Combining Forms Flashcards by Christopher Sanchez

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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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cost/o

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rib

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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

tear

dactyl/o

digit, finger, toe

dent/i

teeth

derm/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

electr/o

electricity

enter/o

small intestine

epididym/o

epididymis (stores/matures sperm)

erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gloss/o

tongue

glyc/o

sugar, glucose

gynec/o

female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hist/o

tissue

hyster/o

uterus

ile/o

ileum

ili/o

ilium (bone of the pelvis)

leuk/o

white

lingu/o

tongue

lipid/o

lipid/fat

lith/o

stone, calculus

mamm/o

breast

mening/o

meninges

metr/o,metri/o

uterus

muscl/o

muscle

my/o

muscle, to shut

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

myring/o

eardrum

nas/o

nose

nat/o

birth, born

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

ocul/o, ophthalm/o

eye

oophor/o

ovary

orchid/o

testicle

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

ped/o

child, foot

pelv/i or pelv/o

pelvis

pharyng/o

pharynx

phil/o

attraction

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

phren/o

mind, diagram

pne/o

breathing

pneumon/o

lung

proct/o

anus and rectum

prostat/o

prostate

psych/o

mind

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pylor/o

pylorus (distal end of stomach)

radi/o

radius; rays

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

fallopian tube, eustachian tube

somn/o

sleep

spir/o

breathing

splen/o

spleen

spondyl/o

vertebra

stomat/o

mouth

test/o

testicle

therm/o

temp

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea

troph/o

nourishment

tympan/o

eardrum

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

valvul/o

valve

ven/o

vein

vers/o

turning

vertebr/o

vertebrae

viscer/o

viscera, organ

vulv/o

vulva

lipid/o

lipid/fat

somn/o

sleep