Medical Terminology - Combining Forms

Flashcards covering medical combining forms and their meanings based on handwritten study notes.

What does the medical combining form an/o mean?

Anus

What do the medical combining forms append/o and appendic/o mean?

Appendix

What does the medical combining form bucc/o mean?

Cheek

What does the medical combining form cec/o mean?

Cecum

What does the medical combining form celi/o mean?

Belly, abdomen

What does the medical combining form cheil/o mean?

Lip

What does the medical combining form cholecyst/o mean?

Gallbladder

What does the medical combining form choledoch/o mean?

Common bile duct

What do the medical combining forms col/o and colon/o mean?

Colon

What does the medical combining form dent/i mean?

Tooth

What does the medical combining form duoden/o mean?

Duodenum

What does the medical combining form faci/o mean?

Face

What does the medical combining form gingiv/o mean?

Gums

What does the medical combining form ile/o mean?

Ileum

What does the medical combining form jejun/o mean?

Jejunum

What does the medical combining form labi/o mean?

Lip

What does the medical combining form lingu/o mean?

Tongue

What does the medical combining form mandibul/o mean?

Lower jaw

What does the medical combining form odont/o mean?

Tooth

What does the medical combining form or/o mean?

Mouth

What does the medical combining form palat/o mean?

Palate

What does the medical combining form pancreat/o mean?

Pancreas

What does the medical combining form peritone/o mean?

Peritoneum

What does the medical combining form pharyng/o mean?

Throat

What does the medical combining form proct/o mean?

Anus and rectum

What does the medical combining form pylor/o mean?

Pyloric sphincter

What does the medical combining form sialaden/o mean?

Salivary gland

What does the medical combining form stomat/o mean?

Stomach

What does the medical combining form uvul/o mean?

Uvula

What does the medical combining form amyl/o mean?

Starch

What does the medical combining form bil/i mean?

Gall, bile

What does the medical combining form bilirubin/o mean?

Bilirubin (bile pigment)

What does the medical combining form chol/e mean?

Gall, bile

What does the medical combining form chlorhydr/o mean?

Hydrochloric acid

What does the medical combining form glycogen/o mean?

Glycogen, animal starch

What does the medical combining form lip/o mean?

Lipids, fats

What does the medical combining form lith/o mean?

Stone

What does the medical combining form prote/o mean?

Protein

What does the medical combining form py/o mean?

Pus

What does the medical combining form sial/o mean?

Saliva, salivary

What does the medical combining form steat/o mean?

Fat