Ch. 3 Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme

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3
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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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4
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aden/o

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Gland

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5
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adip/o

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Fat

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amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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Vessel

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arteri/o

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Artery

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arthr/o

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Joint

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axill/o

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Armpit

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bi/o

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Life

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bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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12
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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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13
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carcin/o

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Cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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16
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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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17
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chron/o

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Time

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18
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col/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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19
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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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20
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encephal/o

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Brain

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21
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erythr/o

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Red

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22
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hem/o

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Blood

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23
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hepat/o

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Liver

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24
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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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25
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inguin/o

A

Groin

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26
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isch/o

A

To hold back

27
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lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

A

white

30
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lymph/o

A

lymph

31
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mamm/o

A

breast

32
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mast/o

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breast

33
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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

35
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my/o

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muscle

36
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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

37
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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

38
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nephr/o

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kidney

39
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neur/o

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nerve

40
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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

41
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nucle/o

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nucleus

42
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opthalm/o

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eye

43
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oste/o

A

bone

44
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ot/o

A

ear

45
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path/o

A

disease

46
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

47
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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

48
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phleb/o

A

vein

49
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plas/o

A

formation, development

50
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pleur/o

A

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjencent to chest wall)

51
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pneumon/o

A

lungs

52
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pulmon/o

A

lungs

53
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radi/o

A

x-ray

54
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rect/o

A

rectum

55
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ren/o

A

kidney

56
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rhin/o

A

nose

57
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sarc/o

A

flesh

58
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splen/o

A

spleen

59
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staphyl/o

A

clusters

60
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strept/o

A

twisted chains

61
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thorac/o

A

chest

62
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thromb/o

A

clot

63
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

64
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trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

65
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ven/o

A

vein