medical roots C Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
Q
calc- (u, ulus)
A
stone
2
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carcin- (o)
A
cancer, malignancy
3
Q
cardi- (a, o)
A
pertaining to heart
4
Q
carp- (o)
A
wrist
5
Q
cent- (i)
A
one hundred
6
Q
cephal- (o)
A
head, pertaining to head
7
Q
cerebro-
A
brain
8
Q
cerv- (ic, io)
A
neck, neck of uterus
9
Q
cheil- (o)
A
lip
10
Q
chem- (o)
A
drug, chemical
11
Q
chlor- (o)
A
green
12
Q
chol- (e, o)
A
bile, gallbladder
13
Q
chond- (i, r, ri)
A
cartilage
14
Q
chrom- (a, at, o)
A
color
15
Q
circum-
A
around, about
16
Q
co- (n)
A
with, together
17
Q
colp- (in, o)
A
vagina
18
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contra-
A
against, counter
19
Q
cost- (a, i, o)
A
rib
20
Q
crani- (o)
A
pertaining to the skull
21
Q
crypt- (o)
A
hidden, obscure
22
Q
cut- (an)
A
skin
23
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cyan- (o)
A
blue
24
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cyst- (i, o)
A
bladder, bag, sac
25
cyt- (e, o)
cell
26
"-cele, -coele"
swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
27
"-centesis"
surgical puncture to remove fluid
28
"-cide"
causing death
29
"-cise"
cut
30
"-coccus"
round
31
"-crine"
secrete
