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Combining Forms & General Rules - Ch.1 Flashcards

1
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General Rule 1

A

Read the meaning of the medical term from the suffix, back to the beginning, then across

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General Rule 2

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Drop the combining vowel before a suffix beginning with a vowel (gastritis not ‘gastroitis’)

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General Rule 3

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Keep the combining vowel between two roots (gastroenterology not ‘gastrenterology’)

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ADEN/O

A

Gland

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ARTHR/O

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Joint

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BI/O

A

Life

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CARCIN/O

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cancerous/cancer

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CARDI/O

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heart

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CEPHAL/O

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head

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10
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CEREBR/O

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cerebellum

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CIS/O

A

to cut

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CRIN/O

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to secrete

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CYST/O

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urinary bladder

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CYT/O

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cell

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DERM/O or DERMAT/O

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skin

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ELECTR/O

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electricity

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ENCEPHAL/O

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brain

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18
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ENTER/O

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intestines

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ERYTHR/O

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GASTR/O

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GLYC/O

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GNOS/O

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GYNEC/O

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woman/female

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HEMAT/O or HEM/O

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HEPAT/O

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LATR/O

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treatment/physician

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LEUK/O

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LOG/O

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NEPHR/O

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NEUR/O

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ONC/O

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OPHTHALM/O

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OSTE/O

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PATH/O

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PED/O

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PSYCH/O

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RADI/O

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REN/O

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RHIN/O

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SARC/O

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SECT/O

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THROMB/O

A

clot/clotting

43
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UR/O

A

urinary tract/urine

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