Chapter 1 - Combining Form Flashcards
Arthr/o
Joint
Aden/o
Gland
Bi/o
Life
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
Cardi/o
Heart
Cephal/o
Head
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Cis/o
To cut
Crin/o
To secrete (to form and give off)
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/o
Dermat/o
Skin
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Intestines (usually the small intestine)
Erythr/o
Red
Gastr/o
Stomach
Glyc/o
Sugar
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Gynec/o
Woman, female
Hemat/o
Hem/o
Blood
Hepat/o
Liver
Iatr/o
Treatment, physician
Leuk/o
White
Log/o
Study of
Nephr/o
Kidney
Neur/o
Nerve
Onc/o
Tumor
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Oste/o
Bone
Path/o
Disease
Ped/o
Child
Psych/o
Mind
Radi/o
X-rays
Ren/o
Kidney
Rhin/o
Nose
Sarc/o
Flesh
Sect/o
To cut
Thromb/o
Clot, clotting
Ur/o
Urinary tract, urine