Combining Forms (Ch 2) Flashcards

1
Q

abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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2
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adip/o

A

fat

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3
Q

anter/o

A

front

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4
Q

cervic/o

A

neck (of the body or the uterus)

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5
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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6
Q

chrom/o

A

color

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7
Q

coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tailbone)

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8
Q

crani/o

A

skull

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9
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

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10
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dist/o

A

far, distant

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11
Q

dors/o

A

back portion of the body

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12
Q

hist/o

A

tissue

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13
Q

ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of the hip bone)

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14
Q

inguin/o

A

groin

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15
Q

kary/o

A

nucleus

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16
Q

later/o

A

side

17
Q

lumb/o

A

lower back

18
Q

medi/o

A

middle

19
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

20
Q

pelv/i

A

pelvis

21
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

22
Q

poster/o

A

back, behind

23
Q

proxim/o

A

nearest

24
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

25
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

26
Q

thel/o , theli/o

A

nipple

27
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

28
Q

trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

29
Q

umbilic/o

A

navel, umbilicus

30
Q

ventr/o

A

belly side of the body

31
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra(e), backbone(s)

32
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

33
Q

phren/o

A

diaphragm

34
Q

acr/o

A

extremities

35
Q

brachi/o

A

arm

36
Q

caud/o

A

tail; lower part of body

37
Q

cephal/o

A

head