelet(o) | skeleton |
| spondyl(o) | vertebra |
| ten(o) | tendon |
| vertebr(o) | vertebra |
| abdomin(o) | abdomen |
| an(o) | anus |
| append(o) | appendix |
| bucc(o) | cheek, mouth |
| cec(o) | cecum |
| celi(o) | abdomen |
| cheil(o) | lip |
| chole(o) chol(e) | gall, bile |
| cholecyst(o) | gallbladder |
| cib(o) cibum(o) | meal |
| col(o) | colon |
| dent(o) dont(o) | tooth |
| duoden(o) | duodenum |
| enter(o) | intestine |
| gingiv(o) | gum, gums |
| gloss(o) | tongue |
| hepat(o) | liver |
| ile(o) | ileum |
| inguin(o) | groin |
| jejun(o) | jejunum |
| labi(o) | lips |
| lapar(o) | abdomen, abdominal wall |
| lingu(o) | tongue |
| lith(o) | stone |
| omphal(o) | umbilicus |
| or(o) | mouth |
| palat(o) | palate |
| proct(o) | rectum and anus |
| ptyal(o) | saliva |
| pylor(o) | pylorus, gate keeper (sphincter between stomach and duodenum) |
| rect(o) | rectum |
| sial(o) | saliva |
| sigmoid(o) | sigmoid colon |
| splen(o) | spleen |
| staphyl(o) | uvula |
| stom(o) stomat(o) | mouth, new opening |
| vicer(o) | internal organs |
| troph(o) | nourishment |
| aden(o) | gland |
| angi(o) | vessel |
| arteri(o) | artery |
| cardi(o) card(o) | heart |
| hem(o) hemat(o) | blood |
| phleb(o) | vein |
| sphygm(o) | pulse |
| vas(o) | vessel, vein |
| ven(o) | vein |
| aer(o) | air, gas |
| bronch(o) bronchi(o) | bronchus |
| laryng(o) | larynx |
| nas(o) | nose |
| pharyng(o) | pharynx (throat) |
| phon(o) | voice |
| phren(o) | diaphragm. mind |
| pleur(o) | pleura (lung covering) |
| pneumon(o) | lung |
| pneum(o) | air |
| pulmon(o) | lung |
| rhin(o) | nose |
| thorac(o) | chest, thorax |
| trache(o) | trachea (windpipe) |
| steth(o) | chest |
| cyst(o) | bladder, sac of fluid |
| nephr(o) | kidney |
| pyel(o) | kidney pelvis |
| ren(o) | kidney |
| ur(o) | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter(o) | ureter |
| urethr(o) | urethra |
| vesic(o) | bladder, blister |
| andr(o) | man, male |
| cervic(o) | neck |
| colp(o) | vagina |
| culd(o) | cul-de-sac; pouch of douglas |
| episi(o) | vulva |
| estr(o) | female |
| galact(o) | milk |
| gravid(o) | pregnancy |
| gynec(o) | woman |
| hyster(o) | uterus |
| lact(o) | milk |
| mamm(o) | breast |
| mast(o) | breast |
| men(o) | month, menses |
| metr(o) | uterus |
| myom(o) | muscle tumour |
| nat(i) | birth |
| oophor(o) | ovary |
| orchid(o) orchi(o) | testis |
| ovari(o) | ovary |
| salping(o) | tube, fallopian tube |
| sperm(o) spermat(o) | sperm |
| thel(o) | nipple |
| trachel(o) | cervix, neck of an organ |
| uter(o) | uterus |
| vagin(o) | vagina |
| ** gravida **para **partum | pregnant delivered childbirth |
| adip(o) | fat |
| cyt(o) | cell |
| derm(a) derm(o) dermat(o) | skin |
| diaphor(o) diaphor(e) | sweating |
| doch(o) | duct |
| hidr(o) | sweat |
| hist(o) | tissue |
| kerat(o) | hard, horny, cornea |
| lip(o) | fat |
| myc(o) | fungus |
| onc(o) | tumour |
| onych(o) | fingernail,toenail |
| pil(o) | hair |
| trich(o) | hair |
| sarc(o) | fleshy |
| xer(o) | dry |
| cephal(o) | head |
| cerebell(o) cerebr(o) | brain (cerebellum, cebrum) |
| encephal(o) | brain |
| idi(o) | self |
| mening(o) | membranes (of brain and spinal cord) |
| myel(o) | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| psych(o) | mind |
| audi(o) | hearing |
| aur(o) aur(i) | ear |
| blephar(o) | eyelid |
| dacry(o) | tear |
| ir(o) irid(o) | iris |
| kerat(o) | cornea, hard, horny |
| myring(o) | eardrum |
| ocul(o) | eye |
| ophthalm(o) | eye |
| ot(o) | ear |
| palpebr(o) | eyelid |
| phac(o) phak(o) | lens |
| presby(o) | old age |
| salping(o) | tube, fallopian tube |
| staped(o) | stapes |
| tympan(o) | eardrum |
| axill(o) | armpit |
| caus(o) cauter(o) | burn, cauterize |
| glyc(o) | sugar |
| immun(o) | immune, protection |
| log(o) | study, words, speech |
| path(o) | disease |
| physi(o) | nature, function |
| py(o) | pus |
| pry(o) | fever, fire, heat |
| radi(o) | rays |
| roentgen(o) | x-rays |
| therm(o) | heat |
| toxic(o) tox(o) toxi(o) | poison |
Created by:
Ellamarieh
Popular Medical sets