Roots/Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
Eti/o
A
Cause
Etiology: cause of disease
2
Q
Idi/o
A
Unknown, peculiar
Idiopathic: unknown cause of disease
3
Q
Morph/o
A
Shape, form, structure
4
Q
Path/o, pathy
A
Disease
5
Q
Some/somat/o
A
Body
Example-
Somatalgia: pain in the body
6
Q
Son/o
A
Sound
Sonogram
7
Q
Viscer/o
A
Internal organs
8
Q
Xer/o
A
Dry
9
Q
Metry
A
Process of measuring
10
Q
Chrom/o
A
Color
11
Q
Nym
A
Name
12
Q
Pseud/o
A
False
13
Q
Radi/o
A
Radiation, X-ray, radius (arm)
