exam 3 prefix, suffix and combining forms Flashcards

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1
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tongue

A

gloss/s and lingu/o

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lip

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labi/o and cheil/o

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3
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belly

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ceil/o

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4
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startch

A

amyl/o

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5
Q

the root plus a combining vowel is called ______

A

combining form

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6
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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7
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aden/o

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gland

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8
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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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10
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crin/o

A

to secrete

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11
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hepat/o

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liver

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12
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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13
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onc/o

A

tumor

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14
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ren/o

A

kidney

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15
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sect/o

A

to cut

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16
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ur/o

A

urinary tract or urine

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17
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-globin

A

protein

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18
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-ion

A

process

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19
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-ist

A

specialist

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20
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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21
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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-sis

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state of, condition

23
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adip/o

A

fat

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anter/o

A

front

25
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dors/o

A

back portion of the body

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hist/o

A

tissue

27
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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

30
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pharyng/o

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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

35
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ana-

A

up

36
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meta-

A

change

37
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intra-

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within

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inter-

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between

39
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cata-

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down

40
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-plasm

A

formation

41
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-somes

A

bodies

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acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

43
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angi/o

A

vessel

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col/o

A

colon

45
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

46
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myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

47
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radi/o

A

xray

48
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-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

49
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-lysis

A

destruction, breakdown, seperation

50
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-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, seperation