Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 8 Flashcards by Alex P.

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steato-

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fat

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steno-

A

narrow; short

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sterco-

A

feces

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stere-, stereo-

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three dimensions

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sterno-

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sternum

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stetho-

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chest

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stomato-

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mouth

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-stomosis, -stomy

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a created mouth or outlet

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strepto-

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twisted

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sub-

A

under; beneath; in small quantity; less than normal

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super-

A

above; beyond; superior

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supra-

A

above; beyond; on top;

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sym-

A

with; together; with; along; beside

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syn-

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joined; together

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tachy-

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swift; rapid

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taen-, taeni, ten-, teni-

A

tapeworm

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tarso-

A

flat of the foot; edge of the eyelid

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tauto-

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same

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techno-

A

art; skill

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tel-, tele-

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end; distant

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teleo-

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perfect; complete

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temporo-

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temples of the head

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tendo-, teno-

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tendon

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ter-

A

three

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tera-

A

one trilliointh

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terato-

A

severely malformed fetus

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tetra-

A

four

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thalamo-

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chamber; part of the brain where a nerve originates; thalamus

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thanato-

A

death

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theco-

A

sheath; case; receptacle

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thermo-

A

hot; heat

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thio-

A

sulfur

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thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-

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chest, chest wall

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thrombo-

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blood clot; thrombus

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thy-, thyro-, thyroid-, thyroido-

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thyroid gland; oblong; shield

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thymo-

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thymus; soul; emotions

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toco-

A

childbirth

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-tome

A

cutting instrument

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tomo-

A

section; layer

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-tomy

A

cutting operation; exicision

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ton-, tono-

A

tension

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top-, topo-

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place; locale

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tox-, toxi-, toxico-, toxo-, -toxic

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toxin; poison; toxic

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trachelo-

A

neck

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tracheo-

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trachea; windpipe

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trans-

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across; over; beyond; through

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traumato-

A

trauma

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tri-

A

three

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trich-, trichi-, -tricho

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hair

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troph-, tropho-, -trophic

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nourishment

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-tropin

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stimulation of a target organ by a substance (especially a hormone

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tubo-

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tube

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tympan-, tympano-

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eardrum; tympanum

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typhlo-

A

cecum; blindness

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typho-

A

fever; typhoid

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ulo-

A

scar; scarring

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ultra-

A

beyond; excess

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uni-

A

one

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uretero-

A

ureter

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urethro-

A

urethra

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-uria

A

urine

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urin-, urino-, uro-

A

urine

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uter-, utero-

A

uterus

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vagin-, vagino-

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vagina

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varic-, varico-

A

dilated vein

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vaso-

A

vessel

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veno-

A

vein

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ventro-, venr-, ventri-,

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abdomen; anterior surface of the body

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vertebro-

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vertebra; vertebrae

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vesico-

A

bladder; vesicle

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viscero-

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viscera

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vitr-, vitro-, vitre-, vitreo-

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vitreous body (eye); glassy

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vulvo-

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covering; vulva

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xanth-

A

yellow

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xeno-

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strange; foreign

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xero-

A

dry

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xiph-, xiphi-, xipho-

A

xiphoid cartilage

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zoo-

A

animal; animal life