chapter 1, combining forms Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer,cancerous
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
cephal/o
A
head
7
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of brain)
8
Q
cis/o
A
to cut (inCISion)
9
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete (to form & give off)
10
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
Q
derm/o
A
skin
13
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
14
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
15
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
16
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually the small intestines)
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
20
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge (diaGNOSis)
21
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
22
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hem/o
A
blood
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
iatr/o
treatment, physician (IATRogenic)
26
leuk
white
27
log
study of
28
nephr
kidney
29
neur
nerve
30
onc
tumor
31
ophthalm
eye
32
osteo
bone
33
path/o
disease
34
ped/o
child
35
psych
mind
36
radi
x-rays
37
ren/o
kidney
38
rhino
nose
39
sarc/o
flesh
40
sect
to cut
41
thromb
clot, clotting
42
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
