Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure: Combining Forms

Question 1

aden/o

Answer 1

gland

Question 2

arthr/o

Answer 2

joint

Question 3

bi/o

Answer 3

life

Question 4

carcin/o

Answer 4

cancerous, cancer

Question 5

cardi/o

Answer 5

heart

Question 6

cephal/o

Answer 6

head

Question 7

cerebr/o

Answer 7

cerebrum

Question 8

cis/o

Answer 8

to cut

Question 9

crin/o

Answer 9

to secrete (to form and give off)

Question 10

cyst/o

Answer 10

urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

Question 11

cyt/o

Answer 11

cell

Question 12

derm/o

Answer 12

skin

Question 13

dermat/o

Answer 13

skin

Question 14

electr/o

Answer 14

electricity

Question 15

encephal/o

Answer 15

brain

Question 16

enter/o

Answer 16

intestines (usually the small intestine)

Question 17

erythr/o

Answer 17

red

Question 18

gastr/o

Answer 18

stomach

Question 19

glyc/o

Answer 19

sugar

Question 20

gnos/o

Answer 20

knowledge

Question 21

gynec/o

Answer 21

woman, female

Question 22

hemat/o

Answer 22

blood

Question 23

hem/o

Answer 23

blood

Question 24

hepat/o

Answer 24

liver

Question 25

iatr/o

Answer 25

treatment, physician

Question 26

leuk/o

Answer 26

white

Question 27

log/o

Answer 27

study of

Question 28

nephr/o

Answer 28

kidney

Question 29

neur/o

Answer 29

nerve

Question 30

onc/o

Answer 30

tumor (cancerous)

Question 31

ophthalm/o

Answer 31

eye

Question 32

oste/o

Answer 32

bone

Question 33

path/o

Answer 33

disease

Question 34

ped/o

Answer 34

child

Question 35

pscyh/o

Answer 35

mind

Question 36

radi/o

Answer 36

x-rays

Question 37

ren/o

Answer 37

kidney

Question 38

rhin/o

Answer 38

nose

Question 39

sarc/o

Answer 39

flesh

Question 40

sect/o

Answer 40

to cut

Question 41

thromb/o

Answer 41

clot, clotting

Question 42

ur/o

Answer 42

urinary tract, urine