Root Words/Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
A
2
Q
aden/o
A
gland
3
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
4
Q
bi/o
A
life
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancerous;
cancer
6
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
cephal/o
A
head
8
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
9
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
10
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
11
Q
cost/o
A
rib
12
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete; to
form and give off
13
Q
cyst/o
A
a sac or a cyst (sac
containing fluid)
urinary bladder
14
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
15
Q
derm/o;
dermat/o
A
skin
16
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
17
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
18
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
(usually the small intestine)
19
Q
erythr/o
A
red
20
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
21
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
22
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
23
Q
gynec/o
A
woman;
female
24
Q
hem/o
A
blood
25
hemat/o
blood
26
hepat/o
liver
27
hist/o
tissue
28
iatr/o
treatment;
physician
29
leuk/o
white
30
log/o
study of
31
nas/o
nose
32
nephr/o
kidney
33
neur/o
nerve
34
onc/o
tumor
(cancerous)
35
opthalm/o
eye
36
oste/o
bone
37
ot/o
ear
38
path/o
disease
39
ped/o
child
40
psych/o
mind
41
pulmon/o
lung
42
radi/o
x-rays
43
ren/o
kidney
44
rhin/o
nose
45
sarc/o
flesh
46
sect/o
to cut
47
thromb/o
clot; clotting
48
ur/o
urinary tract;
urine
49
vesic/o
bladder
