Chapter 8 Combining Forms Flashcards by Nixabeth Aguilera

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abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

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an/o

A

Anus

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append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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bil/i

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Bile; gall

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cec/o

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Cecum

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chol/e

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Gall; bile

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cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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cirrh/o

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Orange-yellow

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col/o, colon/o

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Colon; large intestine

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cyst/o

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Cyst; fluid sac; bladder

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dent/i

A

Tooth

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duoden/o

A

Duodenum

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enter/o

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Intestines (usually small intestine)

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esophag/o

A

Esophagus

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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gingiv/o

A

Gums

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gloss/o

A

Tounge

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gluc/o, glyc/o

A

Sugar; glucose

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hemat/o

A

Blood

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hepat/o

A

Liver

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ile/o

A

Ileum

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inguin/o

A

Groin

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jaund/o

A

Yellow

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jejun/o

A

Jejunum

Q

labi/o

A

Lip

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lapar/o

A

Abdominal wall; abdomen

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ling/o

A

Tongue

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lith/o

A

Stone; calculus

Q

odont/o

A

Tooth

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or/o

A

Mouth

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pancreat/o

A

Pancreas

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peritone/o

A

Peritoneum (membrane that lines abdominal cavity and covers abdominal organs)

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phag/o

A

Eat; swallow; engulf

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pharyng/o

A

Pharynx; throat

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proct/o

A

Rectum; anus

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rect/o

A

Rectum

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sigmoid/o

A

Sigmoid colon; sigmoid

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splen/o

A

Spleen