Terms Flashcards
1
Q
root
A
foundation of term
2
Q
suffix
A
word ending
3
Q
prefix
A
word beginning
4
Q
combining vowel
A
vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation
5
Q
combining form
A
of the root combination and the combining vowel
6
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
7
Q
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
8
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
9
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
10
Q
enter/o
A
intestines
11
Q
erythr/o
A
red
12
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
13
Q
gnos/o
A
knowledge
14
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
15
Q
gynec/o
A
woman/female
16
Q
hemat/o or hem/o
A
blood
17
Q
iatr/o
A
treatment
18
Q
leuk/o
A
white
19
Q
log/o
A
study of
20
Q
nephr/o
A
kidney
21
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
22
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
23
Q
iatr/
A
treatment, physician
24
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
25
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
26
Q
oste/o
A
bone
27
Q
path/o
A
disease
28
Q
ped/o
A
child
29
Q
psych/o
A
mind
30
Q
radi/o
A
x-rays
