Ch. 4 Combining Forms, Suffix, Prefixes Flashcards by Peyton Crow

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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an/o

A

anus

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cardi/o

A

heart

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carp/o

A

carpals ( wrist bones )

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cis/o

A

to cut

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cost/o

A

ribs

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crani/o

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skull

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cutane/o

A

skin

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dur/o

A

dura matter

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gen/o

A

to produce

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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later/o

A

side

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men/o

A

menses

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nat/i

A

birth

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norm/o

A

rule, order

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ox/o

A

Oxygen

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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plas/o

A

formation, growth, development

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ren/o

A

kidney

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son/o

A

sound

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top/o

A

to put, place, position

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troph/o

A

development, nourishment

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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uter/o

A

uterus

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ven/o

A

vein

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-cision

A

process of cutting

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-crine

A

Secretion

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-crine

A

Secretion

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what is the suffix meaning thirst?

A

-dipsia

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what is the suffix meaning thirst?

A

-dipsia

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-gen

A

to produce

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-ia

A

a condition

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-ic , -ine , & -ous mean

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pertaining to

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-ism

A

condition, process

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what suffix means to fall, slide ?

A

-lapse

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-lysis means:

A

loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

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-meter

A

to measure

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-mission

A

to send

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what suffix means death?

A

-mortem

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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what suffix means birth?

A

-partum

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-phagia

A

eating

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plasia

A

formation

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-plasm

A

formation, (tissue)

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suffix that means paralysis

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-plegia

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suffix meaning breathing

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-pnea

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-ptom

A

a happening

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-section

A

to cut

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-stasis

A

to stand, place, stop, control

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suffix meaning pressure

A

-tension

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-thesis

A

to put, place

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-trophy

A

nourishment; development

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-um

A

structure

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-y

A

process, condition

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a- ; an-

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no, not, without

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ana-

A

up, apart

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ante-

A

before, forward

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bi-

A

two, both

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con-

A

with, together

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dia-

A

complete, through

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ec-

A

out, outside

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ex-

A

out

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within

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meta-

A

change, beyond

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pro- and pros- mean

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before, forward

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re-

A

back, behind

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trans-

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across, through

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tri-

A

three

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ultra-

A

beyond

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ultra-

A

beyond

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uni-

A

1

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combining form that means skin

A

cutane/o

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combining form meaning ribs

A

costo-

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combining form for sugar

A

glyco-

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Sugar

A

glyc/o

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sound

A

son/o

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Death

A

-mortem

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pressure

A

tension

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a-. an-

A

no, not

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tri-

A

three

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neuro/o

A

nerve