Combining Form (Roots) Flashcards

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abdomino

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abdominal

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adeno

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gland

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adreno/adrenalo

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adrenal gland

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alveolo

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air sac/alveolus

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amnio

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amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo)

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angio

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vessel (usually pertains to blood vessel)

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ano

A

anus

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antero

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front side

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aorto

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aorta

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appendo

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appendix

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arterio

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artery

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arteriolo

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arteriole

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arthro

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joint

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atelo

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incomplete

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athero

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plaque

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auro

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ear

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axillo

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armpit

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balano

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penis

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bio

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life

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bronchio

A

bronchial tubes

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bronchiolo

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bronchiole

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broncho

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bronchial tube

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broncho

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bronchial tubes

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burso

A

a serous sac between a tendon and a bone

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carcino

A

cancerous

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cardio

A

heart

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carpo

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carpal (wrist bones)

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cellulo

A

cell

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cephalo

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head

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cerebello

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cerebellum

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cerebro

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cerebrum

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cervico

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cervix or neck

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chemo

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drug/chemical

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chezieno

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stool (feces)

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35
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cholecysto

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gall bladder

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chondro

A

cartilage

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chrono

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time

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ciso

A

to cut

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coccygo

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coccyx/tailbone

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colo

A

colon (enlarged intestine//bowel)

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colono

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colon (enlarged intestine//bowel)

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42
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colpo/vagino

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vagina

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comio

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to care for

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conio

A

dust

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corono

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heart

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costo

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ribs

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cranio

A

skull

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crino

A

secrete

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cryo

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cold

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laryngo

A

larynx/voice box

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51
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latero

A

side

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52
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leiomo

A

visceral muscle/smooth

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53
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leuko

A

white

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54
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ligamento

A

ligament

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55
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lipo

A

fatty

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56
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lumbo

A

waist/loin (area of the spine)

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57
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lymphadeno

A

lymph node

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58
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lymphangio

A

lymph vessel

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59
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lympho

A

lymph fluid

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mammo

A

breast (use with -ary, -graphy, -gram, or -plasty)

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masto

A

breast (use with -ectomy and -itis)

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mediastino

A

mediastinum (space between the lungs)

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medullo

A

medulla oblongata

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melano

A

black

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meningo

A

meninge

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meno

A

menses/menstruation/month

67
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metro

A

to measure

68
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myelo

A

spinal cord/bone marrow

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myo/myoso/musculo

A

muscle

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myringo

A

ear drum

71
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naso

A

nose

72
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nati

A

birth

73
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necro

A

death of cells

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nephro

A

kidney (use with all suffixes except -al and -gram)

75
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neuro

A

nerves

76
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normo

A

rule/order

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noso

A

disease

78
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obstero

A

midwife

79
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onco

A

tumor

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oophoro

A

ovary

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opthalmo

A

eye

82
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opto

A

vision

83
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orcho/orchio/orchido

A

testis

84
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oro

A

mouth

85
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ortho

A

straight

86
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ostero

A

bone

87
Q

osteomyelo

A

bone marrow

88
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oto

A

ear

89
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ovario

A

ovary

90
Q

ox/oxo

A

oxygen

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pancreato

A

pancreas

92
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parathyriodo

A

parathyroid gland

93
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patho

A

disease

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pedo

A

foot/child

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pelvo

A

pelvis

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peritoneo

A

peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen)

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phako

A

lens

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phalango

A

phalanges

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pharyngo

A

pharynx/throat

100
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phlebo

A

vein

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phreno

A

diaphragm

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pituitaro

A

pituitary gland

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plaso

A

formation/growth/development

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pleuro

A

pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)

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pneumono

A

lung

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postero

A

back side/behind

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procto

A

anus and rectum

108
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prostato

A

prostate gland

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psycho

A

mind

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pulmono

A

lung

111
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pyelo

A

renal pelvis

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radio

A

x-rays

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reno

A

kidney (use with -al and -gram)

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Q

rhabdo

A

skeletal muscle

115
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rhino

A

nose

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sacro

A

low back

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salpingo

A

fallopian tubes

118
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sacro

A

flesh

119
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scapulo

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

120
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scroto

A

scrotum

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septico

A

infection

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sono

A

sound

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spino

A

spine (backbone)

124
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spleno

A

spleen

125
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spondylo

A

vertebra

126
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stomato/stomo

A

mouth

127
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teno/tendino

A

tendon

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thoraco

A

chest/upper area of the spine

129
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thrombo

A

clot

130
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thymo

A

thymus

131
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thyro

A

thyroid

132
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thyroadeno/thyroido

A

thyroid

133
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tonsillo

A

tonsils

134
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topo

A

to put/place/position

135
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tracheo

A

trachea (windpipe)

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tropho

A

development/nourishment

137
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tympano

A

ear drum

138
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uretero

A

ureter

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urethro

A

urethra (tube leading from the urinary bladder out of the body)

140
Q

uro

A

urine/urinary system

141
Q

utero

A

uterus

142
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varico

A

veins

143
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vasculo

A

blood vessel

144
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vaso

A

vas deferens

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veno

A

vein

146
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venulo

A

venule

147
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vertebro

A

vertebra (backbone)

148
Q

vesico

A

urinary bladder