Chapter 4 - combining forms Flashcards by Kjersten Welter

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acr/o

A

extremities

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ankyl/o

A

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

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arthr/o

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joint

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brachi/o

A

arm

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

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calcane/o

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calcaneus; hell bone

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carp/o

A

wrist

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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chir/o

A

hand

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle; collarbones

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

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skull

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cubit/o

A

elbow

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dactyl/o

A

digits (fingers or toes)

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dextr/o

A

to the right

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femor/o

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thigh bone

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fibul/o

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fibula; lower leg bone

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humer/o

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humerus; upper arm bone

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hy/o

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hyoid bone

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ili/o

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ilium; top of the hip bone

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kyph/o

A

humpback

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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lord/o

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curve; swayback

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lumb/o

A

lumbar region; loin

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lux/o

A

slide

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mandibul/o

A

mandible; lower jaw bone

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menisc/o

A

meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint

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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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narc/o

A

numbness; sleep; stupor

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nas/o

A

nose

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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patell/o

A

patella; kneecap

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ped/o

A

foot; child

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phalang/o

A

phalanges; fingers or toes

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physi/o

A

nature; function

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por/o

A

opening; passageway; porous

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pod/o

A

foot

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pub/o

A

pubis; pubic region

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pyret/o

A

fever

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rachi/o

A

spine; vertebra

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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sinistr/o

A

to the left

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra; backbone

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ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

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stern/o

A

sternum; breastbone

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styl/o

A

column; pillar; tube

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synovi/o

A

lubricating fluid of joints

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tars/o

A

ankle

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

A

tendon

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tibi/o

A

tibia; lower leg bone

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uln/o

A

ulna; lower arm bone

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vertebr/o

A

vertebrae; spinal column bones