Combining Forms (E-H) Flashcards

1
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

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2
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embol/o

A

embolus (plug)

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3
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emphys/o

A

to inflate

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4
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

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5
Q

enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestine)

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6
Q

eosin/o

A

dawn (rose colored)

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7
Q

epididym/o

A

epididymis

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8
Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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9
Q

episi/o

A

vulva

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10
Q

erythem/o , erythemat/o , erythr/o

A

red

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11
Q

eschar/o

A

scab

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12
Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

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13
Q

esthes/o

A

feeling

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14
Q

eti/o

A

cause

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15
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faci/o

A

face

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16
Q

fasci/o

A

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscle)

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17
Q

femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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18
Q

fibr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

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19
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula

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20
Q

fluor/o

A

luminous, fluorscence

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21
Q

galact/o

A

milk

22
Q

gangli/o

A

ganglion

23
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

24
Q

gen/o

A

forming, producing, origin

25
Q

genit/o

A

genitalia

26
Q

gest/o

A

pregnancy

27
Q

gingiv/o

A

gum(s)

28
Q

glauc/o

A

gray

29
Q

gli/o

A

glue, neuroglial tissue

30
Q

glomerul/o

A

glomerulus

31
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

32
Q

glott/o

A

glottis

33
Q

gluc/o , glucos/o , glyc/o , glycos/o

A

sugar, sweetness, glucose

34
Q

gnos/o

A

knowing

35
Q

gonad/o

A

gonads, sex glands

36
Q

goni/o

A

angle

37
Q

gon/o

A

seed (ovum or spermatozoon)

38
Q

granul/o

A

granule

39
Q

gyn/o , gynec/o

A

woman, female

40
Q

hallucin/o

A

hallucination

41
Q

hedon/o

A

pleasure

42
Q

hem/o , hemat/o

A

blood

43
Q

hemangi/o

A

blood vessel

44
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

45
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

46
Q

hist/o , histi/o

A

tissue

47
Q

home/o

A

same

48
Q

humer/o

A

humerus

49
Q

hydr/o

A

water

50
Q

hyp/o

A

under, below, deficient

51
Q

hypn/o

A

sleep

52
Q

hyster/o

A

uterus (womb)