The human body - combining forms - ch 3 Flashcards

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1
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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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aden/o

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gland

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3
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adip/o

A

fat

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4
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aeti/o

A

cause

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5
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anter/o

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front

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6
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bi/o

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life

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7
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blast/o

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embryonic, developing cell

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caud/o

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tail, downward

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri

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11
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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12
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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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13
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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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14
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dist/o

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away, far, distant

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15
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dors/o

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back of body

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16
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fibr/o

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fibre

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17
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granul/o

A

granules

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18
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hist/o

A

tissue

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19
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iatr/o

A

physician, medicine, treatment

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20
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ili/o

A

ilium, hip

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21
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infer/o

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below

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22
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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

A

nucleus

24
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later/o

A

side

25
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leuc/o

A

white

26
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leuk/o

A

leukaemia

27
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lip/o

A

fat

28
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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

29
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lymph/o

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lymphoid tissue, lymph gland

30
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medi/o

A

middle

31
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melan/o

A

black

32
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my/o

A

muscle

33
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necr/o

A

death, dead

34
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neur/o

A

nerve

35
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o/o

A

egg, ovum

36
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ov/i

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ovicide

37
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ov/o

A

ovoid

38
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oste/o

A

bone

39
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path/o

A

disease

40
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

41
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poster/o

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behind, back

42
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proxim/o

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near, nearest

43
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

44
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sarc/o

A

flesh

45
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somat/o

A

body

46
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sperm/o

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spermatozoa, sperm

47
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spermat/o

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spermatolysis

48
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spin/o

A

spine, thorn

49
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super/o

A

above, excessive

50
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thorac/o

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thorax, chest

51
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tox/o

A

poison, toxin

52
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toxic/o

A

toxicology

53
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troph/o

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nourishment, development

54
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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, naval

55
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ventr/o

A

front, belly side

56
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spinal column

57
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viscer/o

A

internal organs