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Basic Medical Terminology > Chapter 3 - Combining Forms > Flashcards

Chapter 3 - Combining Forms Flashcards

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amni/o

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amnion ( sac of fluid surrounding the embryo )

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angi/o

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vessel ( usually a blood vessel )

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque ( a yellow, fatty material )

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axill/o

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armpit

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chem/o

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drug; also chemical

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon ( large intestine or bowel )

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cry/o

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cold

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or a cyst

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hyster/o

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uterus

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inguin/o

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groin ( area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body )

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isch/o

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to hold back

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mamm/o

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breast ( use with -ARY, -GRAPHY, -GRAM, and -PLASTY )

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mast/o

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breast ( use with -ECTOMY and -ITIS )

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men/o

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menses ( menstruation ); month

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mening/o

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my/o

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myel/o

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spinal cord, can also mean bone marrow

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necr/o

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death ( of cells )

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oophor/o

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ot/o

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phleb/o

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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salping/o

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fallopian tube

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septic/o

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pertaining to infection

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tonsill/o

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ur/o

A

urine or urea ( a waste material ); urinary tract

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vascul/o

A

blood vessel

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