Module #2 General Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
later/o
A
side
2
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dors/o
A
back (of body)
3
Q
poster/o
A
back of body; behind
4
Q
ventr/o
A
belly side of body
5
Q
medi/o
A
middle
6
Q
tele/o
A
design or purpose; distance
7
Q
spher/o
A
round
8
Q
spir/o
A
coiled
9
Q
lept/o
A
thin
10
Q
sten/o
A
narrow; contracted
11
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
12
Q
poikil/o
A
irregular
13
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orth/o
A
normal; straight; correct
14
Q
chem/o
A
drug; chemical
15
Q
pharmac/o
A
drug; chemical
16
Q
tox/o
toxic/o
A
poison
17
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therm/o
A
heat
18
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caus/o
A
burn; burning
19
Q
cauter/o
A
burn; heat
20
Q
cry/o
A
cold
21
Q
is/o
A
alike; equal
22
Q
hom/o
A
similar
23
Q
home/o
A
sameness; unchanging; constant
24
Q
hydr/o
A
water
25
lip/o
fat
26
muc/o
mucus
27
py/o
pus
28
bacteri/o
bacteria
29
polyp/o
small growth; polyp
30
atel/o
imperfect; incomplete
31
axill/o
armpit
32
bi/o
life
33
carcin/o
cancerous
34
chron/o
time
35
dips/o
thirst
36
electr/o
electricity
37
iatr/o
caused by medical intervention; to treat
38
immun/o
safe; protection
39
klept/o
to steal
40
log/o
study of
41
necr/o
death
42
olig/o
few;scant
43
path/o
disease
44
phon /o
voice
45
phot/o
light
46
physi/o
nature
47
radi/o
x-rays
48
son/o
sound
49
tax/o
order; arrangement; coordination
