Ch.2 Combining Forms of Body Structure Flashcards
(22 cards)
2
Q
aden/o
A
gland
3
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
4
Q
epitheli/o
A
epithelium
5
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
6
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
7
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
8
Q
lip/o
A
fat
9
Q
my/o
A
muscle
10
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
11
Q
organ/o
A
organ
12
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
13
Q
system/o
A
system
14
Q
viscer/o
A
internal organs
15
Q
cancer/o, carcin/o
A
cancer (a disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal growth of new cells)
16
Q
eti/o
A
cause (of disease)
17
Q
gno/o
A
knowledge
18
Q
iatr/o
A
physician, medicine (also treatment)
19
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
20
Q
onc/o
A
tumor, mass
21
Q
path/o
A
disease
22
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod-shaped, striated
23
Q
somat/o
A
body
