Medical Terminology: Common Combining Forms

Vocabulary practice cards for common medical combining forms and their anatomical or descriptive meanings.

Angi/o

Blood vessel

Arteri/o

Artery

Arthr/o

Joint

Blephar/o

Eyelid

Bronch/o

Bronchus (air passages of the lungs)

Cardi/o

Heart

Cephal/o

Head

Colon/o or Col/o

Colon, Large Intestine

Cyan/o

Blue

Cyst/o

Bladder

Dermat/o

Skin

Encephal/o

Brain

Enter/o

Small Intestine

Erythr/o

Red

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gingiv/o

Gums

Gloss/o

Tongue

Hemat/o

Blood

Hepat/o

Liver

Hyster/o

Uterus

Lapar/o

Abdomen, abdominal wall

Laryng/o

Larynx (voice box)

Leuk/o

White

Mamm/o

Breast

Mast/o

Breast

Melan/o

Black

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve, nervous system

Oophor/o

Ovary

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Orchi/o

Testicle

Osteo/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear

Path/o

Disease

Pharyng/o

Pharynx (throat)

Phleb/o

Vein

Ren/o

Kidney

Rhin/o

Nose

Salping/o

Fallopian tube

Splen/o

Spleen

Stomat/o

Mouth

Thyr/o

Thyroid gland

Vascul/o

Blood vessel