Basic word structure_combining forms - ch 1 Flashcards by Carol McCullough

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angi/o

A

vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

A

head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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cis/o

A

to cut

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col/o

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colon, large intestine

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cyst/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

A

dermatologist

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electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

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encephal/o

A

brain

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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small)

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erythr/o

A

red

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fibr/o

A

fibreoptic

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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haem/o

A

blood

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haemat/o

A

blood - haematoma

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hyster/o

A

uterus

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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lymph/o

A

lymphoid tissue, lymph gland

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mast/o

A

breast

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metr/o

A

uterus

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morph/o

A

form, shape

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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opt/o

A

eye, vision

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oste/o

A

bone

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phleb/o

A

vein

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pneum/o

A

lungs, respiration, air

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pneumon/o

A

pneumonia

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psych/o

A

mind

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pyel/o

A

pelvis of kidney

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rhin/o

A

nose

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salping/o

A

fallopian tube, eustachian (auditory) tube

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thorac/o

A

chest, thorax

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trache/o

A

trachea

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ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract, urea

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uter/o

A

uterus

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vas/o

A

vessel, vas defenerns, duct