Combining Forms, Chapter Three Flashcards

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1
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arc/o

A

extremities, top, extreme point

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2
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amni/o

A

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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3
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angi/o

A

vessel

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4
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axill/o

A

armpit

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5
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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6
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inguin/o

A

groin

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7
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isch/o

A

to hold back

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8
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

A

larynx

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10
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lymph/o

A

lymph

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11
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mamm/o

A

breast

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12
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mast/o

A

breast

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13
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my/o

A

muscle

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14
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord, brain

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15
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necr/o

A

death

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16
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neutr/o

A

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

17
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carcin/o

A

cancer

18
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chem/o

A

chemical

19
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

20
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arteri/o

A

artery

21
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athr/o

A

plack

22
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arthr/o

A

joints

23
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ot/o

A

ear

24
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

25
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phleb/o

A

vein

26
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plas/o

A

formation, development

27
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pneumon/o

A

lungs

28
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pulmon/o

A

lungs

29
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sarc/o

A

flesh

30
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thromb/o

A

clot

31
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

32
Q

ven/o

A

vein

33
Q

ven/i

A

vein