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Med Term Ch1
Term | Definition |
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ROOT | Foundation of the term |
SUFFIX | Word ending |
PREFIX | Word beginning |
COMBINING VOWEL | Vowel (usually O) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root. (Combining vowel is dropped before a suffix that begins with a vowel. Retained between two roots even if second root begins with a vowel.) |
COMBINING FORM | Combination of the root and combining vowel |
ADEN/o | Gland |
ARTHR/o | Joint |
BI/o | Life |
CARCIN/o | Cancerous, cancer |
CARDI/o | Heart |
CEPHAL/o | Head |
CEREBR/o | Cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
CIS/o | To cut |
CRIN/o | To secrete (to form and give off) |
CYST/o | Urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid) |
CYT/o | Cell |
DERM/o | Skin |
DERMAT/o | Skin |
ELECTR/o | Electricity |
ENCEPHAL/o | Brain |
ENTER/o | Intestines (usually small) |
ERYTHR/o | Red |
GASTR/o | Stomach |
GLYC/o | Sugar |
GNOS/o | Knowledge |
GYNEC/o | Woman, female |
HEMAT/o | Blood |
HEM/o | Blood |
HEPAT/o | Liver |
IATR/o | Treatment, Physician |
LEUK/o | White |
LOG/o | Study of |
NEPHR/o | Kidney |
NEUR/o | Nerve |
ONC/o | Tumor (cancerous) |
OPHTHALM/o | Eye |
OSTE/o | Bone |
PATH/o | Disease |
PED/o | Child |
PSYCH/o | Mind |
RADI/o | X-rays |
REN/o | Kidney |
RHIN/o | Nose |
SARC/o | Flesh |
SECT/o | To cut |
THROMB/o | Clot |
UR/o | Urinary tract |