Chapter 3 combining forms Flashcards

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1
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Acr/o

A

Extremities, top, extreme point

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Acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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3
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Amni/o

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Amnion

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4
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Angi/o

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Vessel

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5
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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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7
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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes

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Chem/o

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Drug, Chemical

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10
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Chron/o

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Time

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11
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Col/o

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Colon(Large Intestine)

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12
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Hydr/o

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Water, Fluid

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13
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Isch/o

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To hold back

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14
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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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16
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Mamm/o; Mast/o

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Breast

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Morph/o

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shape; form

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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My/o

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Muscle

20
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Myel/o

A

Spinal cord, bone marrow

21
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Necr/o

A

Death

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Opi/o

A

Opium

23
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Ot/o

A

Ear

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

25
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Phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

27
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Plas/o

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Formation, development

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

29
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Pneumon/o

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Lungs

30
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Pulmon/o

A

Lungs

31
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Rect/o

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Rectum

32
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Splen/o

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Spleen

33
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Staphyl/o

A

Clusters

34
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Strept/o

A

Twisted chains

35
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Tonsil/o

A

Tonsils

36
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Ven/o

A

Vein