Combining Forms

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/252

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 7:13 AM on 5/24/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

253 Terms

1
New cards

adomen/o

abdomen

2
New cards

caud/o

tail

3
New cards

cephal/o

head

4
New cards

cervic/o

neck; neck of uterus

5
New cards

crani/o

cranium (skull)

6
New cards

gastr/o

stomach

7
New cards

ili/o

ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)

8
New cards

inguin/o

groin

9
New cards

lumb/o

loins (lower back)

10
New cards

pelv/i/o

pelvis

11
New cards

spin/o

spine

12
New cards

thorac/o

chest

13
New cards

umbilic/o

umbilicus, navel

14
New cards

anter/o

anterior

15
New cards

dist/o

far, farthest

16
New cards

dors/o

back (of body)

17
New cards

infer/o

lower, below

18
New cards

later/o

side, to one side

19
New cards

medi/o

middle

20
New cards

poster/o

back (of body), behind, posterior

21
New cards

proxim/o

near, nearest

22
New cards

super/o

upper, above

23
New cards

ventr/o

belly, belly side

24
New cards

cyt/o

cell

25
New cards

hist/o

tissue

26
New cards

nucle/o

nucleus

27
New cards

radi/o

radiation, x-ray, radius (arm bone)

28
New cards

adip/o

fat

29
New cards

cutane/o

skin

30
New cards

cyan/o

blue

31
New cards

derm/o

skin

32
New cards

dermat/o

skin

33
New cards

erythem/o

red

34
New cards

erythemat/o

red

35
New cards

erythr/o

red

36
New cards

hidr/o

sweat

37
New cards

ichthy/o

dry, scaly

38
New cards

kerat/o

horny tissue, hard, cornea

39
New cards

lip/o

fat

40
New cards

melan/o

black

41
New cards

myc/o

fungus

42
New cards

onych/o

nail

43
New cards

pil/o

hair

44
New cards

scler/o

hardening, sclera (white of eye)

45
New cards

seb/o

sebum, sebaceous

46
New cards

squam/o

scale

47
New cards

steat/o

fat

48
New cards

sudor/o

sweat

49
New cards

therm/o

heat

50
New cards

trich/o

hair

51
New cards

xer/o

dry

52
New cards

adenoid/o

adenoids

53
New cards

aer/o

air

54
New cards

alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

55
New cards

bronch/o

bronchus

56
New cards

bronchi/o

bronchus

57
New cards

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

58
New cards

laryng/o

larynx

59
New cards

muc/o

mucus

60
New cards

nas/o

nose

61
New cards

ortho/o

straight

62
New cards

pharyng/o

pharynx

63
New cards

phren/o

diaphragm

64
New cards

pleur/o

pleura

65
New cards

pneum/o

air; lung

66
New cards

pneumon/o

air; lung

67
New cards

pulmon/o

lung

68
New cards

py/o

pus

69
New cards

rhin/o

nose

70
New cards

thorac/o

chest

71
New cards

tonsill/o

tonsils

72
New cards

trache/o

trachea

73
New cards

aneurysm/o

widening, widened blood vessel

74
New cards

angi/o

vessel

75
New cards

aort/o

aorta

76
New cards

arter/o

artery

77
New cards

arteri/o

artery

78
New cards

ather/o

fatty plaque

79
New cards

atri/o

atrium

80
New cards

cardi/o

heart

81
New cards

coron/o

heart

82
New cards

phleb/o

vein

83
New cards

thromb/o

blood clot

84
New cards

varic/o

dilated vein

85
New cards

vas/o

vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)

86
New cards

vascul/o

vessel

87
New cards

ven/o

vein

88
New cards

ventricul/o

ventricle

89
New cards

aden/o

gland

90
New cards

agglutin/o

clumping, gluing

91
New cards

embol/o

embolus

92
New cards

immuno/o

immune, immunity, safe

93
New cards

leuk/o

white

94
New cards

lymph/o

lymph

95
New cards

lymphaden/o

lymph gland (node)

96
New cards

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

97
New cards

myel/o

bone marrow (also spinal cord)

98
New cards

phag/o

swallowing, eating

99
New cards

thromb/o

blood clot

100
New cards

thym/o

thymus gland