combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards by Lisa Ward

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arthr/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa

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carp/o

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carpus (wrist)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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craini/o

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skull

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula (thinner lower leg bone)

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

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ilium (part of the pelvis)

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ischi/o

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ischium (part of the pelvis)

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kyph/o

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hump

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lord/o

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bump

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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jaw)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsus (food bones)

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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oste/o

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bone

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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phalang/o

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phalanges (fingers and toes)

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pub/o

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pubis (part of the pelvis)

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radi/o

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radius (part of forearm)

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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stern/o

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sternum (breast bone)

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tars/o

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tarsus (ankle)

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ten/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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tibi/o

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tibia (shin, larger lower leg bone)

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uln/o

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ulna (part of forearm0)

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vertebr/o

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vertebra (backbone)

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cutane/o

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skin

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electr/o

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electricity

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fibr/o

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fibrous

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orth/o

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straight

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path/o

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disease

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-centisis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-clasia

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surgical breaking

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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surgical fusing

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-genic

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producing

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-gram

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a record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-kinesia

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movement

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-ous

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pertainng to

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-porosis

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porous

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-rrhaphy

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to suture

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-trophy

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development

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a-

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without

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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painful, difficult, abnormal

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hyper-

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excessive

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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per-

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through

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sub-

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under

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supra-

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above