Common Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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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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cardi/o

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heart

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caudi/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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chondr/o

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skull

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crin/o

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to secrete

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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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dermat/o

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skin

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14
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dis/o

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away from

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dors/o

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back of body

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enter/o

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small intestine

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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18
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gastr/o

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stomach

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glute/o

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buttocks

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20
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gynec/o

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female

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21
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hemat/o
hem/o

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blood

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22
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hist/o

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tissue

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23
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immun/o

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protection

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24
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infer/o

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below

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25
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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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loin

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27
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lymph/o

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lymph

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28
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medi/o

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middle

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29
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muscul/o

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muscle

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30
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nephr/o; hepat/o

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kidney

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31
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neur/o

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brain, nerve

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32
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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33
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orth/o

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straight, upright

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34
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ot/o

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ear

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35
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pariet/o

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cavity wall

36
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ped/o

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feet

37
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pelv/o

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pelvis

38
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peritone/o

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peritoneum

39
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pleur/o

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pleura

40
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poster/o

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back

41
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proct/o

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rectum, anus

42
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proxim/o

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near to

43
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pub/o

A

genital

44
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pulmon/o
pneumon/o
pneum/o

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lungs; air (pneumon/o, pneumo)

45
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rhin/o
nas/o

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nose, nasal cavity (nas/o)

46
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spin/o

A

spine

47
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super/o

A

above

48
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thorac/o

A

chest

49
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ur/o

A

urine

50
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vascul/o
angi/o

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blood vessel; vessel

51
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ventr/o

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belly

52
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viscer/o

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internal organ

53
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arthr/o

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joint

54
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bi/o

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life

55
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carcin/o

A

cancer

56
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chem/o

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chemical

57
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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

58
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path/o

A

disease

59
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vertebr/o

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vertebra

60
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hepat/o

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liver

61
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oste/o

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bone

62
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aer/o

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air

63
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alveol/o

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alveolus; air sac

64
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anthrac/o

A

coal

65
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atel/o

A

incomplete

66
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bronch/o
bronchi/o

A

bronchus

67
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bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole

68
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coni/o

A

dust

69
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

70
Q

cyst/o

A

sac; cyst; bladder

71
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diaphragmat/o

A

diaphragm

72
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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

73
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hal/o
spir/o

A

breath

74
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lob/o

A

lobe

75
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muc/o

A

mucus

76
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ox/o
ox/i

A

oxygen

77
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pharyng/o

A

pharynx

78
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sept/o

A

wall

79
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sinus/o

A

sinus

80
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somn/o

A

sleep

81
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trache/o

A

trachea; windpipe

82
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arteri/o

A

artery

83
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cortic/o

A

outer region; cortex

84
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embol/o

A

plug

85
Q

fibr/o

A

fibers

86
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

87
Q

py/o

A

pus