Chapter 3: Combining Forms Flashcards by Stanley Armstrong | Brainscape

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Abdomin/o

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abdomen

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Acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme point

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Acu/o

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Sharp, sever, sudden

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bi/o

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Life

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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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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chron/o

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Time

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Col/o

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Colon

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Inguin/o

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Gruin

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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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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Leuk/o

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White

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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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

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Myel/o

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Spinal Cord, bone marrow

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Necr/o

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Death (of cells or whole body

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Disease

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Plas/o

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Formation, development

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Pleur/o

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Pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

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Pneumon/o

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Lungs

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

A

Trachea

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Ven/o

A

Vein