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 orΒ dermat/oΒ is a combining form for "skin". Take the word dermato/logyΒ as an example. Dermat/oΒ pertains toΒ "skin", -logyΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "study of".Β 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 orΒ mast/oΒ is a combining form for "breast". Take the word mammo/gramΒ as an example. Mamm/oΒ pertains toΒ "breast", -gramΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "recording data".Β 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/oΒ is a combining form for "bone". Take the word osteo/por/osisΒ as an example. OsteoΒ pertains toΒ "bone", por is a word root that refers toΒ "pores",Β -osisΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "abnormal condition".Β Β 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/oΒ Β is a combining form for "heart". Take the word cardi/o/megalyΒ as an example. Cardi/oΒ pertains toΒ "heart",Β -megalyΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "enlargement".Β Β 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 orΒ cyst/iΒ Β Β is a combining form for "bladder". Take the word cyst/itis as an example. Cyst is a word root thatΒ pertains toΒ "bladder",Β -itisΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "inflammation".Β 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 orΒ nas/oΒ Β Β is a combining form for "nose". Take the word rhin/o/rrheaΒ as an example. Rhin/oΒ pertains to the "nose",Β -rrheaΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "flow; discharge".Β 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 orΒ ven/iΒ Β Β is a combining form for "vein". Take the word phleb/o/tomyΒ as an example. Phleb/oΒ pertains to the "vein",Β -tomyΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "surgical incision".Β 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 orΒ pulmon/oΒ is a combining form for "lungs". Take the word pneum/o/thoraxΒ as an example. Pneum/oΒ pertains to the "lungs",Β -thoraxΒ is a suffix that refers toΒ "chest" orΒ "chest cavity".Β 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/oΒ is a combining form for "lymph" orΒ "lymphatic system". Take the word lymph/omaΒ as an example.LymphΒ is a word root that refersΒ toΒ "lymph",Β -omaΒ is a suffix that pertainsΒ "tumor".Β A lymphoma is a malignant tumor that begins in the lymph nodes.Β 

  • Question of

    Find the combining form of the image.

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

    Correct Wrong

    Ocul/o, ophthalm/o orΒ opt/oΒ is a combining form for "eye". Take the word ocul/o/motorΒ as an example.Β Ocul/oΒ refersΒ toΒ "eye",Β -motorΒ is a suffix that pertainsΒ "movement".Β 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 orΒ adrenal/oΒ is a combining form for "adrenal gland" orΒ "adrenalineΒ (epinephrine)". Take the word adren/ergicΒ as an example.Β AdrenΒ is a word root that refersΒ toΒ "adrenal gland" or "epinephrine",Β -ergicΒ is a suffix that pertainsΒ " produced or activated by".Β Adrenergic means being activated by the adrenal process.