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Chapter 3 Combining Forms Flashcards

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What does the combining form ‘abdomin/o’ mean?

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abdomen

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What does the combining form ‘acr/o’ mean?

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extremities, top, extreme point

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What does the combining form ‘acu/o’ mean?

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sharp, severe, sudden

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What does the combining form ‘aden/o’ mean?

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gland

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What does the combining form ‘adip/o’ mean?

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fat

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What does the combining form ‘amni/o’ mean?

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amnion

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What does the combining form ‘angi/o’ mean?

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vessel

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What does the combining form ‘arteri/o’ mean?

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artery

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What does the combining form ‘arthr/o’ mean?

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joint

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What does the combining form ‘axill/o’ mean?

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armpit

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What does the combining form ‘bi/o’ mean?

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life

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What does the combining form ‘blephar/o’ mean?

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eyelid

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What does the combining form ‘bronch/o’ mean?

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bronchial tubes

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What does the combining form ‘carcin/o’ mean?

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cancer

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What does the combining form ‘cardi/o’ mean?

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heart

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What does the combining form ‘chem/o’ mean?

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drug, chemical

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What does the combining form ‘chondr/o’ mean?

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cartilage

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What does the combining form ‘chron/o’ mean?

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time

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What does the combining form ‘col/o’ mean?

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colon (large intestine)

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What does the combining form ‘cyst/o’ mean?

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urinary bladder

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What does the combining form ‘encephal/o’ mean?

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brain

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What does the combining form ‘erythr/o’ mean?

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red

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What does the combining form ‘hem/o’ mean?

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blood

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What does the combining form ‘hepat/o’ mean?

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liver

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What does the combining form 'hydr/o' mean?
water, fluid
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What does the combining form 'inguin/o' mean?
groin
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What does the combining form 'isch/o' mean?
to hold back
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What does the combining form 'lapar/o' mean?
abdomen, abdominal wall
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What does the combining form 'laryng/o' mean?
larynx
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What does the combining form 'leuk/o' mean?
white
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What does the combining form 'lymph/o' mean?
lymph
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What does the combining form 'mamm/o' mean?
breast
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What does the combining form 'mast/o' mean?
breast
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What does the combining form 'morph/o' mean?
shape, form
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What does the combining form 'muc/o' mean?
mucus
36
What does the combining form 'my/o' mean?
muscle
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What does the combining form 'myel/o' mean?
spinal cord, bone marrow
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What does the combining form 'necr/o' mean?
death (of cells or whole body)
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What does the combining form 'nephr/o' mean?
kidney
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What does the combining form 'neur/o' mean?
nerve
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Neutr/o
neutrophil
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nucle/o
nucleus
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ophthalm/o
Eye
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oste/o
bone
45
ot/o
ear
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path/o
Disease
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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phag/o
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
vein
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plas/o
formation, development
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pleur/o
pleura
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pneumon/o
lungs
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pulmon/o
lungs
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radi/o
x-rays
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
Kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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splen/o
Spleen
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staphyl/o
clusters
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strept/o
twisted chains
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thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot
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tonsill/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
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ven/o
Vein

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