combining forms, prefixes, suffixes (10, 11) Flashcards by Angelica Arriola

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angi/o

A

vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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lymph/o

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lymph, lymph tissue

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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phleb/o

A

vein

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ven/o

A

vein

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plasm/o

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plasma

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

A

thymus gland

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valv/o

A

valve

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valvul/o

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valve

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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ather/o

A

yellowish, fatty plague

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ech/o

A

sound

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electr/o

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electricity, electrical activity

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isch/o

A

deficiency, blockage

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therm/o

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heat

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thromb/o

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clot

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brady-

A

slow

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pan-

A

all, total

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-apheresis

A

removal

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-penia

A

abnormal reduction in number

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-poiesis

A

formation

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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an/o

A

anus

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antr/o

A

antrum

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cec/o

A

cecum

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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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colon/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

intestine (small intestine)

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

A

jejunum

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or/o

A

mouth

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stomat/o

A

mouth

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proct/o

A

rectum

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rect/o

A

rectum

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen, abdominal cavity

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celi/o

A

abdomen, abdominal cavity

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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal cavity

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cheil/o

A

lip(s)

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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

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chol/e

A

gall, bile

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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diverticul/o

A

diverticulum

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gingiv/o

A

gum

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gloss/o

A

tongue

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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hepat/o

A

liver

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herni/o

A

hernia

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palat/o

A

palate

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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polyp/o

A

polyp, small growth

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pylor/o

A

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

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sial/o

A

saliva, salivary gland

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steat/o

A

fat

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uvul/o

A

uvula

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hemi-

A

half

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-pepsia

A

digestion