Ch. 3 Combining Forms Flashcards by Amy Maskell

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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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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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Gland

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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

A

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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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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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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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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chron/o

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Time

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col/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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encephal/o

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Brain

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erythr/o

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Red

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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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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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inguin/o

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Groin

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isch/o

A

To hold back

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lapar/o

A

Abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

A

white

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lymph/o

A

lymph

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mamm/o

A

breast

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mast/o

A

breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

A

mucus

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

A

death (of cells or whole body)

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

A

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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opthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

A

vein

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plas/o

A

formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjencent to chest wall)

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pneumon/o

A

lungs

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pulmon/o

A

lungs

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radi/o

A

x-ray

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rect/o

A

rectum

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ren/o

A

kidney

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sarc/o

A

flesh

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splen/o

A

spleen

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staphyl/o

A

clusters

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strept/o

A

twisted chains

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thorac/o

A

chest

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thromb/o

A

clot

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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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trache/o

A

trachea (windpipe)

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ven/o

A

vein