Med P/S Column 4 Flashcards
calci-, calc/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus, heel bone
calcul/o
stone, little
cali/o, calic/o
cup, calyx
call/i, callos/o
hard, hardened and thickened
calor/i
heat
canalicul/o
little canal or duct
canth/o
corner of the eye
capill/o
hair
capit/o
head
capn/o
carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
capsul/o
little box
carb/o
carbon
carbuncl/o
carbuncle
carcin/o
cancerous
cardi/o, card/o
heart
cari/o
rotteness, decay
carot/o
stupor, sleep
carp/o
wrist bone
cartilag/o
cartilage, gristle
caruncul/o
bit of flesh
cat-, cata-, cath-
down, lower, under, downward
catabol/o
a breaking down
cathart/o
cleansing, purging
cathet/o
insert, send down
caud/o
lower part of body, tail
caus/o, caust/o
burning, burn
cauter/o, caut/o
heat, burn
cav/i, cav/o
hollow, cave
cavern/o
containg hollow spaces
cec/o
cecum
-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
celi/o, cel/o
abdomen or belly
cement/o
cementum, a rough stone
cent-
hundred
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
cephal/o, -ceps
head
cera-
wax
cerebell/o
cerebellum, brain
cerumin/o
ceremen, earwax
cervic/o
neck, cervix (neck of the uterus)
cheil/o
lip
cheir/o
hand
chem/i, chem/o, chemic/o
drug, chemical
chir/o
hand
chlor/o
green
chlorhydr/o
hyrochloric acid
chol/e
bile, gall
cholangi/o
bile duct
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
chondr/o
cartilage
chrod/o
spinal cord, cord
chore/o
dance
chori/o, chorion/o
chorion, membrane