Chapter 3- combining forms Flashcards

1
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Acr

A

extremities, top, extreme point

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2
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acu

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sharp, severe, sudden

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3
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Amni

A

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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4
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angi

A

vessel

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5
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arteri

A

artery

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6
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axill

A

armpit

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7
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blephar

A

eyelid

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8
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bronch

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bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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9
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chem

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drug

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10
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chron

A

time

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11
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col

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colon

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12
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hydr

A

water, fluid

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13
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inguin

A

groin

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14
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isch

A

to hold back

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15
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lapar

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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16
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laryng

A

larynx

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17
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lymph

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Lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)

18
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mamm

A

breast

19
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mast

A

breast

20
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morph

A

Shape, form

21
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muc

A

mucus

22
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my

A

muscle

23
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myel

A

spinal cord, bone marrow (context of usage indicates the meaning intended)

24
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necr

A

death (of cells or whole body)

25
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neutr

A

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

26
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ot

A

ear

27
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peritone

A

peritoneum

28
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phag

A

to eat, swallow

29
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phleb

A

vein

30
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plas

A

formation, development

31
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pleur

A

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

32
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pneumon

A

lungs

33
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pulmon

A

lungs

34
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rect

A

rectum

35
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splen

A

spleen

36
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staphyl

A

clusters

37
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strept

A

twisted chains

38
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tonsill

A

tonsils

39
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trache

A

trachea

40
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ven

A

vein