Chapter 2- combining forms Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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anter/o
A
front
3
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astr/o
A
star; star-shaped
4
Q
bol/o
A
cast; throw
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
6
Q
caud/o
A
tail
7
Q
cephal/o
A
head
8
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
9
Q
crani/o
A
skull
10
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cyt/o
A
cell
11
Q
dist/o
A
away from the point of origin; far; distant
12
Q
dors/o
A
back of the body
13
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fibr/o
A
fiber
14
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
15
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
16
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
17
Q
infer/o
A
below
18
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is/o
A
same; equal
19
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
20
Q
later/o
A
side
21
Q
lumb/o
A
lumbar region; loin
22
Q
medi/o
A
middle
23
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path/o
A
disease
24
Q
pelv/i
A
pelvis
25
Q
physi/o
A
function
26
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poster/o
A
back (of body); behind
27
Q
proxim/o
A
near the point of origin; near; clsoe
28
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spin/o
A
sppine
29
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super/o
A
above
30
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thorac/o
A
chest
31
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ton/o
A
tone; tension
32
Q
umbilic/o
A
umbilicus (belly button)
33
Q
ventr/o
A
belly side of the body; ventral aspect
34
Q
viscer/o
A
internal organs
