Chapter 2- combining forms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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anter/o

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front

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astr/o

A

star; star-shaped

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bol/o

A

cast; throw

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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9
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crani/o

A

skull

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

A

away from the point of origin; far; distant

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12
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dors/o

A

back of the body

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fibr/o

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fiber

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14
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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hemat/o

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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infer/o

A

below

18
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is/o

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same; equal

19
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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later/o

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side

21
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lumb/o

A

lumbar region; loin

22
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medi/o

A

middle

23
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path/o

A

disease

24
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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physi/o

A

function

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poster/o

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back (of body); behind

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proxim/o

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near the point of origin; near; clsoe

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spin/o

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sppine

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super/o

A

above

30
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thorac/o

A

chest

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ton/o

A

tone; tension

32
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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus (belly button)

33
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ventr/o

A

belly side of the body; ventral aspect

34
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viscer/o

A

internal organs