chapter 1 combining forms Flashcards
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
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bi/o
A
life
4
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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
(form and give off)
10
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst
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
(usually the small intestine)
16
Q
erythr/o
A
red
17
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
18
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
19
Q
gnos
A
knowledge
20
Q
gynec/o
A
women/female
21
Q
hemat/o
hem/o
A
blood
22
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
23
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment/physician
24
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leuk/o
A
white
25
log/o
study of
26
nephr/o
kidney
27
neur/o
nerve
28
onc/o
tumor
(cancerous)
29
ophthalm/o
eye
30
oste/o
bone
31
path/o
disease
32
ped/o
child
33
psych/o
mind
34
radi/o
x-rays
35
ren/o
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
