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MedVocab3
Chapter 1: Roots and Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| onc/o | study of: (oncology) CF |
| macr/o | large: (macroscopic) CF |
| centri/i | center: (centrifuge) CF |
| scop | to examine: (macroscopic) R |
| chem/o | chemical: (chemotherapy) CF |
| eti/o | cause: (etiology) CF |
| kil/o- | a thousand: (kilogram) CF |
| pyr/o | heat, fire: (pyrogenic) CF |
| radi/o | ray: (radiology) CF |
| therm/o | hot, heat: (thermometer) CF |
| top/o | place: (topography) CF |
| norm | rule: (abnormal) R |
| pyret | fever: (antipyretic) R |
| sept | putrefaction: (antiseptic) R |
| tuss | cough: (antitussive) R |
| nom | law: (autonomy) R |
| infect | infection: (disinfectant) R |
| dem | people: (epidemic) R |
| cis | to cut: (excision) R |
| cis | to cut: (incision) R |
| format | a shaping: (malformation) R |
| organ | organ: (microorganism) R |
| gene | formation: (heterogeneous) R |
| adhes | stuck to: (adhesion) R |
| axill | armpit: (axillary) R |
| bi(o) | life: (biopsy) R |
| malign | bad kind: (malignant) R |
| maxim | greatest: (maximal) R |
| minim | least: (minimal) R |
| necr | death: ( necrosis) R |
| palm | palm: (palmar) R |
| prophylact | guarding: (prophylactic) R |