Chapter 1 Flashcards
Aden/o
Gland
(ex. adenoma)
Athr/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
cis/o
to cut
(ex. incision)
crin/o
to secrete
(ex. endocrine glands)
cyst/o
urinary bladder; a sac or cyst
(ex. cystoscopy)
cyt/o
cell
( ex. cytoplasm)
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
Skin
(ex. dermatologist)
electr/o
electricity
(ex. electrocardiography)
encephal/o
Brain
(ex. EEG)
enter/o
intestines
erythr/o
Red
(ex. erythromycin)
gastr/o
stomach
(ex. gastrointestinal)
glyc/o
suger
(ex. hyperglycemia)
gnos/o
knowledge
(ex. prognosis [knowledge before])
gynec/o
woman, female
(ex. gynecologist)
hemat/o
blood
(ex. hematoma)
hem/o
blood
(ex. hemoglobin)
hepat/o
liver
(ex. hepatitis)
iatr/o
treatment, physician
(ex. iatrogenic)
leuk/o
white
(ex. leukemia)
log/o
study of
(ex. biology)
nephr/o
kidney
(ex. nephrologist)
neur/o
nerve
(ex. neurological)
onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
(ex. oncology)
ophthalm/o
eye
(ex. ophthalmologist)
oste/o
bone
(ex. osteoarthritis)