Basic Word Structure And Terms Flashcards
Bi/o
Life
Cyt/o
Cell
Carcin/o
Cancer
Electr/o
Electricity
Erythr/o
Red
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gynec/o
Women/female
Leuk/o
White
Onc/o
Tumor (cancerous)
Path/o
Disease
Psych/o
Mind
Sarc/o
Flesh
Thromb/o
Clot
Aden/o
Gland
Arthr/o
Joint
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Cyst/o
Bladder
Derm/o
Skin
Dermat/o
Skin
Encephal/o
Brain (inside)
Enter/o
Intestine
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hemat/o
Blood
Hem/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Lapar/o
Abdomen
Nephr/o
Kidney
Opthalm/o
Eye
Neur/o
Nervous
Oste/o
Bone
Ren/o
Kidney
Rhin/o
Nose
a- or an-
No; not
Aut-
Self
Dia-
Complete, through
Dys-
Bad, abnormal, difficult
Hyper-
Excessive,high
Hypo-
Low, deficient
Resect-
Trim back
Ecto-
Outside
Endo-
Inside; within
Exo-
Outside
Peri-
Surrounding; around
Pro-
Before;forward
Re-
Back
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below; under
Trans-
Across
-cyte
Cell
- Globin
Protein
-Oma
Tumor; mass
-algia
Painful condition
-Ectomy
Cut out;remove
-emia
Blood condition
-Gram
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