Chapter 1 - Combining Forms Flashcards

Memorize the word roots for Chapter 1

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1
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abdomin/o-

A

abdomen (not lapar/o-)

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append/o-

A

appendix; something attached

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3
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arteri/o-

A

artery

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4
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arthr/o-

A

joint

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5
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bi/o-

A

life, living

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6
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card(i)/o-

A

heart

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7
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cholecyst/o-

A

gallbladder

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8
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col(on)/o-

A

colon

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9
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communicat/o-

A

transmit

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10
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cost/o-

A

ribs

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11
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cutane/o-

A

skin (not derm(at)/o-)

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12
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derm(at)/o-

A

skin (not cutane/o-)

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13
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dietet/o-

A

diet

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14
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digest/o-

A

digestion

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15
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enter/o-

A

intestines (not intestin/o-)

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16
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esthes/o-

A

feeling, sensation

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17
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etym/o-

A

word root

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18
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gastr/o-

A

stomach

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19
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gemin/o-

A

pair, set

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20
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hepat/o-

A

liver

21
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hyster/o-

A

uterus

22
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intestin/o-

A

intestines (not enter/o-)

23
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lapar/o-

A

abdomen (not abdomin/o-)

24
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laryng/o-

A

larynx

25
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later/o-

A

lateral, side

26
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mamm/o-

A

breasts

27
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medic/o-

A

medicine, physician

28
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menstru/o-

A

menses

29
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ment/o-

A

mind; jaw

30
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muscul/o-

A

muscles

31
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nas/o-

A

nasal

32
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neur/o-

A

nerves

33
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nutrit/o-

A

nutrition

34
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pelv/o-

A

pelvis

35
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phag/o-

A

eating, swallowing

36
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pleg/o-

A

paralysis

37
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pneumon/o-

A

lungs, pulmonary system

38
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psych/o-

A

mind

39
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sperm/o-

A

sperm

40
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tens/o-

A

tension, pressure

41
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therap/o-

A

therapy, treatment

42
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thyroid/o-

A

thyroid

43
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tonsill/o-

A

tonsil

44
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trache/o-

A

trachea

45
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urin/o-

A

urinary

46
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uter/o-

A

uterus

47
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vagin/o-

A

vagina

48
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ven/o-

A

vein