common word roots + combining forms Flashcards
1
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acou/o
A
hear
2
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aden/o
A
gland
3
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adip/o
A
fat
4
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alb/o
A
white
5
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alges/o
A
pain
6
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andr/o
A
man, male
7
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
8
Q
angin/o
A
blood vessel
9
Q
ankyl/o
A
fused, stiff, immobile
10
Q
append/o
A
appendix
11
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
12
Q
asthen/o
A
weak
13
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atel/o
A
incomplete
14
Q
ather/o
A
fat
15
Q
aur/o
A
ear
16
Q
aut/o
A
self
17
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bil/i
A
bile
18
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blast/o
A
germ, bud, developing cell
19
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
20
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brachi/o
A
arm
21
Q
bronch/i
A
airway, bronchus
22
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burs/o
A
purse, sac
23
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capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
24
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carcin/o
A
cancer
25
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carp/o
A
wrist
26
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caud/o
A
tail
27
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cec/o
A
blind intestine, cecum (first part of large intestine)
28
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cel/o
A
protrusion of an organ through an abnormal opening, protrusion
29
Q
cent/e
A
to puncture (a body cavity)
30
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cent/i
A
1/100, or 100
31
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cephal/o
A
head
32
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cervic/o
A
neck
33
Q
chol/e
A
bile
34
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
35
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cirrh/o
A
yellow-orange
36
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cleid/o
A
clavicle
