Word Roots for Organs (Part 2)

An organ is a functional unit made up of tissues specialized to perform a particular task. For example, your liver, kidneys, and lungs are all organs.

This quiz will teach you the word roots or the combining forms for each organ in the human body.

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Combining Form Body Organ Sample Word
adren/o, adrenal/o adrenal gland or epinephrine adrenergic
cardi/o heart cardiomegaly
cyst/o, cyst/i bladder cystitis
dermat/o, derm/o skin dermatology
hemat/o, hem/o blood hematocrit
lymph/o lymph or lymphatic system lymphoma
mamm/o breast mammogram
mast/o breast mastectomy
nas/o nose nasopharynx
rhin/o nose rhinorrhea
ocul/o eye oculomotor
ophthalm/o eye ophthalmoscope
opt/o eye optometrist
oste/o bones osteoporosis
phleb/o vein phlebotomy
ven/o, ven/i vein venostasis
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneumat/o lungs pneumothorax
pulm/o, pulmon/o lungs pulmonologist

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Derm/o
    • Gloss/o
    • Cardi/o
    • Gastr/o

    Correct Wrong

    Derm/o or dermat/o is a combining form for "skin". Take the word dermato/logy as an example. Dermat/o pertains to "skin", -logy is a suffix that refers to "study of". The study of the skin and the diseases that affect it is known as dermatology.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Mamm/o
    • Hemat/o
    • Nephr/o
    • Phleb/o

    Correct Wrong

    Mamm/o or mast/o is a combining form for "breast". Take the word mammo/gram as an example. Mamm/o pertains to "breast", -gram is a suffix that refers to "recording data". The mammogram is an X-ray picture of the breast used to screen for breast cancer.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Oste/o
    • Gingiv/o
    • Rhin/o
    • Mamm/o

    Correct Wrong

    Oste/o is a combining form for "bone". Take the word osteo/por/osis as an example. Osteo pertains to "bone", por is a word root that refers to "pores", -osis is a suffix that refers to "abnormal condition".  Osteoporosis is a disease which makes the bones brittle and prone to fractures.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Cardi/o
    • Phleb/o
    • Orchid/o
    • Rhin/o

    Correct Wrong

    Cardi/o  is a combining form for "heart". Take the word cardi/o/megaly as an example. Cardi/o pertains to "heart", -megaly is a suffix that refers to "enlargement".  An enlarged heart is called cardiomegaly.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Cyst/o
    • Mamm/o
    • Encephal/o
    • Oophor/o

    Correct Wrong

    Cyst/o or cyst/i   is a combining form for "bladder". Take the word cyst/itis as an example. Cyst is a word root that pertains to "bladder", -itis is a suffix that refers to "inflammation". Cystitis is an inflammation of the urinary bladder.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Rhin/o
    • Dent/o
    • Orchid/o
    • Gingiv/o

    Correct Wrong

    Rhin/o or nas/o   is a combining form for "nose". Take the word rhin/o/rrhea as an example. Rhin/o pertains to the "nose", -rrhea is a suffix that refers to "flow; discharge". Known commonly as a runny nose, rhinorrhea is the discharge of watery mucus from the nose.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Phleb/o
    • Rhin/o
    • Hemat/o
    • Hyster/o

    Correct Wrong

    Phleb/o, ven/o or ven/i   is a combining form for "vein". Take the word phleb/o/tomy as an example. Phleb/o pertains to the "vein", -tomy is a suffix that refers to "surgical incision". Phlebotomy involves puncturing a vein with a cannula to take a blood sample for analysis.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Pneum/o
    • Gingiv/o
    • Colon/o
    • Gloss/o

    Correct Wrong

    Pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o or pulmon/o is a combining form for "lungs". Take the word pneum/o/thorax as an example. Pneum/o pertains to the "lungs", -thorax is a suffix that refers to "chest" or "chest cavity". A pneumothorax is an accumulation of air in the pleural cavity usually caused by a lung injury or chest injury.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Hemat/o
    • Gastr/o
    • Phleb/o
    • Pneum/o

    Correct Wrong

    Hemat/o or hem/o is a combining form for "blood". Take the word hemat/o/crit as an example. Hemat/o pertains to "blood", -crit is a suffix that means "to separate". A hematocrit test calculates what percentage of blood is made of red blood cells. 

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Lymph/o
    • Cyst/o
    • Hyster/o
    • Gloss/o

    Correct Wrong

    Lymph/o is a combining form for "lymph" or "lymphatic system". Take the word lymph/oma as an example.Lymph is a word root that refers to "lymph", -oma is a suffix that pertains "tumor". A lymphoma is a malignant tumor that begins in the lymph nodes. 

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Ocul/o
    • Orchid/o
    • Oophor/o
    • Pneum/o

    Correct Wrong

    Ocul/o, ophthalm/o or opt/o is a combining form for "eye". Take the word ocul/o/motor as an example. Ocul/o refers to "eye", -motor is a suffix that pertains "movement". Oculomotor nerve controls eye movements, pupil contraction, eye focus, and eyelid position.

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

    • Adren/o
    • Encephal/o
    • Enter/o
    • Lymph/o

    Correct Wrong

    Adren/o or adrenal/o is a combining form for "adrenal gland" or "adrenaline (epinephrine)". Take the word adren/ergic as an example. Adren is a word root that refers to "adrenal gland" or "epinephrine", -ergic is a suffix that pertains " produced or activated by". Adrenergic means being activated by the adrenal process.