Combining words Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
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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 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
electr/o
A
electricity
12
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
12
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
A
skin
13
Q
erythr/o
A
red
13
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually the small intestine)
14
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
15
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
16
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
17
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
18
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
19
Q
hemat/o
hem/o
A
blood
20
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
21
Q
luek/o
A
white
22
log/o
study of
23
nephr/o
kidney
24
neur/o
nerve
25
onc/o
tumor
26
ophthalm/o
eye
27
oste/o
bone
28
path/o
disease
29
ped/o
child
30
psych/o
mind
31
radi/o
x-rays
32
ren/o
kidney
33
rhin/o
nose
34
sarc/o
flesh
35
sect/o
to cut
36
thromb/o
clot, clotting
37
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
