Unit 2 Root words and abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
CA
A
Cancer
2
Q
p.r.n.
A
Whenever necessary
3
Q
q.d.
A
Every day
4
Q
q.o.d.
A
Every other day
5
Q
h.s.
A
Hour of sleep
6
Q
b.i.d.
A
Two times a day
7
Q
t.i.d.
A
Three times a day
8
Q
q.i.d.
A
Four times a day
9
Q
Stat
A
Immediately
10
Q
noc.
A
Night
11
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
12
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
13
Q
Epitheli/o
A
Epithelium
14
Q
Fibr/o
A
Fiber
15
Q
Hist/o
A
Tissue
16
Q
Kary/o
A
Nucleus
17
Q
Lip/o
A
Fat
18
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
19
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
20
Q
Organ/o
A
Organ
21
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh, connective tissue
22
Q
System/o
A
System
23
Q
Viscer/o
A
Internal organs
24
Q
Cancer/o
A
Cancer
25
Carcin/o
Cancer
26
Eti/o
Cause (of disease)
27
Gno/o
Knowledge
28
Latr/o
Physician, medicine (also means treatment)
29
Lei/o
Smooth
30
Onc/o
Tumor, mass
31
Path/o
Disease
32
Rhabd/o
Rod-shaped, striated
33
Somat/o
Body
34
Chlor/o
Green
35
Chrom/o
Color
36
Cyan/o
Blue
37
Erythr/o
Red
38
Leuk/o
White
39
Melan/o
Black
40
Xanth/o
Yellow
