Ch1: Simplified medical language Flashcards
1
Q
lith
A
lithos (stone)
2
Q
psych
A
psyche (mind)
3
Q
caud
A
cauda (tail)
4
Q
or
A
oris (mouth)
5
Q
word root + combining voewl =
A
combining form
6
Q
derm/a
cutane/o
A
skin
7
Q
trich/o, pil/o
A
hair
8
Q
ocul/o, ophthalm/o
A
eye
9
Q
or/o, stomat/o
A
mouth
10
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
11
Q
eponyms
A
names for diseases, organs, procedure, or body functions that are derived from the name of a person
12
Q
abbreviations
A
shortened forms of written words or phrases that are used in place of the whole
13
Q
singular to plural
is
um
us
a
ix
ex
ax
ma
on
nx
A
es or ides
a
i or era/ora or drop es
ae
ices
aces
s/mata
a or add s
nges
14
Q
alveolus
appendix
atrium
bacillus
carcinoma
diagnosis
larynx
prognosis
protozoon
varix
A
alveoli
appendices
atria
bacilli
carcinomas/carcinomata
diagnoses
larynges
prognoses
protozoa
varices
