Word Roots & Combining Forms

Vocabulary flashcards covering medical word roots and combining forms from the lecture notes.

aden/o

Gland

angi/o

Blood vessel

aort/o

Aorta

arteri/o

Artery

arthr/o

Joint

ather/o

Yellowish plaque

atri/o

Atrium

bi/o

Life

brachi/o

Arm

carcin/o

Cancer

cardi/o, coron/o

Heart

cephal/o

Head

cerebr/o

Cerebrum

cholesterol/o

Cholesterol

col/o, colon/o

Colon, large intestine

cyan/o

Blue

cyt/o

Cell

electr/o

Electricity

encephal/o

Brain

enter/o

Small intestine

erythr/o

Red

gastr/o

Stomach

gloss/o

Tongue

hemat/o, hem/o

Blood

hepat/o

Liver

leuk/o

White

my/o

Muscle

myx/o

Mucus

neur/o

Nerve

oste/o

Bone

ot/o

Ear

ox/o

Oxygen

path/o

Disease

pericardi/o

Pericardium

phleb/o

Vein

pulmon/o

Lung

rect/o

Rectum

ren/o

Kidney

rhin/o

Nose

rrhythm/o

Rhythm

sphygm/o

Pulse

steth/o

Chest

thorac/o

Chest

thromb/o

Clot

thyr/o, thyroid/o

Thyroid gland

valvul/o

Valve

vas/o, vascul/o

Blood vessel

ven/o, ven/i

Vein

ventricul/o

Ventricle

vertebr/o

Vertebra, spine