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Word Part C
Word part starting with C with meaning
Term | Definition |
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calc- (u, ulus) | stone |
carcin- (o) | cancer, malignancy |
cardi- (a, o) | pertaining to heart |
carp- (o) | wrist |
-cele, -coele | swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia |
cent- | one hundred |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
cephal- (o) | head, pertaining to head |
cerebro- | brain |
cervic-(o) | neck |
cheil- (o) | lip |
chem- (o) | drug, chemical |
chlor- (o) | green |
chol- (e, o) | bile, gallbladder |
chond- (i, r, ri) | cartilage |
chrom- (a, at, o) | color |
-cide | causing death |
circum- | around, about |
-cise | cut |
co- (n) | with, together |
-coccus | round |
col- (in, o) | colon, bowel, large intestines |
colp- (i, o) | vagina |
contra- | against, counter |
cost- (a, i, o) | rib |
crani- (o) | pertaining to the skull |
-crine | secrete |
cryo- | cold |
crypt- | hidden, obscure |
cut- (an) | skin |
cyan- (o) | blue |
cyst- (i, o) | bladder, bag, sac |
cyt- (e, o) | cell |