The human body - combining forms - ch 3 Flashcards by Carol McCullough

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abdomin/o

A

abdomen

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aden/o

A

gland

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adip/o

A

fat

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aeti/o

A

cause

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anter/o

A

front

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bi/o

A

life

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blast/o

A

embryonic, developing cell

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caud/o

A

tail, downward

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cephal/o

A

head

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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coccyg/o

A

coccyx

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crani/o

A

cranium, skull

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dist/o

A

away, far, distant

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dors/o

A

back of body

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fibr/o

A

fibre

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granul/o

A

granules

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hist/o

A

tissue

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iatr/o

A

physician, medicine, treatment

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ili/o

A

ilium, hip

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infer/o

A

below

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inguin/o

A

groin

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kary/o

A

nucleus

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later/o

A

side

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leuc/o

A

white

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leuk/o

A

leukaemia

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lip/o

A

fat

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lumb/o

A

loins, lower back

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lymph/o

A

lymphoid tissue, lymph gland

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medi/o

A

middle

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melan/o

A

black

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my/o

A

muscle

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necr/o

A

death, dead

Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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o/o

A

egg, ovum

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ov/i

A

ovicide

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ov/o

A

ovoid

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oste/o

A

bone

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path/o

A

disease

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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poster/o

A

behind, back

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proxim/o

A

near, nearest

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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sarc/o

A

flesh

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somat/o

A

body

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sperm/o

A

spermatozoa, sperm

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spermat/o

A

spermatolysis

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spin/o

A

spine, thorn

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super/o

A

above, excessive

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thorac/o

A

thorax, chest

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tox/o

A

poison, toxin

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toxic/o

A

toxicology

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troph/o

A

nourishment, development

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umbilic/o

A

umbilicus, naval

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ventr/o

A

front, belly side

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spinal column

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viscer/o

A

internal organs