chapter 19 Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
combining form
alvelo/o
A
small sac
2
Q
combining form
cac/o
A
bad
3
Q
combining form
carcin/o
A
cancer, cancerous
4
Q
combining form
cauter/o
A
burn, heat
5
Q
combining form
chem/o
A
chemical, drug
6
Q
combining form
cry/o
A
cold
7
Q
combining form
cyst/o
A
sac of fluid
8
Q
combining form
fibr/o
A
fibers
9
Q
combining form
follicul/o
A
small glandular sacs
10
Q
combining form
fung/i
A
fungus
11
Q
combining form
medull/o
A
soft, inner part
12
Q
combining form
mucos/o
A
mucous membrane
13
Q
combining form
mut/a
A
genetic change
14
Q
combining form
mutagen/o
A
causing genetic change
15
Q
combining form
necr/o
A
death
16
Q
combining form
neur/o
A
nerve
17
Q
combining form
onc/o
A
tumor
18
Q
combining form
papill/o
A
nipple-like
19
Q
combining form
plas/o
A
formation
20
Q
combining form
ple/o
A
many, more
21
Q
combining form
polyp/o
A
polyp
22
Q
combining form
prot/o
A
first
23
Q
combining form
radi/o
A
rays
24
Q
combining form
sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
25
# combining form
scirrh/o
hard
26
# combining form
xer/o
dry
27
# suffix
-blastoma
immature tumor
28
# suffix
-genesis
formation
29
# suffix
-oma
mass, tumor
30
# suffix
-plasia
-plasm
formation, growth
31
# suffix
-supression
to stop
32
# suffix
-therapy
treatment
33
# prefix
ana-
backward
34
# prefix
apo-
off, away
35
# prefix
brachy-
short (distance)
36
# prefix
epi-
above, upon
37
# prefix
meta-
beyond; change
38
# prefix
neo-
new
39
# prefix
tele-
far
