Chapter 1 Combining Forms Terms and Definitions Flashcards
(85 cards)
1
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adenoma
aden/o
A
gland
2
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Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
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bi/o
A
life
4
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carcin/o
carcinoma
A
cancerous; cancer
5
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cardi/o
A
heart
6
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cephal/o
A
head
Cephal/ic “head first”
7
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
8
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cis/o
in/cis/ion
A
to cut
in/cis/ion = the process of cutting into
9
Q
crin/o
Endo/crine
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
= release their secretions (saliva,milk, tears, sweat)
10
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
11
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cyt/o
A
cell
12
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derm/o
A
skin
13
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dermat/o
A
skin
14
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electr/o
A
electricity
15
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encepal/o
A
brain
EEG
16
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually small)
17
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erythr/o
A
red
erythr/o/cyte =
red blood cells carying oxygen in the blood
18
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gastr/o
A
stomach
19
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glyc/o
A
glucose; sugar
20
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
dia/gnos/is
21
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gynec/o
A
woman; female
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hem/o
A
blood
23
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hemat/o
A
blood
24
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hepat/o
A
liver
25
iatr/o
physician; treatment
26
leuk/o
white
27
log/o
study
28
nephr/o
kidney
29
neur/o
nerve
30
onc/o
tumor
31
ophthalm/o
eye
32
oste/o
bone
33
path/o
disease
34
ped/o
child
35
psych/o
mind
36
radi/o
xrays; radioactivity
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radi/o
radius (lateral lower arm bone)
38
ren/o
kidney
39
rhin/o
nose
40
sarc/o
flesh (Connective Tissue)
41
sect/o
to cut
42
thromb/o
clot
43
ur/o
urine; urinary tract
ur/o/log/ist
44
ren/o
Kidney
45
sect/o
to cut
46
abdomin/o
abdomen
47
adip/o
fat
48
anter/o
front
49
abdomin/o
abdomen
50
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
51
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
52
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
53
angi/o
vessel
54
arteri/o
artery
55
axill/o
armpit
56
blephar/o
eyelid
57
bronch/o
bronchial tubes
58
chem/o
drug, chemical
59
chondr/o
cartilage
60
chron/o
time
61
col/o
colon (large intestine)
62
hydr/o
water, fluid
63
ot/o
ear
64
isch/o
to hold back
65
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
66
laryng/o
larynx
67
lymph/o
lymph
68
mamm/o
mast/o
breast
69
morph/o
shape, form
70
muc/o
mucus
71
my/o
muscle
72
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
73
necr/o
death (of cells or whole body)
74
neutr/o
neutrophil (a white blood cell)
75
nucle/o
nucleus
76
peritone/o
peritoneum
77
phag/o
to eat, swallow
78
phleb/o
vein
79
rect/o
Rectum
80
splen/o
Spleen
81
staphyl/o
Clusters
82
strept/o
Twisted chains
83
tonsill/o
Tonsils
84
ven/o
Vein
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opi/o
Opium
