Med term vocab 1 Flashcards
1
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combining form
A
combination of the root and the combining vowel
2
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combining vowel
A
vowel that connects the root to the suffix or a root to another root
3
Q
prefix
A
beginning of a word
4
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suffix
A
ending of a word
5
Q
root
A
where the term comes from
6
Q
aden/o
A
gland
7
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
8
Q
bi/o
A
life
9
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cephal/o
A
head
12
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
13
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cis/o
A
to cut
14
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
15
Q
cyst/o
A
bladder
16
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cyt/o
A
cell
17
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
18
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electr/o
A
electricity
19
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
20
Q
enter/o
A
intestines (usually the small intestine)
21
Q
erythr/o
A
red
22
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gastr/o
A
stomach
23
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
24
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gynec/o
A
woman, female
25
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hemat/o or hem/o
A
blood
26
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hepat/o
A
liver
27
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iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
28
Q
leuk/o
A
white
29
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
30
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
31
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onc/o
A
tumor
32
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opthalm/o
A
eye
