suffixes: combining forms Flashcards

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cardi/o

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heart; cardiology; cardiologist

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crin/o

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to secrete; endocrinology; endocrinologist

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derm/o

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skin; dermatology; dermatologist

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esthesi/o

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feeling or sensation; anesthesiology; anesthesiologist

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gastr/o, enter/o

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stomach, intestines; gastroenterology; gastroenterologist

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ger/a, ger/o, geront/o

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elderly; geriatrics; geriatrician

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gynec/o

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female; gynecology; gynecologist

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immun/o

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immune; immunology; immunologist

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ne/o, nat/o

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new, birth; neonatology; neonatologist

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obstetr/o

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midwife; obstetrics, obstetrician

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onc/o

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tumor; oncology; oncologist

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ophtalm/o

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eye; ophthalmology; ophthalmologist

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orth/o, ped/o

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straight, child; orthopedics, orthopedics, orthopedic surgeon

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ot/o, larynx

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ear, larynx; otolaryngology; otolaryngologist

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path/o

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disease; pathology; pathologist

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ped/o

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child; pediatrics; pediatrician

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psych/o

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mind; psychiatry; psychiatrist

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radi/o

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radiation; radiology; radiologist

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rheumat/o

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rheumatism; rheumatology; rheumatologist

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rhin/o

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nose; rhinology; rhinologist

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ur/o

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urinary tract (urine); urology; urologist