Chapter 1 Combining Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
2
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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
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)
11
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
12
Q
derm/o
A
skin
13
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
14
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
15
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
16
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually small intestine)
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
20
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
ex: diaGNOSis
21
Q
gynec/o
A
woman, female
22
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
23
Q
hem/o
A
blood
24
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
25
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
ex: psychIATRy
26
Q
leuk/o
A
white
27
Q
log/o
A
study of
28
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
29
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
30
Q
onc/o
A
tumor (cancerous)
31
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
32
Q
oste/o
A
bone
33
Q
path/o
A
disease
34
Q
ped/o
A
child
35
Q
psych/o
A
mind
36
Q
radi/o
A
x-ray
37
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
38
Q
rhin/o
A
nose
39
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh
40
Q
sect/o
A
to cut
41
Q
thromb/o
A
clot/clotting
42
Q
ur/o
A
urinary tract, urine
