Chapter 10 - combining forms Flashcards

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anxi/o

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anxious; uneasy

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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contus/o

A

to bruise

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crani/o

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skull

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dendr/o

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tree-like; branches

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dur/o

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dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthes/o, esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gangli/o

A

tumor; cystic tumor

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gli/o

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glue

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hormon/o

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hormone

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hydr/o

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water

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15
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hypn/o

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sleep

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iatr/o

A

physician; treatment

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17
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isch/o

A

back; to hold back

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18
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lamin/o

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lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

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lex/o

A

word

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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megal/o

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large; great; grand

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mening/o; meningi/o

A

meninges

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ment/o

A

mind

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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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narc/o

A

numbness; sleep; stupor

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neur/o

A

nerve

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phas/o

A

speech

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phob/o

A

fear

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phren/o

A

mind

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pol/o

A

extreme

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poli/o

A

gray matter

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nt/o

A

pons

33
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psych/o

A

mind

34
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radicul/o

A

nerve root

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schiz/o

A

split

36
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somat/o

A

body

37
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synaps/o; synapt/o

A

point of contact; to join

38
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syncop/o

A

to cut off; cut short; faint

39
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tax/o

A

coordination; order

40
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tempor/o

A

the temples

41
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thalam/o

A

thalamus

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thec/o

A

sheath (meninges)

43
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traumat/o

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trauma; injury; wound

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troph/o

A

development; nourishment

45
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

46
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vertebr/o

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vertebrae; spinal column bones