Chapter 1 - Combining Forms Flashcards
Memorize the word roots for Chapter 1
1
Q
abdomin/o-
A
abdomen (not lapar/o-)
2
Q
append/o-
A
appendix; something attached
3
Q
arteri/o-
A
artery
4
Q
arthr/o-
A
joint
5
Q
bi/o-
A
life, living
6
Q
card(i)/o-
A
heart
7
Q
cholecyst/o-
A
gallbladder
8
Q
col(on)/o-
A
colon
9
Q
communicat/o-
A
transmit
10
Q
cost/o-
A
ribs
11
Q
cutane/o-
A
skin (not derm(at)/o-)
12
Q
derm(at)/o-
A
skin (not cutane/o-)
13
Q
dietet/o-
A
diet
14
Q
digest/o-
A
digestion
15
Q
enter/o-
A
intestines (not intestin/o-)
16
Q
esthes/o-
A
feeling, sensation
17
Q
etym/o-
A
word root
18
Q
gastr/o-
A
stomach
19
Q
gemin/o-
A
pair, set