Medical Terminology Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical combining forms and their corresponding anatomical and directional meanings.

viscer/o

internal organ

ventr/o

belly

infer/o

below

muscl/o

muscle

crani/o

skull

super/o

above or upward

neur/o

nerve

dist/o

distant, away from

caud/o

tail

pub/o

genital region

pariet/o

cavity wall

lingu/o

tongue

crin/o

to secrete

bucc/o

cheek

aer/o

air

abdomen/o

abdomen

oste/o

bone

pleur/o

pleural

proxim/o

close to, near to

dors/o

back

crur/o

leg

peritone/o

peritoneum

vertebr/o

vertebra

addip/o

fat

cephal/o

head

anter/o

front

thorac/o

chest

glute/o

buttock

spin/o

spinal

medi/o

middle

poster/o

back

hist/o

tissue

system/o

system

cervic/o

neck

pelv/o

pelvic

eptitheli/o

epithelium

cyt/o

cell

organ/o

organ

chondr/o

cartilage

brachi/o

arm

later/o

side

somat/o

body

cutane/o

skin

hemat/o

blood

hal/o

to breath

pulmon/o

lungs

thec/o

sheath / meninges

rhin/o

nose

rect/o

rectum

proct/o

rectum & anus

ped/o

foot

or/o

mouth

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

gynec/o

female

nephr/o

kidney

orth/o

straight

inguin/o

groin