Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure; Combining Form Flashcards
1
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
2
Q
cephal/o
A
head
3
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
4
Q
nephr/o
Greek
A
kidney
5
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
10
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
11
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
12
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
13
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
14
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
A
skin
15
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
16
Q
erythr/o
A
red
17
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
18
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
19
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
20
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
21
Q
leuk/o
A
white
22
Q
log/o
A
study of
23
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
24
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually the small intestine)
25
gastr/o
stomach
26
hemat/o
| hem/o
blood
27
hepat/o
liver
28
onc/o
tumor
29
ophthalm/o
eye
30
oste/o
bone
31
path/o
disease
32
ped/o
child
33
psych/o
mind
34
radi/o
x-ray
35
ren/o
| Latin
kidney
36
rhin/o
nose
37
sarc/o
flesh
38
sect/o
to cut
39
thromb/o
clot, clotting
40
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
