ch 1-4 roots and combining forms Flashcards

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1
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adhes

A

stuck to

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2
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axill

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armpit

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3
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centr/i

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center

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4
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chem/o

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chemical

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5
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format

A

a shaping

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gene

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formation, produce

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7
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kil/o

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a thousand

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8
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macr/o

A

large

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9
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necr

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death

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nom

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law

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norm

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rule

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12
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onc/o

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tumor

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13
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organ

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organ

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14
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pyret

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fever

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radi/o

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ray, x-ray

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16
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scop

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to examine

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17
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sept

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putrification

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18
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pyr/o

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heat, fire

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19
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therm/o

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hot, heat

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20
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top/o

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place

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21
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tuss

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cough

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22
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infect

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to infect

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23
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dem

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people

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24
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eti/o

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cause

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25
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cis

A

to cut

26
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malign

A

bad kind

27
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maxim

A

greatest

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minum

A

least

29
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palm

A

palm

30
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prophylact

A

guarding

31
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adip

A

fat

32
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andr

A

man

33
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bi/o

A

life

34
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caud

A

tail

35
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cyt

A

cell

36
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fus

A

to pour

37
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hist/o

A

tissue

38
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hydr

A

water

39
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kary/o

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cell’s nucleus

40
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later

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side

41
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path/o

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disease

42
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physio

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nature

43
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pin/o

A

to drink

44
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somat/o

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body

45
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topic

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place

46
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troph

A

a turning

47
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viscer

A

body organs

48
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anter

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toward the front

49
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cran/i

A

cranium

50
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dist

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away from the point of origin

51
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dors

A

backward

52
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filtrat

A

to strain through

53
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horizont

A

horizon

54
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infer

A

below

55
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inguin

A

groin

56
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intern

A

within

57
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medi

A

toward the middle

58
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phen/o

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to show

59
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poster

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behind, toward the back, back

60
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proxim

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near, the point of origin

61
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system

A

composite, whole

62
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ventr

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near or on the belly side of the body