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1
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combining form meaning

aden/o

A

gland

ex. adenoma: tumor of a gland

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combining form meaning

arthro/o

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joint

ex. arthritis: inflammation of a joint

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combining form meaning

bi/o

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life

ex. biology: the process of study of life

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4
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combining form meaning

carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

ex. carcinoma: cancerous tumor

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5
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combining form meaning

cardi/o

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heart

ex. cardiology: the process of study of the heart

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6
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combining form meaning

cephal/o

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head

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7
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combining form meaning

cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of the brain

ex. cerebral: pertaining to the cerebrum

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8
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combining form meaning

cis/o

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to cut

ex. in/cision:

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9
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combining form meaning

crin/o

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to secrete (to form and give off)

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10
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combining form meaning

cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (containing fluid)

ex. cystoscopy

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combining form meaning

cyt/o

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cell

ex. cytology

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combining form meaning

derm/o

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skin

ex. dermatitis

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combining form meaning

dermat/o

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combining form meaning

electr/o

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electricity

ex. electrocardiogram: record of the electricity in the heart

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combining form meaning

encephal/o

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brain

ex. electroencephalogram

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combining form meaning

enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

ex. enteritis: inflammation of the small intestine

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combining form meaning

erythr/o

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red

ex. erythrocyte: red blood cell

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18
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combining form meaning

gastr/o

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stomach

ex. gastrectomy

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combining form meaning

glyc/o

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sugar

ex. hyperglycemia
hyper- excesssive, above
glyc- sugar
emia- blood condition

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20
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combining form meaning

gnos/o

A

knowledge

ex. dia/gnos/is
dia- complete
gnos- knowledge
-sis state or condition

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21
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combining form meaning

gynec/o

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woman, female

gynecology
gynec- female
-logy the process of study

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combining form meaning

hemat/o
or
hem/o

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blood

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combining form meaning

hepat/o

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liver

ex. hepatitis

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combining form meaning

iatr/o

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treatment, physician

ex. iatrogenic
iatro- treatment
-genic pertraining to producing, produced by, etc.

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combining form meaning

leuk/o

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white

ex. leukocyte

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combining form meaning

log/o

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study of

ex. dermatology:
study of the skin

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combining form meaning

nephr/o

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kidney

ex. nephritis
inflammation of the kidney

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28
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combining form meaning

neur/o

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nerve

ex. neurology:
study of the nerves

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combining form meaning

onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

ex. oncology
the study of cancerous tumors

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combining form meaning

ophthalm/o

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eye

ex. ophthalmoscope

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combining form meaning

oste/o

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bone

ex. osteitis

32
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combining form meaning

path/o

A

disease

ex. pathology

33
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combining form meaning

ped/o

A

child

ex. pediatric

34
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combining form meaning

psych/o

35
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combining form meaning

radi/o

36
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combining form meaning

ren/o

37
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combining form meaning

rhin/o

A

nose

ex. rhinitis

38
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combining form meaning

sarc/o

39
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combining form meaning

sect/o

A

to cut

ex. resection
re- (means back)

40
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combining form meaning

thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

ex. thrombocyte

41
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combining form meaning

ur/o

A

urinary tract, urine

42
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suffix meanings

-cyte

43
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suffix meanings

-algia

44
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suffix meanings

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

45
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suffix meanings

-emia

A

blood condition

46
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suffix meanings

-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

47
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suffix meanings

-globin

48
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suffix meanings

-gram

49
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suffix meanings

-ist

A

specialist

50
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suffix meanings

-itis

A

inflammation

51
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suffix meanings

-logy

A

process of study

52
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suffix meanings

-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

53
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suffix meanings

-opsy

A

process of viewing

54
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suffix meanings

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

55
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suffix meanings

-pathy

A

disease condition

56
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suffix meanings

-scope

A

instrument to visully examine

57
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suffix meanings

-scopy

A

process of visually examining

58
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suffix meanings

-sis

A

state of; condition

59
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suffix meanings

-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

60
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suffix meanings

-ism
-ion
-y

A

process, condition

61
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prefix meanings

a-, an-

A

no, not, without

62
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prefix meanings

aut-, auto-

63
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prefix meanings

dia-

A

complete, through

64
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prefix meanings

endo-

65
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prefix meanings

epi-

A

above, upon

66
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prefix meanings

ex-, exo-

A

out, outside

67
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prefix meanings

hyper-

A

excessive, above

68
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prefix meanings

hypo-

A

deficient, below

69
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prefix meanings

in-

70
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prefix meanings

peri-

A

surrounding, around

71
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prefix meanings

pro-

A

before, forward

72
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prefix meanings

re-

A

back, backward, again

73
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prefix meanings

retro-

74
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prefix meanings

sub-

A

below, under

75
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prefix meanings

trans-

A

across, through

76
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suffix meaning

-ac
-al
-ic
-ical
-eal
-iac
-ior

A

pertaining to

HRO 160 (20 decks)

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