1. Basic Word Structures Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
arthr/o
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 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
intestine (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
hem/o
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment
25
Q
leuk/o
A
white
26
Q
log/o
A
study of
27
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
28
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
29
Q
onc/o
A
tumour (cancerous)
30
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
