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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amni/o

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amnion sac

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an/o

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anus

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appen/o

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appendix

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

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bronchi/o-

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bronchial tube

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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chem/o

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drug

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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skull

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder; Sac with fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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dur/o

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dura mater

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32
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electr/o

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electricity

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33
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encephal/o

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brain

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34
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enter/o

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intestine (usually small)

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35
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erythr/o

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red

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36
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esphag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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women

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hyster/o

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uterus

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

A

to hold back

47
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lapar/o

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abdomen

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laryng/o

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voice box

49
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later/o

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side

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leuk/o

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white

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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men/o

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menses

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mening/o

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meninges

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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nat/i

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birth

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necr/o

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death

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

65
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ot/o

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ear

66
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path/o

A

disease

67
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

68
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pertione/o

A

peritoneum

69
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phleb/o

A

vein

70
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phleb/o

A

vein

71
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plas/o

A

formation; growth; development

72
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pneumon/o

A

lung

73
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psych/o

A

mind

74
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pulmon/o

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lung

75
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radi/o

A

X-ray

76
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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

78
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salping/o

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fallopian tube

79
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sarc/o

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flesh

80
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scapul/o

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shoulder blade

81
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septic/o

A

infection

82
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son/o

A

sound

83
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thorac/o

A

chest

84
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thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

85
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tonsill/o

A

tonsil

86
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top/o

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to put; to place; to position

87
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thromb/o

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clotting

88
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trache/o

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windpipe (trachea)

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ur/o

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urine or urea; urinary tract

90
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urethr/o

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urethra

91
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uter/o

A

uterus

92
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vascul/o

A

blood vessel

93
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ven/o

A

vein