C1: Combining Forms Flashcards
Aden/o
Gland
Adenoma
Tumor of a gland
Arthr/o
Joint
bi/o
life
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum(largest part of brain)
cis/o
to cut
crin/o
to secrete (to form and give off)
cyst/o
urinary bladder ; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
erythr/o
red
gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gynec/o
woman , female
hemat/o hem/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
hepatitis
inflammation of liver
iatr/o
treatment/physician
leuk/o
white
log/o
study of
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
path/o
disease
ped/o
child
psych/o
mind
radi/o
x-rays
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sarc/o
flesh
sect/o
to cut
thromb/o
clot , clotting
ur/o
urinary tracy, urine
bol
cast
Hist/o
tissue
Ventr/o
belly
dors/o
back
Chondr/o
cartilage