C1: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
2
Q
Adenoma
A
Tumor of a gland
3
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
4
Q
bi/o
A
life
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
6
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
cephal/o
A
head
8
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum(largest part of brain)
9
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
10
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
11
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder ; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
12
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
13
Q
derm/o
A
skin
14
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
15
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
16
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
17
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually small intestine)
18
Q
erythr/o
A
red
19
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
20
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
21
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
22
Q
gynec/o
A
woman , female
23
Q
hemat/o hem/o
A
blood
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
hepatitis
inflammation of liver
26
iatr/o
treatment/physician
27
leuk/o
white
28
log/o
study of
29
nephr/o
kidney
30
neur/o
nerve
31
onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
32
ophthalm/o
eye
33
oste/o
bone
34
path/o
disease
35
ped/o
child
36
psych/o
mind
37
radi/o
x-rays
38
ren/o
kidney
39
rhin/o
nose
40
sarc/o
flesh
41
sect/o
to cut
42
thromb/o
clot , clotting
43
ur/o
urinary tracy, urine
44
bol
cast
45
Hist/o
tissue
46
Ventr/o
belly
47
dors/o
back
48
Chondr/o
cartilage
