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Medical Terminology

Flashcards: combining forms

combining formsdefinition
acr/o extremity
achil/o achilles' heel
actin/o ray
acoust/o hearing
balan/o glans
bil/i bilirubin
blephar/o eyelids
cac/o diseased, bad
capn/i smoke, carbon dioxide
carp/o wrist
cost/o rib
dacry/o tear
dactyl/o finger/ toe
dont/o tooth
dips/o thirst
electr/o electricity
encephal/o brain
emphys/o inflate
enter/o intestine
fasei/o hand
fibul/o fibula
foramin/o foramen, opening
format/o formation
gangli/o knot
gastr/o stomach
gen/o beginning, origin
halat/o breathe
hem/o blood
hepat/o liver
hol/o whole
ili/o ilium
immun/o safe, protect
ion/o ion
irid/o Iris
jejun/o jejunum
kary/o nucleo (cell)
kel/o tumor
kerat/o cornea
ket/o ketone
labyrinth/o maze
lacrim/o tear
lamin/o shin plate
lapar/p flank, abdomen
laryng/o larynx
mamm/o breast
meat/o passage
mediastin/o mediastinum
medull/o marrow, spinal
narc/o night, sleep
nas/o nose
necr/o death
ocul/o eye
omphal/o umbilicus
onc/o tumor
palat/o palate
papill/o papilla
path/o disease
ped/o foot
rachi/o spine
radi/o ray, radius
radic/o root
sacr/o sacrum
salping/o tube
sanguin/o blood
scler/o hard, fibrous
son/o sound
tars/o ankle bone
ten/o tendon
terat/o monster
test/o testis
ulcer/o surface excavation
urin/i urine
uve/o uvea
vascusl/o small vessel
ven/o vein
vesic/o vesicle
vir/o virus
xanth/o yellow
xen/o alien, foreign
xiph/o sword
zo/o animal
zon/o encircling area
zyg/o joined
Created by: cindy-h
 

 



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