Ch 1 - Combining Forms Flashcards
aden/o
gland
ex. adenoma
arthr/o
joint
ex. arthritis
bi/o
life
ex. biology
carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
ex. carcinoma
cardi/o
heart
ex. cardiology
cephal/o
head
ex. cephalic
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
ex. cerebral
cis/o
to cut
ex. incision
crin/o
to secrete
ex. endocrine glands
cyst/o
urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
ex. cystoscopy
cyt/o
cell
ex. cytology
derm/o
dermat/o
skin
ex. dermatitis
electr/o
electricity
ex. electrocardiogram
encephal/o
brain
ex. electroencephalogram
erythr/o
red
ex. erythrocyte
gastr/o
stomach
ex. gastrectomy, gastrotomy
glyc/o
sugar
ex. hyperglycemia
gnos/o
knowledge
ex. diagnosis
gynec/o
woman, female
ex. gynacology
hemat/o
hem/o
blood
ex. hematology
hepat/o
liver
ex. hepatitis
iatr/o
treatment, physician
ex. iatrogenic
leuk/o
white
ex. leukocyte
log/o
study of
ex. dermatology
nephr/o
kidney
ex. nephritis
neur/o
nerve
ex. neurology
onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
ex. oncology
ophthalm/o
eye
ex. ophthalmascope
oste/o
bone
ex. osteitis
path/o
disease
ex. pathology
ped/o
child
ex. pediatric
psych/o
mind
ex. psychology, psychiatrist
radi/o
x-rays
ex. radiology
ren/o
kidney
ex. renal
rhin/o
nose
ex. rhinitis
sarc/o
flesh
ex. sarcoma
sect/o
to cut
ex. resection
thromb/o
clot, clotting
ex. thrombocyte
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
ex. urologist