Chapter 2 - Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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2
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Adip/o

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Fat

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3
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Anter/o

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Front

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4
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Cervic/o

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Neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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5
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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6
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Chrom/o

A

Color

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7
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Coccyg/o

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Coccyx (tailbone)

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8
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Crani/o

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Skull

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9
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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10
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Dist/o

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Far, distant

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11
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Dors/o

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Back portion of the body

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12
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Hist/o

A

Tissue

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13
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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)

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14
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Inguin/o

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Groin

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15
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Kary/o

A

Nucleus

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16
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Later/o

A

Side

17
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Lumb/o

A

Lower back

18
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Medi/o

A

Middle

19
Q

Nucle/o

A

Nucleus

20
Q

Pelv/i

A

Pelvis

21
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Poster/o

A

Back, behind

22
Q

Proxim/o

A

Nearest

23
Q

Sacr/o

A

Sacrum

24
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

25
Q

Spin/o

A

Spine, backbone

26
Q

Thel/o, theli/o

A

Nipple

27
Q

Thorac/o

A

Chest

28
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea, windpipe

29
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Umbilic/o

A

Navel, umbilicus

30
Q

Ventr/o

A

Belly side of the body

31
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Vertebr/o

A

Vertebra(e)

32
Q

Viscer/o

A

Internal organs