Chapter 1 - Combining Forms Flashcards
Memorize the word roots for Chapter 1
abdomin/o-
abdomen (not lapar/o-)
append/o-
appendix; something attached
arteri/o-
artery
arthr/o-
joint
bi/o-
life, living
card(i)/o-
heart
cholecyst/o-
gallbladder
col(on)/o-
colon
communicat/o-
transmit
cost/o-
ribs
cutane/o-
skin (not derm(at)/o-)
derm(at)/o-
skin (not cutane/o-)
dietet/o-
diet
digest/o-
digestion
enter/o-
intestines (not intestin/o-)
esthes/o-
feeling, sensation
etym/o-
word root
gastr/o-
stomach
gemin/o-
pair, set
hepat/o-
liver
hyster/o-
uterus
intestin/o-
intestines (not enter/o-)
lapar/o-
abdomen (not abdomin/o-)
laryng/o-
larynx
later/o-
lateral, side
mamm/o-
breasts
medic/o-
medicine, physician
menstru/o-
menses
ment/o-
mind; jaw
muscul/o-
muscles
nas/o-
nasal
neur/o-
nerves
nutrit/o-
nutrition
pelv/o-
pelvis
phag/o-
eating, swallowing
pleg/o-
paralysis
pneumon/o-
lungs, pulmonary system
psych/o-
mind
sperm/o-
sperm
tens/o-
tension, pressure
therap/o-
therapy, treatment
thyroid/o-
thyroid
tonsill/o-
tonsil
trache/o-
trachea
urin/o-
urinary
uter/o-
uterus
vagin/o-
vagina
ven/o-
vein