C - Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form Flashcards by Richard X

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cac/i-
cac/o-

A

bad; ill

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calc/o-

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calcium

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calcan/eo-

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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capn/i-

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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cardi/o-

A

heart

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carpo-

A

carpus

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cary/o-
kary/o-

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nucleus of a cell

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cat-
cata-
cath-
kat-
kata-

A

down; downward; destructive; against; according to

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caud/o-

A

tail

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caus/o-

A

burning

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cec/o-

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cecum

pouch that forms first part of large intestine

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-cele

A

swelling or hernia

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celi/o-

A

abdomen

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cel/o-

A

tumor; hernia
cavity

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centesis-

A

puncture or perforation

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centr/i-

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center

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cephal/o-

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head

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cerbell/o-

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little brain (cerebellum)

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cerebr/o-

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brain (cerebrum)

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cerumin/o-

A

wax

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cervic/o-

A

neck

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cheil/o-

A

lip

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choledoch/o-

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bile duct

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chem/o-

chemical

chole/o-

gall, bile

cholangi/o-

bile vessel/duct

cholester/o-

cholestrol

chori/o-

chorion | outermost membrane around embryo

chondr/o-

cartilage

choroid/o-

choroid | thin layer of tissue part of middle layer of the wall of the eye

chrom/o-

colour

-cide

causing death

cine- cinemat/o-

motion

circum-

around

cirrh/o-

yellow, tawny

cis/o-

cut

cistern/o-

reservoir, cavity

clavicul/o-

clavicle

-cle -cule

little

cleid/o-

clavicle

clon/o-

muscle spasm; to move violently; turmoil

coagul/o-

clot

coccidioid/o-

fungus

coccyg/o-

tail bone

colon/o-

colon

co/m- co/n-

together

colp/o- kolp/o-

vagina

condyl/o-

knuckle

coni/o-

dust

contra-

against; opposite

copr/o-

feces, excrement

cord/o-

cord

cortic/o-

cortex | outermost layer of organ

cost/o-

rib

cox/o-

hip

crani/o-

skull; cranium

crin/o-

secrete

cry/o-

cold

crypt/o-

hidden

culd/o-

cul-de-sac

cutane/o-

skin

-cusia, -cusis

hearing

cyan/o-

blue

cycl/o-

circular; cyclical; ciliary body of the eye

cyst/o- -cyst

cyst; urinary bladder

cyt/o- cyte-

cell