Combining Forms (word Root & Vowel) Flashcards
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abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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Angi/o
A
Blood vessel
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Append/o
Appendic/o
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Appendix
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Ather/o
A
Fatty substance or plaque
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Col/o
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Colon
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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Crani/o
A
Skull
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Cyan/o
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Blue
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Enter/o
A
Small intestine
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Geront/o
A
Old age
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Hem/o
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Blood
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Laryng/o
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Throat, larynx
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Leuk/o
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White
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Melan/o
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Black
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My/o
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Muscle
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Myc/o
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Fungus
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow or spinal cord
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Nat/o
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Birth
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Ot/o
Ear
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Poli/o
Gray
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Py/o
Pus
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Pyel/o
Renal pelvis - which is part of the kidney
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Pyr/o
Fever
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Tonsill/o
Tonsils
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Dorsi/ OR dors/o
Back of body
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Duct/o
To lead
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Fasci/o
Fascia
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Flex/o
To bend
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Kinesi/o
Movement
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My/o - myos/o - muscul/o
Muscle
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Quadr/i
Four
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Ten/o - tend/o - tendin/o
Tendon
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Tens/o
To stretch out
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Burs/o
Bursa
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Cervic/o
Neck
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Crani/o
Head
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Ili/o
Ilium or hip
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Hem/o - hemat/o
Blood
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Ligament/o
Ligament
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Lumb/o
Lower back
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Mandibul/o
Lower jaw
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Myel/o
Bone marrow
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Oste/o
Bone
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Pelv/o
Pelvis
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Pod/o
Feet
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Sacr/o
Sacrum
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Scapul/o
Scapula (shoulder blade)
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Stern/o
Chest
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Synov/o - synovi/o
Synovial fluid
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Tars/o
Tarsal bones in the feet
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Vertebr/o
Vertebra
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Aden/o
Gland
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Adip/o
Fat
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Anter/o
Before, front
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Caud/o
Lower part of the body, tail
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cyt/o , -cyte
Cell
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End- , endo-
In, within, inside
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Exo-
Out of, outside, away from
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Hist/o
Tissue
73
-ologist
Specalist
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-ology
The science, or study of
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Path/o , -pathy
Disease, suffering, feeling emotion
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Plas/i , plas/o, -plasia
Development, growth, formation
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Poster/o
Behind, toward the back
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-stasis, -static
Control, maintenance of a constant level
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Anatomy
The study of the structure of the body
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Physiology
The study of the functions of the structures of the body
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Physi
Nature, or physical
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Sagittal plane
Vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions
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Midsagittal plane
Midline, divides body into equal halves
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Anterior
Front
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Posterior
Back
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Frontal plane
Vertical plane that divides the body from front and back
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Superior
Uppermost, above, or toward the head
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Inferior
Lowermost, below, or toward the feet
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Ventr
Belly side of the body
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Ventral
Front or belly side of the body
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-al
Pertaining to
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Dorsal
Back of organ or body
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Cephalic
Toward the head
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Caudal
Toward the lower part of the body
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Proximal
Situated nearest the mid line or beginning of a body structure
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Distal
Situated farthest from the midline
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Medial
Direction toward, or nearer, the midline
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Lateral
Direction toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline
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Dorsal cavity
Located along the back of the body and head
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Cranial cavity
Located within the skull
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Spinal cavity
Located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord
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Ventral cavity
Located along the front of the body
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Homeostasis
Process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment
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Home/o
Constant
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-stasis
Control
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Thoracic cavity
Chest cavity
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Abdominal cavity
Contains major organs of digestion
108
Pelvic cavity
The space formed by the hip bones
109
Inguinal
ING-gwih-nal
The groin, entire lower area of the abdomen
110
Hypochondriac
Below the ribs and a person with an abnormal concern about his/her health
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Epigastric region
Above the stomach
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Epi-
Above
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Lumbar region
Part of the back between the ribs and pelvis
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Umbilicus
Belly button or navel
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Umbilical region
Pit centre of the abdominal wall
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Iliac regions
Located near the hip bones
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Hypogastric region
Located below the stomach
118
Peritoneum
Multilayered membrane that protects and holds the organs in place within the abdominal cavity
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Parietal peritoneum
Outer layer of the peritoneum that lines the interior of the abdominal wall
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Mesentery
Fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum that attachescparts of the intestine to the interior abdominal wall
121
Visceral peritoneum
Inner layer of the peritoneum that surrounds the organs of the abdominal cavity
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Visceral
Relating to the internal organs
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Parietal
Cavity wall
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Retroperitoneal
Located behind the peritoneum
125
Retro-
Behind
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Periton
Peritoneum
127
Peritonitis
Inflammation of the peritoneum
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Cell membrane
The tissue that surrounds and protects the contents of a cell from the external environment
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Cytoplasm
Material within the cell membrane that is NOT part of the nucleus
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-plasm
Formative material of cells
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Nucleus
Surrounded by the nuclear membrane, is a structure within the cell - it controls the activities of the cell & helps the cell divide
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Stem cells
Unspecialized cells that are able to renew themselves for a long period of time by cell division
133
Oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
Bones
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Synovial membrane
Forms the lining of the synovial joints ams secretes synovial fluid
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Bursa
Cushions areas subject to friction during movement
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Synovial fluid
Lubricant that makes smooth joint movements possible
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Nasal bones
Form the upper part of the bridge of the nose
