A&P Chapter 1 - Basic Word Structure 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 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 cyst (sac containing fluid)
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
15
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually the small intestine)
16
Q
erythr/o
A
red
17
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
18
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
19
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
20
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
21
Q
hemat/o or hem/o
A
blood
22
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
23
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
24
Q
leuk/o
A
white
25
Q
log/o
A
study of
26
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
27
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
28
Q
onc/o
A
tumer (cancerous)
29
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
30
Q
oste/o
A
bone
