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Combining Forms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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aden/o

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gland

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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angi/o,vas/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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brain, cerebrum

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cervic/o

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neck of

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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cholecyst/o

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gall bladder

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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col/o

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colon

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colp/o,vagin/o

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vagina

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coron/o

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crown, heart

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21
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cost/o

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rib

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22
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crani/o

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cranium

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cut/o

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skin

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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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dacry/o

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tear

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dactyl/o

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digit, finger, toe

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dent/i

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teeth

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derm/o

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skin

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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30
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electr/o

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electricity

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enter/o

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small intestine

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32
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epididym/o

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epididymis (stores/matures sperm)

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33
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erythr/o

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red

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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sugar, glucose

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gynec/o

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female

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hyster/o

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uterus

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ile/o

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ili/o

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ilium (bone of the pelvis)

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leuk/o

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lingu/o

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lipid/o

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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mamm/o

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mening/o

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metr/o,metri/o

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muscl/o

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my/o

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muscle, to shut

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myring/o

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nas/o

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nat/o

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birth, born

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nephr/o

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neur/o

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ocul/o, ophthalm/o

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oophor/o

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orchid/o

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oste/o

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ot/o

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path/o

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ped/o

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child, foot

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pelv/i or pelv/o

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pharyng/o

69
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phil/o

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attraction

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phleb/o, ven/o

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phren/o

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mind, diagram

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pne/o

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pneumon/o

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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prostat/o

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psych/o

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py/o

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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pylor/o

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pylorus (distal end of stomach)

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radi/o

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radius; rays

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rect/o

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ren/o

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rhin/o

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salping/o

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fallopian tube, eustachian tube

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somn/o

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spir/o

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splen/o

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spondyl/o

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stomat/o

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test/o

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therm/o

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thorac/o

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tonsill/o

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trache/o

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troph/o

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nourishment

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tympan/o

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ureter/o

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urethr/o

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valvul/o

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ven/o

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vers/o

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vertebr/o

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viscer/o

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viscera, organ

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vulv/o

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lipid/o

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somn/o

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