Combine form/root Flashcards
1
Q
adeno
A
gland
2
Q
arthro
A
joint
3
Q
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 a cyst (sac containing fluid)
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
Q
derm/o
A
skin
13
Q
dermato
A
skin
14
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
15
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
16
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually the 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
21
Q
gynec/o
A
women female
22
Q
hemato or hem/o
A
blood
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment physician
25
leuk/o
white
26
log/o
study of
27
nephr/o
kidney
28
neur/o
nerve
29
onc/o
tumor
30
ophthalm/o
eye
31
oste/o
bone
32
path/o
disease
33
ped/o
child
34
psych/o
mind
35
radi/o
x-ray
36
ren/o
kidney
37
rhin/o
nose
38
sarc/o
flesh
39
sect/o
to cut
40
thromb/o
clot clotting
41
ur/o
urinary tract urine
