Chapter 1 Combining Forms Terms and Definitions Flashcards
adenoma
aden/o
gland
Arthr/o
Joint
bi/o
life
carcin/o
carcinoma
cancerous; cancer
cardi/o
heart
cephal/o
head
Cephal/ic “head first”
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
cis/o
in/cis/ion
to cut
in/cis/ion = the process of cutting into
crin/o
Endo/crine
to secrete (to form and give off)
= release their secretions (saliva,milk, tears, sweat)
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
cyt/o
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
electr/o
electricity
encepal/o
brain
EEG
enter/o
intestines (usually small)
erythr/o
red
erythr/o/cyte =
red blood cells carying oxygen in the blood
gastr/o
stomach
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
gnos/o
knowledge
dia/gnos/is
gynec/o
woman; female
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
hepat/o
liver
iatr/o
physician; treatment
leuk/o
white
log/o
study
nephr/o
kidney
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor
ophthalm/o
eye
oste/o
bone
path/o
disease
ped/o
child