Combining Form

A complete set of medical vocabulary flashcards identifying combining forms and their specific meanings as listed in the lecture notes.

arteri/o

artery

lith/o

stone

arthr/o

joint

mamm/o

breast

bacteri/o

bacteria

muscul/o, my/o

muscle

bi/o

living, life

cardi/o

heart

nat/o

birth, born

cephal/o

head

neur/o

nerve

cervic/o

neck, cervix

ophthalm/o

eye

chondr/o

cartilage

oste/o

bone

col/o

large intestine, colon

ot/o

ear

coron/o

crown, heart

path/o

disease

cut/o, cutane/o, derm/o

skin

phil/o

attraction

pne/o, spir/o

breathing

cyst/o

bladder, sac

psych/o

mind

dent/i

tooth

rhin/o

nose

somn/o

sleep

duoden/o

duodenum

electr/o

electricity

splen/o

spleen

enter/o

small intestine

therm/o

heat, temperature

esophag/o

esophagus

tonsill/o

tonsil

gastr/o

stomach

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

troph/o

nourishment, development

glyc/o

glucose, sugar

urethr/o

urethra

hem/o

blood

valvul/o

valve

hepat/o

liver

ven/o

vein

hyster/o

uterus

vers/o

turning

vertebr/o

backbone, vertebra

lipid/o

lipid, fat