combining forms, prefixes, suffixes (12, 13, 14) Flashcards

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1
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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3
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cor/o, core/o

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pupil

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pupill/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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kerat/o

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cornea

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7
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dacry/o

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tears

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lacrim/o

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tears

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ir/o, irid/o

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iris

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10
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ocul/o

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eye

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11
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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12
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opt/o

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vision

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13
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phac/o, phak/o

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lens

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14
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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera

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cry/o

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cold

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17
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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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18
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dipl/o

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two, double

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19
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is/o

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equal

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20
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phot/o

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light

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21
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ton/o

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tension, pressure

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22
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bi-, bin-

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two

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23
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-opia

A

vision (condition)

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24
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-phobia

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abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things

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25
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-plegia

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paralysis

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26
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audi/o

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hearing

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27
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aur/i

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ear

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28
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ot/o

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ear

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29
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cochle/o

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cochlea

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30
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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth

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31
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mastoid/o

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mastoid bone

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32
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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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33
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staped/o

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stapes

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34
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tympan/o

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middle ear

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35
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vestibul/o

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vestibule

36
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carp/o

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carpals

37
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clavic/o, clavicul/o

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clavicle

38
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cost/o

A

rib

39
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crani/o

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cranium

40
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femor/o

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femur

41
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fibul/o

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fibula

42
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humer/o

A

humerus

43
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ili/o

A

ilium

44
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ischi/o

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ischium

45
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lumb/o

A

lumbar region of the spine, loin

46
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mandibul/o

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mandible

47
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maxill/o

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maxilla

48
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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

49
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pelv/i

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pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity

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phalang/o

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phalanx

51
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pub/o

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pubis

52
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rachi/o
spondyl/o
vertebr/o

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vertebra, spine, vertebral column

53
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radi/o

A

radius

54
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sacr/o

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sacrum

55
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scapul/o

A

scapula

56
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stern/o

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sternum

57
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tars/o

A

tarsals

58
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tibi/o

A

tibia

59
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uln/o

A

ulna

60
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aponeur/o

A

aponeurosis

61
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arthr/o

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joint

62
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burs/o

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bursa

63
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

64
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disk/o

A

intervertebral disk

65
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menisc/o

A

meniscus

66
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synovi/o

A

synovia, synovial membrane

67
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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

A

tendon

68
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ankyl/o

A

stiff, bent

69
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kinesi/o

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movement, motion

70
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kyph/o

A

hump

71
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lamin/o

A

lamina

72
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lard/o

A

bent forward

73
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my/o

myos/o

A

muscle

74
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myel/o

A

bone marrow

75
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oste/o

A

bone

76
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pter/o

A

stone

77
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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

78
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scoli/o

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(lateral) curved (spine)

79
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inter-

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between

80
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supra-

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above

81
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sym-

syn-

A

together, joined

82
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-asthenia

A

weakness

83
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-desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

84
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-physis

A

growth

85
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-schisis

A

split, fissure

86
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development