C - Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form Flashcards by Richard X

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cac/i-
cac/o-

A

bad; ill

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calc/o-

A

calcium

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calcan/eo-

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calcaneum (heel bone)

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capn/i-

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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cardi/o-

A

heart

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carpo-

A

carpus

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cary/o-
kary/o-

A

nucleus of a cell

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cat-
cata-
cath-
kat-
kata-

A

down; downward; destructive; against; according to

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caud/o-

A

tail

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caus/o-

A

burning

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cec/o-

A

cecum

pouch that forms first part of large intestine

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-cele

A

swelling or hernia

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celi/o-

A

abdomen

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cel/o-

A

tumor; hernia
cavity

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centesis-

A

puncture or perforation

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centr/i-

A

center

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cephal/o-

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head

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cerbell/o-

A

little brain (cerebellum)

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cerebr/o-

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brain (cerebrum)

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cerumin/o-

A

wax

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cervic/o-

A

neck

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cheil/o-

A

lip

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choledoch/o-

A

bile duct

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chem/o-

A

chemical

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chole/o-

A

gall, bile

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cholangi/o-

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bile vessel/duct

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cholester/o-

A

cholestrol

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chori/o-

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chorion

outermost membrane around embryo

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chondr/o-

A

cartilage

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choroid/o-

A

choroid

thin layer of tissue part of middle layer of the wall of the eye

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chrom/o-

A

colour

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-cide

A

causing death

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cine-
cinemat/o-

A

motion

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circum-

A

around

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cirrh/o-

A

yellow, tawny

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cis/o-

A

cut

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cistern/o-

A

reservoir, cavity

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clavicul/o-

A

clavicle

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-cle
-cule

A

little

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cleid/o-

A

clavicle

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clon/o-

A

muscle spasm; to move violently; turmoil

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coagul/o-

A

clot

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coccidioid/o-

A

fungus

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coccyg/o-

A

tail bone

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colon/o-

A

colon

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co/m-
co/n-

A

together

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colp/o-
kolp/o-

A

vagina

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condyl/o-

A

knuckle

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coni/o-

A

dust

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contra-

A

against; opposite

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copr/o-

A

feces, excrement

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cord/o-

A

cord

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cortic/o-

A

cortex

outermost layer of organ

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cost/o-

A

rib

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cox/o-

A

hip

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crani/o-

A

skull; cranium

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crin/o-

A

secrete

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cry/o-

A

cold

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crypt/o-

A

hidden

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culd/o-

A

cul-de-sac

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cutane/o-

A

skin

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-cusia, -cusis

A

hearing

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cyan/o-

A

blue

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cycl/o-

A

circular; cyclical; ciliary body of the eye

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cyst/o-
-cyst

A

cyst; urinary bladder

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cyt/o-
cyte-

A

cell