Ch. 5 Medical Terminology #3 Flashcards
Common word roots/combining forms
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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acou/o; acoust/o
A
hear
3
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aden/o
A
gland
4
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adip/o
A
fat
5
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alb/o
A
white
6
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alges/o
A
pain
7
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andr/o
A
man, male
8
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angi/o
A
vessel
9
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angin/o
A
blood vessel
10
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ankyl/o
A
fused, stiff
11
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anter/o
A
front
12
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aort/o
A
aorta
13
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append/o
A
appendix
14
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arteri/o
A
artery
15
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arthr/o
A
joint
16
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asthen/o
A
weak
17
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atel/o
A
incomplete
18
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ather/o
A
fat
19
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atri/o
A
atrium
20
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audi/o
A
to hear
21
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aur/o
A
ear
22
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aut/o
A
self
23
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bacteri/o
A
bacteria
24
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bi
A
life; two
25
bil/i
bile
26
blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
27
blephar/o
eyelid
28
brachi/o
arm
29
bronch/i
airway; bronchus
30
bucc/o
cheek
31
burs/o
pouch or sac
32
calc/i
calcium
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
cardi/o
heart
35
carp/o
wrist
36
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
37
caud/o
tail
38
cec/o
blind intestine, cecum
39
cel/o
hernia, protrusion
40
cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
41
cent/i
a fraction in the metric system; one hundred (100)
42
cephal/o
head
43
cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
44
cervic/o
neck
45
chol/e
bile
46
chondr/o
cartilage
47
chrom/o
color
48
chron/o
time
49
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
50
cleid/o
clavicle
51
col/o
colon
52
colp/o
vagina
53
condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
54
cor/o
pupil
55
corne/o
cornea
56
cost/o
rib
57
crani/o
cranium, skull
58
crin/o
to secrete
59
cubitus
elbow
60
cutane/o
skin
61
cyan/o
blue
62
cycl/o
circle or cycle
63
cyst/o
bladder
64
cyt/o
cell
65
derm(at)/o
skin
66
digit
finger or toe
67
dipl/o
two, double
68
dips/o
thirst
69
disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
70
dist/o
distant, away
71
diverticul/o
diverticulum, a small blind pouch
72
dors/o
back
73
duct/o
lead, move
74
duoden/o
dudoenum
75
ech/o
to bounce, sound
76
ede
swelling
77
elast/o
change shape
78
electr/o
electricity
