L 10 Latin combining forms Flashcards by Chuck Ufar

Q

AMYL-

A

starch

amyl-ase

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ANGIN-

A

choking pain, angina pectoris

angin-a

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AORT-

A

aorta

aort-osclerosis

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ARCT(AT)-

A

compress

aort-arct-ia

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ATHER-

A

[soup] fatty deposit

ather-oma

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ATRI-

A

[entrance hall] atrium

atri-otome

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BOL-

A

a throwing

em-bol-us

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CAPILL-

A

[hair] capillary

capill-ary

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CIRS-

A

dilated and twisted vein, varix

cirs-omphalos

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-CLUD-, -CLUS-

A

close

oc-clus-ion

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COR, CORD-

A

heart

cord-ate

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CORON-

A

crown

coron-al

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CUSP, -CUSPID

A

point

bi-cuspid

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DEXTR-

A

right (side)

ambi-dextr-ous

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-FORM

A

shape

coli-form

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GURGIT-, GURGITAT-

A

flood, flow

re-gurgit-ant

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PECTOR-

A

breast, chest

pector-al

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PHLEB-

A

vein

phleb-otomy

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PULM(ON)-

A

lung, pulmonary artery

pulmon-itis

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RHYTHM-

A

[steady motion] heartbeat

ar-rhythm-ic

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SEPT-

A

wall, partition

sept-um

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SIN- SINUS-

A

[curve, hollow] sinus

sinus-itis

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SINISTR-

A

left (side)

sinistr-ocerebral

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SPHYGM-

A

pulse

sphygm-oid

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STAL-, STOL-

A

send, contraction

sy-stol-ic

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TENS(I)-

A

strength

hyper-tens-ive

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THROMB-

A

blood clot

thromb-osis

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TOP-

A

place

top-ical

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VAG-

A

[wandering] the vagus nerve

vaso-vag-al

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VARIC-, VARIX

A

dilated and twisted vein, varix

varic-es

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VAS-

A

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

vas-ectomy

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VEN-

A

vein

ven-ostat

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VENTR-

A

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

ventr-ose