Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms U to Z Flashcards

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1
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-ule

A

little, small

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2
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uln/o

A

ulna (middle lower arm bone)

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3
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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

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4
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-um

A

structure, tissue, thing

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5
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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, navel

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6
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ungu/o

A

nail

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7
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uni-

A

one

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8
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ur/o

A

urine, urinary tract

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9
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-uresis

A

urination

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ureter/o

A

ureter

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11
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urethr/o

A

urethra

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12
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-uria

A

urination, condition of urine

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13
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urin/o

A

urine

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14
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-us

A

structure, thing

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15
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uter/o

A

uterus (womb)

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16
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uve/o

A

uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)

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17
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uvul/o

A

uvula

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18
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vaccin/o

A

vaccine

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19
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vag/o

A

vagus nerve

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20
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vagin/o

A

vagina

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21
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valv/o

A

valve

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22
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valvul/o

A

valve

23
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varic/o

A

varicose veins

24
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vas/o

A

vessel, duct, vas deferens

25
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vascul/o

A

vessel (blood)

26
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ven/i

A

vein

27
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ven/o

A

vein

28
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ventil/o

A

to aerate, oxygenate

29
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ventr/o

A

belly side of body

30
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle (of heart or brain)

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venul/o

A

venule (small vein)

32
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verruc/i

A

wart

33
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vers/o, -verse

A

turn, turning

34
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-version

A

to turn

35
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

36
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vesic/o

A

urinary bladder

37
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vesicul/o

A

seminal vesicle

38
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule of the inner ear

39
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vir/o

A

virus

40
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

41
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vit/o

A

life

42
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vitr/o

A

vitreous body (of the eye)

43
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vitre/o

A

glass

44
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viv/o

A

life

45
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volv/o, volut/o

A

to roll

46
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vulv/o

A

vulva

47
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xanth/o

A

yellow

48
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xer/o

A

dry, dryness

49
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xiph/o, xiphi-

A

sword shaped

50
Q

-y

A

condition, process

51
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zo/o

A

animal life

52
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zygomat/o

A

cheek bone

53
Q

-zyme

A

enzyme