Combining Forms (Root + Vowel) Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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2
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angio/o

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blood vessel

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3
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append/o

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appendix

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4
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appendic/o

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appendix

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5
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ateri/o

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artery

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6
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arthr/o

A

joint

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7
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ather/o

A

fatty substance or plaque

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8
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cardi/o

A

heart

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9
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col/o

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colon

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10
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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11
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crani/o

A

skull

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12
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cyan/o

A

blue

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13
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enter/o

A

small intestine

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14
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erythr/o

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red

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15
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gastr/o

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stomach

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16
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geront/o

A

old age

17
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

18
Q

hem/o

A

blood

19
Q

laryng/o

A

throat/larynx

20
Q

leuk/o

A

white

21
Q

melan/o

A

black

22
Q

my/o

A

muscle

23
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

24
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

25
Q

nat/o

A

birth

26
Q

nephr/o

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kidney

27
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

28
Q

ot/o

A

ear

29
Q

poli/o

A

grey

30
Q

py/o

A

pus

31
Q

pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

32
Q

pyr/o

A

fever

33
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

34
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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

35
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caud/o

A

tail

36
Q

cephal/o

A

head

37
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

38
Q

gen/o or gene

A

producing

39
Q

hist/o

A

tissue