Chapter 1 Flashcards
aden/o
gland
arthr/o
joint
bi/o
life
carcin/o
cancerous
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
cerebr/o
cerebrum
crin/o
secerete
cyst/o
urinary bladder
cyt/o
cell
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
electr/o
electricity
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestines, small intestines
erythr/o
red
gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
gynec/o
female
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
lapar/o
abdomen
leuk/o
white
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
path/o
disease
psych/o
mind
ren/o
kidney
rhin/o
nose
sarc/o
flesh
thromb/o
clotting
-al
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
removal
-emia
blood condition
-globin
protein
-ia
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
condition
-itis
inflammation
-logist
person who studies
-logy
study of
-oma
tumor, mass
-opsy
examination
-osis
abnormal condition
-scope
tool for visual exam
-scopy
visual exam process
-sis
condition
-tomy
to cut into
a-, an-
no, not
aut-
self
dia-
complete
dys-
abnormal
endo-
in, within
exo-
outside
hyper-
more than normal
hypo-
less than normal
peri-
surrounding
pro-
before
re-
back
retro-
behind
sub-
below
trans-
across