Chapter 1 Combining Forms Flashcards
Divide medical words into their component parts. Use combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes to build medical words. Identify the meaning of word parts using combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
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 (largest part of the brain)
8
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
9
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete (to form and give off)
10
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
11
Q
derm/o
dermat/o
A
skin
12
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
13
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
14
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
(usually small intestine)
15
Q
erythr/o
A
red
16
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
