LOM Ch 1 Key Terms Flashcards
1
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
2
Q
-y
A
process / condition
3
Q
-globin
A
protein
4
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
5
Q
path/o
A
disease
6
Q
aut-
A
self / own
7
Q
-gram
A
record
8
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
9
Q
end-
A
within
10
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
11
Q
hypo-
A
deficient / below / under / less
12
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
13
Q
dia-
A
through / complete
14
Q
-ion
A
process
15
Q
Suffix
A
word ending
16
Q
oste/o
A
bone
17
Q
ped/o
A
child
18
Q
-ectomy
A
excision / removal
19
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
20
Q
derm/o
A
skin
21
Q
Root
A
Foundation of the term
22
Q
cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
23
Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
24
Q
leuk/o
A
white
25
Q
ex-
A
outside of / outward
26
Q
-genic
A
produced by or in
27
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
28
Q
-oma
A
tumor / mass / swelling
29
Q
carcin/o
A
Cancerous / Cancer
30
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
31
Q
sub-
A
below / under
32
Q
combining vowel
A
vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation.
33
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
34
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
35
Q
-osis
A
condition / usually abnormal
36
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
