Combining Forms/Word Roots Flashcards by Brittany Micah

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aden/o

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gland

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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hydr/o

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water

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immun/o

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immunity, protection

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laryng/o

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voice box, larynx

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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adip/o

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fat

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anter/o

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front

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brachi/o

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arm

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck

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crani/o

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skull

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crur/o

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leg

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cyt/o

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cell

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dist/o

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away from

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dors/o

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back of body

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crin/o

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to secrete

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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glute/o

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buttock

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hist/o

A

tissue

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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infer/o

A

below

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later/o

A

side

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lumb/o

A

loin

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lymph/o

A

lymph

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medi/o

A

middle

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muscul/o

A

muscles

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pelv/o

A

pelvis

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

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pleur/o

A

pleura

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poster/o

A

back

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proct/o

A

rectum and anus

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proxim/o

A

near to

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pub/o

A

genital region

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spin/o

A

spine

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super/o

A

above

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thorac/o

A

chest

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ur/o

A

urine

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ventr/o

A

belly

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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viscer/o

A

internal organ

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albin/o

A

white

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angi/o

A

vessel

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bas/o

A

the base

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bi/o

A

life

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cry/o

A

cold

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cutane/o

A

skin

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cyan/o

A

blue

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derm/o

A

skin

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diaphor/o

A

profuse sweating

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electr/o

A

electricity

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erythr/o

A

red

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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hem/o

A

blood

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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leuk/o

A

white

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lip/o

A

fat

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melan/o

A

black

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myc/o

A

fungus

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necr/o

A

death

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onych/o

A

nail

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pedicul/o

A

lice

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phot/o

A

light

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py/o

A

pus

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rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

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sarc/o

A

flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

A

oil

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system/o

A

system

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trich/o

A

hair

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ungu/o

A

nail

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vesic/o

A

bladder

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xer/o

A

dry