Root Words/Combining Forms Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

A

joint

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bi/o

A

life

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carcin/o

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cancerous;

cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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cis/o

A

to cut

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cost/o

A

rib

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crin/o

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to secrete; to

form and give off

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cyst/o

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a sac or a cyst (sac

containing fluid)

urinary bladder

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cyt/o

A

cell

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derm/o;

dermat/o

A

skin

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electr/o

A

electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines

(usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

A

red

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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gnos/o

A

knowledge

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gynec/o

A

woman;

female

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hem/o

A

blood

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hemat/o

A

blood

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hist/o

A

tissue

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iatr/o

A

treatment;

physician

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leuk/o

A

white

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log/o

A

study of

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nas/o

A

nose

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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onc/o

A

tumor

(cancerous)

35
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opthalm/o

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eye

36
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oste/o

A

bone

37
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ot/o

A

ear

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path/o

A

disease

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ped/o

A

child

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psych/o

A

mind

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pulmon/o

A

lung

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radi/o

A

x-rays

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ren/o

A

kidney

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rhin/o

A

nose

45
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sarc/o

A

flesh

46
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sect/o

A

to cut

47
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thromb/o

A

clot; clotting

48
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ur/o

A

urinary tract;

urine

49
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vesic/o

A

bladder