Ch. 1 Basic Word Structure Flashcards
1
Q
Root
A
foundation of the term
2
Q
Suffix
A
word ending
3
Q
Prefix
A
word beginning
4
Q
Combining vowel
A
vowel (usually an o) that links the root to the suffix of the root to another root
5
Q
Combining form
A
combination of the root and the combining vowel
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cephal/o
A
head
12
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
13
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
14
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
15
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst
16
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
17
Q
derm/o
A
skin
18
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
19
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
20
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
21
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually small)
22
Q
erythr/o
A
red
23
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
24
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
25
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
26
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
27
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
28
Q
hem/o
A
blood
29
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
30
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
31
Q
leuk/o
A
white
32
Q
log/o
A
study of
33
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
34
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
