Ch 2 Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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2
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adip/o

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fat

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3
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anter/o

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front

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4
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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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5
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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6
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chrom/o

A

color

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7
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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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8
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crani/o

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skull

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9
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cyt/o

A

cell

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10
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dist/o

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far, distant

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11
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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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12
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hist/o

A

tissue

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13
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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of the hip bone)

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14
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inguin/o

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groin

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15
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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16
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later/o

A

side

17
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lumb/o

A

lower back

18
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medi/o

A

middle

19
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

20
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

21
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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

22
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poster/o

A

back, behind

23
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proxim/o

A

nearest

24
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

ex: sacral

25
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sarc/o

A

flesh

ex: sarcoma

26
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spin/o

A

spine, backbone

27
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thel/o
theli/o

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nipple

ex: epithelial cell (epithelial cells were first discovered in the nipples)

28
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thorac/o

A

chest

29
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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

30
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umbilic/o

A

navel, umbilicus

31
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ventr/o

A

belly side of the body

32
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra(e)

33
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viscer/o

A

internal organs