Chapter 4: Word Roots/Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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adip/o

A

Fat

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andr/o

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Man

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anter/o

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Toward the front

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4
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bi/o

A

Life

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5
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caud/o

A

Tail

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6
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cyt/o

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Cell

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7
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dist/o

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Away from the point of origin

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8
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dors/o

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Backward

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9
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hist/o

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Tissue

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10
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hydr/o

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Water

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11
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infer/o

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Below

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12
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inguin/o

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Groin

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13
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kary/o

A

Cell’s nucleus

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14
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later/o

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Side

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15
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medi/o

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Toward the middle

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16
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organ/o

A

Organ

17
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path/o

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Disease

18
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phen/o

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To show

19
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physi/o

A

nature

20
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poster/o

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Behind, toward the back, back

21
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proxim/o

A

Near the point of origin

22
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somat/o

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Body

23
Q

ventr/o

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Near or on the belly side of the body

24
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viscer/o

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Body organs