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prefixes, suffixes, combining forms (4,5) Flashcards

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sinus

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sinus/o

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nose

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nas/o

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tonsil

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tonsill/o

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epiglottis

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epiglott/o

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larynx

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laryng/o

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trachea

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trache/o

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pleura

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pleur/o

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lobe

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lob/o

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diaphragm

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diapragmat/o

phren/o

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adenoids

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adenoid/o

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pharynx

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pharyng/o

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lung

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pneum/o
pneumat/o
pneumon/o

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thorax, chest, chest cavity

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thorac/o

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bronchus

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bronch/o

bronchi/o

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alveolus

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alveol/o

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atel/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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muc/o

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mucus

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orth/o

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straight

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21
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ox/i

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oxygen

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22
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phon/o

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sound, voice

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23
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py/o

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pus

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24
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radi/o

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x-rays, ionizing radiation

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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spir/o

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breathe, breathing

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tom/o

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to cut, section, or slice

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a-, an-

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absence of, without

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endo-

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within

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eu-

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normal, good

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poly-

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many, much

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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-algia

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pain

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-ar, -ary, -eal

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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-ectasis

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stretching out, dilation, expansion

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-emia

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in the blood

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-gram

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the record, radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to record; the record

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-graphy

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process of recording, radiographic imaging

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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measurement

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-pnea

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-stenosis

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constriction or narrowing

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-stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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-thorax

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chest, chest cavity

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-tomy

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cut into, incision

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aut/o

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bi/o

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coni/o

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crypt/o

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heter/o

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myc/o

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necr/o

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pachy/o

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rhytid/o

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staphyl/o

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grape-like clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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xer/o

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epi-

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intra-

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para-

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beside, beyond, around, abnormal

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per-

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sub-

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under, below

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trans-

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through, across, beyond

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-coccus

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berry-shaped

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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-ia

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diseased or abnormal state, condition of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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-opsy

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view of, viewing

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-phagia

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eating or swallowing

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-tome

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instrument used to cut

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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hidr/o

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kerat/o

A

horny tissue

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onych/o, ungu/o

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seb/o

A

sebum (oil)

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