Chapter 3 Combining Forms Flashcards

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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celi/o

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abdomen

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chole/e

A

bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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col/o, colon/o

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colon, large intestine

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dist/o

A

away from the point of origin

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diverticul/o

A

diverticulum

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestines

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gingiv/o

A

gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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herni/o

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hernia; rupture; protrusion

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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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lapar/o

A

abdomen

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lith/o

A

stone

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or/o

A

mouth

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organ/o

A

organ

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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peps/o

A

digestion

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polyp/o

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polyp, small growth

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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proxim/o

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nearest the point of origin

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rect/o

A

rectum

29
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sial/o

A

saliva

30
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon