Chapter 1 Combining Terms Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
2
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Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
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Bi/o
A
Life
4
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancerous, cancer
5
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
6
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
7
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
8
Q
Cis/o
A
To cut
9
Q
Crin/o
A
To secrete (to form and give off)
10
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
a 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 small intestine)
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
20
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
ex: diaGNOSis
21
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
22
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hem/o
A
blood
24
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hepat/o
A
liver
25
iatr/o
treatment, physician
ex: psychIATRy
26
leuk/o
white
27
log/o
study of
28
nephr/o
kidney
29
neur/o
nerve
30
onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
31
ophthalm/o
eye
32
oste/o
bone
33
path/o
disease
34
ped/o
child
35
psych/o
mind
36
radi/o
x-ray
37
ren/o
kidney
38
rhin/o
nose
39
sarc/o
flesh
40
sect/o
to cut
41
thromb/o
clot/clotting
42
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
