C Flashcards
cac/o
bad
calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
calci/o
calcium
cali/o
calyx (on the periphery of the renal pelvis, collects urine to the renal pelvis)
calic/o
calyx
capn/o
carbon dioxide
-capnia
carbon dioxide
cardi/o
heart
carp/o
wrist bones
cata-
down
Myagi on mountain (opp)
caud/o
caudal - tail. lower part of body
caus/o
burn, burning
cauter/o
heat, burn
cec/o
cecum (1st part of colon)
-cele
hernia
celi/o
belly, abdomen
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cerumin/o
cerumen (earwax)
cervic/o
- neck
2. cervix
-chalasia
relaxation ch a(t)la(st) sia
-chalasis
relaxation
cheil/o
lip
chem/o
drug, chemical
-chezia
defication, elimination of wastes
chir/o
hand
churn the butter with your hand
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile vessel
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/o
cartilage
chore/o
dance
Choreography
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)