Chapter 19 - Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
alveol/o
A
small sac, alveolus
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, urinary bladder
8
Q
fibr/o
A
fibers
9
Q
follicul/o
A
small glandular sacs
10
Q
fung/i
A
fungus, mushroom
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
x-rays, radioactivity (also radius bone)
24
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
25
Q
scirrh/o
A
hard
26
Q
xer/o
A
dry
