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Chapter 2 - Word Parts: Combining Forms: Selected Medical Specialties Flashcards

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Combing Form: crin(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: to secrete
Medical Specialty: endocrinology
Medical Specialist: endocrinologist

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Combining Form: cardi(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: heart
Medical Specialty: cardiology
Medical Specialist: cardiologist

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Combining Form: dermat(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: skin
Medical Specialty: dermatology
Medical Specialist: dermatologist

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Combining Form: esthesi(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: feeling or sensation
Medical Specialty: anesthesiology
Medical Specialist: anesthesiologist

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Combining Form: gastro(o), enter(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: stomach, intestines*
Medical Specialty: gastroenterology
Medical Specialist: gastroenterologist

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Combining Form: ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: elderly or aged
Medical Specialty: geriatrics
Medical Specialist: geriatrician

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Combining Form: gynec(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: female
Medical Specialty: gynecology
Medical Specialist: gynecologist

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Combing Form: immun(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: immune
Medical Specialty: immunology
Medical Specialist: immunologist

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Combining Form: ne(o), nat(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: new, birth
Medical Specialty: neonatology
Medical Specialist: neonatologist

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Combing Form: neur(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: nerve
Medical Specialty: neurology
Medical Specialist: neurologist

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Combining Form: obstetr(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: midwife
Medical Specialty: obstetrics
Medical Specialist: obstetrician

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Combing Form: onc(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: tumor
Medical Specialty: oncology
Medical Specialist: oncologist

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Combining Form: ophthalm(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: eye
Medical Specialty: ophthalmology
Medical Specialist: ophthalmologist

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Combing Form: orth(o), ped(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: orth(o) = straight, ped(o) = child (sometimes, foot)
Medical Specialty: orthopedics
Medical Specialist: orthopedist (orthopedic surgeon)q

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Combing Form: ot(o), laryng(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: ear, larynx
Medical Specialty: otolaryngology
Medical Specialist: otolaryngologist

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Combing Form: path(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: disease
Medical Specialty: pathology
Medical Specialist: pathologist

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Combing Form: ped(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: child (sometimes, foot)
Medical Specialty: pediatrics
Medical Specialist: pediatrician

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Combining Form: psych(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: mind
Medical Specialty: psychiatry
Medical Specialist: psychiatrist

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Combing Form: radi(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: radiant energy, radiation (sometimes, radius)
Medical Specialty: radiology
Medical Specialist: radiologist

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Combing Form: rheumat(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: rheumatism
Medical Specialty: rheumatology
Medical Specialist: rheumatologist

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Combining Form: rhin(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: nose
Medical Specialty: rhinology
Medical Specialist: rhinologist

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Combining Form: ur(o)

What is the meaning, medical specialty, and medical specialist?

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Meaning: urinary tract (sometimes, urine)
Medical Specialty: urology
Medical Specialist: urologist

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