exam 3 prefix, suffix and combining forms Flashcards by naomi keating

Q

tongue

A

gloss/s and lingu/o

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lip

A

labi/o and cheil/o

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belly

A

ceil/o

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startch

A

amyl/o

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Q

the root plus a combining vowel is called ______

A

combining form

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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aden/o

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gland

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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crin/o

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to secrete

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hepat/o

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liver

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nephr/o

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kidney

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onc/o

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tumor

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ren/o

A

kidney

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sect/o

A

to cut

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ur/o

A

urinary tract or urine

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-globin

A

protein

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-ion

A

process

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-ist

A

specialist

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-sis

A

state of, condition

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adip/o

A

fat

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anter/o

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front

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dors/o

A

back portion of the body

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hist/o

A

tissue

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kary/o

A

nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

A

lower back

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

A

nearest

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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venter/o

A

belly side of the body

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ana-

A

up

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meta-

A

change

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intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

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cata-

A

down

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-plasm

A

formation

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-somes

A

bodies

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acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

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angi/o

A

vessel

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col/o

A

colon

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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

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radi/o

A

xray

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-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

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-lysis

A

destruction, breakdown, seperation

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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, seperation