Medical Terminology - Combining Forms

A set of vocabulary flashcards for medical terminology combining forms and their meanings.

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

laryng/o

larynx

anter/o

front

later/o

side

brachi/o

arm

lumb/o

loin (low back)

cardi/o

heart

lymph/o

lymph

caud/o

tail

medi/o

middle

cephal/o

head

muscul/o

muscle

cervic/o

neck, cervix

nephr/o

kidney

chondr/o

cartilage

neur/o

nerve

chrom/o

color

nucle/o

nucleus

crani/o

skull

ophthalm/o

eye

crin/o

to secrete

orth/o

straight

crur/o

leg

ot/o

ear

cyt/o

cell

ox/i

oxygen

dermat/o

skin

pariet/o

cavity wall

dist/o

away from

path/o

disease

dors/o

back

ped/o

child, foot

enter/o

small intestine

pelv/o

pelvis

epitheli/o

epithelium

peritone/o

peritoneum

eti/o

cause

pleur/o

pleura

gastr/o

stomach

poster/o

back

glute/o

buttock

proct/o

rectum and anus

gynec/o

female

proxim/o

near to

hemat/o

blood

pub/o

genital region, pubis

hist/o

tissue

pulmon/o

lung

immun/o

protection

rhin/o

nose

infer/o

below