Exploring Medical Language Combining Forms Flashcards by Elise Cannon

Q

balan/o

A

glans penis

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epididym/o

A

epididymis

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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle(s)

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-ism

A

state of

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andr/o

A

male

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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o

A

testis, testicle

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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

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sperm/o, spermat/o

A

sperm, spermatozoon

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vas/o

A

vessel, duct

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cardi/o

A

heart

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plasm/o

A

plasma

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pan-

A

all, total

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aort/o

A

aorta

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lymph/o

A

lymph, lymph tissue

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thym/o

A

thymus gland

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-poiesis

A

formation

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arteri/o

A

artery

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lymphaden/o

A

lymph node

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valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

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-scelerosis

A

hardening

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ather/o

A

yellowish, fatty plaque

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

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therm/o

A

heat

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-apheresis

A

removal

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atri/o

A

atrium

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phleb/o, ven/o

A

vein

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brady-

A

slow

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angi/o

A

vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)

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isch/o

A

deficiency, blockage

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thromb/o

A

clot

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-penia

A

abnormal reduction in number

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ech/o

A

sound

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splen/o

A

spleen

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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cochle/o

A

cochlea

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid bone

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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

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staped/o

A

stapes