Combining Forms & General Rules - Ch.1 Flashcards
1
Q
General Rule 1
A
Read the meaning of the medical term from the suffix, back to the beginning, then across
2
Q
General Rule 2
A
Drop the combining vowel before a suffix beginning with a vowel (gastritis not ‘gastroitis’)
3
Q
General Rule 3
A
Keep the combining vowel between two roots (gastroenterology not ‘gastrenterology’)
4
Q
ADEN/O
A
Gland
5
Q
ARTHR/O
A
Joint
6
Q
BI/O
A
Life
7
Q
CARCIN/O
A
cancerous/cancer
8
Q
CARDI/O
A
heart
9
Q
CEPHAL/O
A
head
10
Q
CEREBR/O
A
cerebellum
11
Q
CIS/O
A
to cut
12
Q
CRIN/O
A
to secrete
13
Q
CYST/O
A
urinary bladder
14
Q
CYT/O
A
cell
15
Q
DERM/O or DERMAT/O
A
skin
16
Q
ELECTR/O
A
electricity
17
Q
ENCEPHAL/O
A
brain
