Basic word structure_combining forms - ch 1 Flashcards
1
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angi/o
A
vessel
2
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arteri/o
A
artery
3
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arthr/o
A
joint
4
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bronch/o
A
bronchus
5
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cardi/o
A
heart
6
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cephal/o
A
head
7
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
8
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
9
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cis/o
A
to cut
10
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col/o
A
colon, large intestine
11
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cyst/o
A
cell
12
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derm/o
A
skin
13
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dermat/o
A
dermatologist
14
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electr/o
A
electricity, electrical activity
15
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encephal/o
A
brain
16
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enter/o
A
intestine (usually small)
17
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erythr/o
A
red
18
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fibr/o
A
fibreoptic
19
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gastr/o
A
stomach
20
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haem/o
A
blood
21
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haemat/o
A
blood - haematoma
22
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hepat/o
A
liver
23
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hyster/o
A
uterus
24
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lingu/o
A
tongue
25
lymph/o
lymphoid tissue, lymph gland
26
mast/o
breast
27
metr/o
uterus
28
morph/o
form, shape
29
my/o
muscle
30
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
31
nephr/o
kidney
32
neur/o
nerve
33
opt/o
eye, vision
34
oste/o
bone
35
phleb/o
vein
36
pneum/o
lungs, respiration, air
37
pneumon/o
pneumonia
38
psych/o
mind
39
pyel/o
pelvis of kidney
40
rhin/o
nose
41
salping/o
fallopian tube, eustachian (auditory) tube
42
thorac/o
chest, thorax
43
trache/o
trachea
44
ur/o
urine, urinary tract, urea
45
uter/o
uterus
46
vas/o
vessel, vas defenerns, duct
