Ch. 4 Combining Forms, Suffix, Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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an/o

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anus

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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carpals ( wrist bones )

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cis/o

A

to cut

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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skull

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cutane/o

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skin

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dur/o

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dura matter

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gen/o

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to produce

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glyc/o

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sugar

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12
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later/o

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side

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men/o

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menses

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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Oxygen

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17
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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18
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plas/o

A

formation, growth, development

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19
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ren/o

A

kidney

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son/o

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sound

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21
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top/o

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to put, place, position

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troph/o

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development, nourishment

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urethr/o

A

urethra

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uter/o

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uterus

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25
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ven/o

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vein

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26
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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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27
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-al

A

pertaining to

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28
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-cision

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process of cutting

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29
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-crine

A

Secretion

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30
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-crine

A

Secretion

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31
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what is the suffix meaning thirst?

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-dipsia

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32
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what is the suffix meaning thirst?

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-dipsia

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33
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-gen

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to produce

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34
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-ia

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a condition

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35
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-ic , -ine , & -ous mean

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pertaining to

36
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-ism

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condition, process

37
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what suffix means to fall, slide ?

A

-lapse

38
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-lysis means:

A

loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction

39
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-meter

A

to measure

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-mission

A

to send

41
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what suffix means death?

A

-mortem

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

43
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what suffix means birth?

A

-partum

44
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-phagia

A

eating

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plasia

A

formation

47
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-plasm

A

formation, (tissue)

48
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suffix that means paralysis

A

-plegia

49
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suffix meaning breathing

A

-pnea

50
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-ptom

A

a happening

51
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

52
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-section

A

to cut

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-stasis

A

to stand, place, stop, control

54
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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

57
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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-

A

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-

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with, together

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dia-

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complete, through

66
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ec-

A

out, outside

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ex-

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out

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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meta-

A

change, beyond

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pro- and pros- mean

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before, forward

72
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re-

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back, behind

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trans-

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across, through

74
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tri-

A

three

75
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ultra-

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beyond

76
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ultra-

A

beyond

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uni-

A

1

78
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combining form that means skin

A

cutane/o

79
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combining form meaning ribs

A

costo-

80
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combining form for sugar

A

glyco-

81
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Sugar

A

glyc/o

82
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sound

A

son/o

83
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Death

A

-mortem

84
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pressure

A

tension

85
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a-. an-

A

no, not

86
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tri-

A

three

87
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neuro/o

A

nerve