Chapter 19 - Combining Form Flashcards
1
Q
Alveol/o
A
Small sac
2
Q
Cac/o
A
Bad
3
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer, cancerous
4
Q
Cauter/o
A
Burn, heat
5
Q
Chem/o
A
Chemical, drug
6
Q
Cry/o
A
Cold
7
Q
Cyst/o
A
Sac of fluid
8
Q
Fibr/o
A
Fibers
9
Q
Follicul/o
A
Small glandular sacs
10
Q
Fung/i
A
Fungus, mushrooms
11
Q
Medull/o
A
Soft, inner part
12
Q
Mucos/o
A
Mucous membrane
13
Q
Mut/a
A
Genetic change
14
Q
Mutagen/o
A
Causing genetic change
15
Q
Necr/o
A
Death
16
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
17
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
18
Q
Papill/o
A
Nipple-like
19
Q
Plas/o
A
Formation
20
Q
Ple/o
A
Many, more
21
Q
Polyp/o
A
Polyp
22
Q
Prot/o
A
First
23
Q
Radi/o
A
Rays
24
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh, connective tissue
25
Q
Scirrh/o
A
Hard
26
Q
Xer/o
A
Dry
