Lesson 2 Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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acr
A
extremities (hands and feet)
2
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ambly
A
dull,faint
3
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carcin
A
carcinoma, cancer
4
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-cel-
A
hernia, tumor, swelling
5
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cheir-, chir-
A
hand
6
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chol(e)-
A
bile, gall
7
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col(i)-, colon-
A
colon
8
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cyan-
A
blue
9
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cyst(i)-, -cystis
A
bladder, cyst
10
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diplo-
A
double, twin
11
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enter-
A
(small) intestine
12
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erg-
A
action, work
13
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gastr-
A
stomach
14
Q
hem-, hemat-, -em-
A
blood
15
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hepar-, hepat-
A
liver
16
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lip-
A
fat
17
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macr-
A
abnormally large or long
18
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mega-, megal-
A
abnormally large or long
19
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melan-
A
dark, black
20
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micr-
A
abnormally small
21
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nyct-
A
night
22
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odyn-
A
pain
23
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pachy-
A
thick
24
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psued-
A
false
25
py-
pus
26
sarc-
flash, soft tissue
27
spasm-
spam, involuntary muscular contraction
28
splen-
spleen
29
stom-, stomat-
mouth, opening