Ch. 1 & 2 Combining Form Flashcards by Amy Maskell

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arthr/o

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Joint

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aden/o

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Gland

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bi/o

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Life

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carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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cephal/o

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Head

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cerebr/o

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Cerebrum largest part of the brain

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cis/o

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To cut

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Crin/o

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Secrete

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

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cyt/o

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Cell

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derm/o

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Skin

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dermat/o

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Skin

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electr/o

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Electricity

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encephal/o

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Brain

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enter/o

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Intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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Red

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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glyc/o

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Sugar

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gnos/o

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Knowledge

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gynec/o

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Woman, female

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hemat/o

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Blood

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hem/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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iatr/o

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Treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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White

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log/o

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Study of

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nephr/o

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Kidney

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neur/o

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Nerve

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onc/o

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Tumor

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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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oste/o

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Bone

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path/o

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child

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psych/o

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Mind

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radi/o

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X-ray

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ren/o

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Kidney

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rhin/o

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Nose

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sarc/o

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Flesh

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sect/o

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To cut

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thrombo/o

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Clot, clotting

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ur/o

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Urinary tract, urine

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to cast (throw)

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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or the uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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skull

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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thel/o

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nipple

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (e) backbone (s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs