Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
2
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
4
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancerous; cancer
5
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
6
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
7
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum
8
Q
Cis/o
A
To cut
9
Q
Crin/o
A
To secrete
10
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
11
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
12
Q
Derm/o, Dermat/o
A
Skin
13
Q
Electr/o
A
Electricity
14
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
15
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestines
16
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
17
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
18
Q
Glyc/o
A
Glucose; sugar
19
Q
Gnos/o
A
Knowledge
20
Q
Gynec/o
A
Woman; female
21
Q
Hem/o, Hemat/o
A
Blood
22
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
23
Q
Iatr/o
A
Physician; treatment
24
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
25
Log/o
Study
26
Nephr/o
Kidney
27
Neur/o
Nerve
28
Onc/o
Tumor
29
Opthalm/o
Eyes
30
Oste/o
Bone
31
Path/o
Disease
32
Ped/o
Child
33
Psych/o
Mind
34
Radi/o
X-Rays; Radioactivity
35
Ren/o
Kidney
36
Rhin/o
Nose
37
Sarc/o
Flesh
38
Sect/o
To cut
39
Thromb/o
Clot
40
Ur/o
Urine; urinary tract
41
-ac
Pertaining to
42
-al
Pertaining to
43
-algia
Pain
44
Cyte
Cell
45
-ectomy
Removal; excision; resection
46
-emia
Blood condition
47
-genic
Produced by or in
48
-globin
Protein
49
-gram
Record
50
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
51
-ion
Process
52
-ist
Specialist
53
-itis
Inflammation
54
-logy
Process of study
55
-oma
Tumor; mass; fluid collection
56
-opsy
View of
57
-osis
Condition; abnormal
58
-pathy
Disease; condition
59
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
60
-scopy
Visual examination
61
-sis
State of; condition
62
-tomy
Process of cutting
63
-y
Condition; process
64
a-, an-
No; not; without
65
Aut-, Auto-
Self; own
66
Dia-
Complete; through
67
End
68
Endo
In; within
69
Epi-
Above; upon; on
70
Ex-, exo-
Out; outside of; outward
