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Medical Terminology > Unit 1 - Combining Forms > Flashcards

Unit 1 - Combining Forms Flashcards

1
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root

A

foundation of the term

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suffix

A

word ending

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3
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prefix

A

word beginning

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combining vowel

A

vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root

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5
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combining form

A

combination of the root and the combining vowel

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aden/o

A

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

A

heart

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cephal/o

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head

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12
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum / largest part of the brain

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13
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cis/o

A

to cut

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14
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crin/o

A

to secrete (to form & give off)

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)

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cyt/o

A

cell

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derm/o

A

skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

A

electricity

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encephal/o

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enter/o

A

intestines (usually small intestine)

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erythr/o

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gastr/o

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glyc/o

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gnos/o

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gynec/o

A

woman, female

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hemat/o

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hem/o

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hepat/o

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iatr/o

A

treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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log/o

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nephr/o

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neur/o

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onc/o

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opthalm/o

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oste/o

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path/o

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ped/o

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psych/o

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radi/o

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ren/o

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rhin/o

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sarc/o

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sect/o

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thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

47
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ur/o

A

urinary tract, urine

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