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Combining Words Flashcards

1
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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acr/o

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extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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4
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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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angi/o

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vessel

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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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9
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axill/o

A

armpit

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10
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bi/o

A

life

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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12
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bronch/o

A

bronchial tubes

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13
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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14
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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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16
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chondr/o

A

cartillage

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17
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chron/o

A

time

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18
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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

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19
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cyst/o

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bladder

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20
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encephal/o

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brain

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21
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erythr/o

A

red

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22
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hem/o

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blood

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23
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hepat/o

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liver

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24
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hydr/o

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water

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25
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inguin/o

A

groin

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26
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isch/o

A

to hold back

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27
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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28
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laryng/o

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larynx

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29
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leuk/o

A

white

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30
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lymph/o

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lymph

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31
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mamm/o

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breast

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32
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mast/o

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breast

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33
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morph/o

A

shape, form

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34
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muc/o

A

mucus

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35
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my/o

A

muscle

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36
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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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37
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necr/o

A

death

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38
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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39
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neur/o nerve

A

nerve

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40
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neutr/o

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neutrophil

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41
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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42
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opthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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ot/o

45
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path/o

46
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

47
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phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

48
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phleb/o

49
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plas/o

A

formation, developement

50
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pleur/o

51
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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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radi/o

54
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rect/o

55
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ren/o

56
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rhin/o

57
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sarc/o

58
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splen/o

59
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staphyl/o

60
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strept/o

A

twisted chains

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thorac/o

62
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thromb/o

63
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tonsill/o

64
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trache/o

65
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ven/o

66
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aneter/o

67
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bol/o

68
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anter/o

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cervic/o

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chrom/o

71
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coccyg/o

72
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cyt/o

73
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dist/o

74
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dors/o

A

back portion of the body

75
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hist/o, histi/o

76
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ili/o

77
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inguin/o

78
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kary/o

79
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later/o

80
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lumb/o

A

lower back

81
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medi/o

82
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pelv/i

83
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poster/o

84
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proxim/o

85
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sacr/o

86
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sarc/o

87
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thel/o, theli/o

88
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thorac/o

89
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umbilic/o

90
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ventr/o

91
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

92
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carp/o

A

wrist bone

93
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cib/o

94
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cost/o

95
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cutane/o

96
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dactyl/o

A

fingers, toes

97
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duct/o

A

to lead, carry

98
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flex/o

99
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furc/o

100
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gloss/o

101
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glyc/o

102
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immun/o

A

protection

103
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mort/o

104
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nat/i

105
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nect/o

106
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norm/o

A

rule, order

107
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pub/o

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