Chapter 1: Vocabulary: Combined Form Flashcards
1
Q
ACANTH-
A
thorn, spine
2
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ALG-
A
pain
3
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ALGES
A
sensitivity to pain
4
Q
ALL-
A
other
5
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ANGI-
A
(blood) vessel, duct
6
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ARTERI-
A
[air passage] artery
7
Q
ARTHR-
A
joint
8
Q
BI-
A
life
9
Q
BRADY-
A
slow
10
Q
CARDI-
A
heart
11
Q
CEPHAL-
A
head
12
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CRANI-
A
skull
13
Q
CYT-
A
[hollow container] cell
14
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ENCEPHAL-
A
brain (a combination of en, in, and kephale head)
15
Q
ERYTHR-
A
red, red blood cell
16
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LEPT-
A
thin, fine, slight
17
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LEUK-
A
white, white blood cell
18
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LITH-
A
stone
19
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LOG-
A
word, study
20
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MALAC-
A
soft
21
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MES-
A
middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
22
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-METER, METR
A
measure, measuring device (ending in -meter usually a measuring device)
23
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NEPHR-
A
kidney
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NEUR-
A
[tendon] nerve, nervous system
25
OSTE-
bone
26
PROSOP-
face
27
PROT-
first, primitive, early
28
SCLER-
hard
29
STEN-
narrow
30
STERE-
solid, having three dimensions
31
TACHY-
rapid
32
TOX(I)-
poison