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Combining Forms Flashcards

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What does the combining form anter/o mean?

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It means: front

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What does the combining form caud/o mean?

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It means: tail

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What does the combining form cephal/o mean?

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It means: head

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What does the combining form cubit/o mean?

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It means: elbow

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What does the combining form dextr/o mean?

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It means: right

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What does the combining form dist/o mean?

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It means: far

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What does the combining form dors /o mean?

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It means: back

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What does the combining form fee/o mean?

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It means: to carry

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What does the combining form front/o mean?

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It means: front

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What does the combining for glute/o mean?

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It means: buttocks

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What does the combining form infer/o mean?

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It means: downward

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What does the combining form later/o mean?

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It means: side

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What does the combining form medi/o mean?

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It means: middle

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What does the combining form poplit/o mean?

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It means: back of knee

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What does the combining form poster/o mean?

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It means: back

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What does the combining form proxim/o mean?

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It means: near

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What does the combining form sinistr/o mean?

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It means: left

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What does the combining form super/o mean?

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It means: upward

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What does the combining form ventr /o mean?

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It means: belly

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What does the combining form angi/o mean?

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It means: vessel, blood vessel

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What does the combining form aort/o mean?

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It means: aorta

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What does the combining form apic/o mean?

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It means: apex

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What does the combining form arteri/o mean

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It means: artery

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What does the combining form cardi/o, coron/o mean?

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It means: heart

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What does the combining form hemat /o mean?

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It means: blood

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What does the combining form phleb/o, ven/o mean?

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It means: vein

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What does the combining form plasm/o mean?

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It means: plasma

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What does the combining form valv/o mean?

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It means: valve

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What does the combining form ventricul/o mean?

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It means: ventricle

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What does the combining form abdomin /o mean?

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It means: abdomen

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What does the combining form an/o mean?

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It means: anus

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What does the combining form append/o, appendic/o mean?

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It means: appendix

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What does the combining form chol/e mean?

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It means: gall, bile

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What does the combining form col/o, colon/o mean?

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It means: colon

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What does the combining form. corpor/o, som/o, somat/o mean?

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It means: corporis, body

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What does the combining form enter/o mean?

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It means: small intestine

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What does the combining form esophag/o mean?

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It means: esophagus

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What does the combining form gastr/o mean?

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It means: stomach

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What does the combining form gingiv/o mean?

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It means: gum

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What does the combining form hepat/o mean?

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It means: liver

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What does the combining form lumin/o mean?

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It means: lumen

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What does the combining form or/o, stomat/o mean?

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It means: mouth

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What does the combining form pancreat/o mean?

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It means: pancreas

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What does the combining form pharyng/o mean?

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It means: pharynx

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What does the combining form rect/o mean?

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It means: rectum

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What does the combining form adren/o mean?

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It means: adrenal gland

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What does the combining form oophor/o, ovari/o mean?

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It means: ovary

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What does the combining form orch/o, orchi/o mean?

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It means: testis

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What does the combining form pancreat/o mean?

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It means: pancreas

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What does the combining form parathyroid/o mean?

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It means: parathyroid gland

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What does the combining form pituitary /o mean?

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It means: pituitary gland

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What does the combining form thyroid/o mean?

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It means: thyroid gland

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