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Word Roots & Combining Forms Flashcards

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Aden/o
Adenitis

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Gland
Inflammation of a gland

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An/o
Anaplasty

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Anus
Plastic repair of anus

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Andr/o
Android

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Men
Resembling a man

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Angi/o
Angiectomy

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Vessel
Excision of a part of a blood vessel

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Arterio
Arteriogram

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Artery
X-ray picture of an artery

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Append
appendage

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Appendix
A limb or limblike

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Appendic/o
Appendicolysis

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appendix
Surgical adhesion of adhesions

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Arthr/o
Arthritis

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Joint
Joint swelling

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Encephal/o
Encephaloma

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Brain
Tumor of the brain

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Abdomin/o
Abdominocystic

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Abdomen
Pertaining to abdomen and gallbladder

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Esophag/o
Esophagism

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Esophagus
Spasm of the esophagus

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gastr/o
Gastropathy

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Stomach
Disease of the stomach

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Gloss/o
Glossodynia

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Tongue
Pain in the tongue

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Gyne
Gynephobia

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Woman
Morbid aversion of women

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Hepat/o
Hepatocele

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Liver
Hernia of the liver

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Hyster/o
Hysterolith

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Uterus
Uterine calculus

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Ile/o
Ileus

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Ileum(s.intestine)
Intestinal construction

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Irid/o
Iridomalacia

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Iris(eye)
Softening of the iris

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Kerat/o
Keratorrhexis

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Cornea of eye
Rupture of cornea

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Lamina, Lamin/o
Laminotomy

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Thin part of vertebra
Transection of vertebral lamina

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Lapar/o
Laparorrphaphy

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Abdominal wall
Suture of abdominal wall

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Lingua
Nigralingua

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Tongue
Black Tongue

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Mamm/o
Mammogram

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Breast
X-ray of breast tissue

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Lab/o
Lobotomy

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Lobe, as of lung and brain
Cutting of nerve fibers connecting brain lobe.

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Mast/o
Mastitis

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Breast
Inflammation of the breast.

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Myel/o
Myelocyte

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Bone marrow, spinal
Immature cell of bone marrow

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My/o
Myocardiatis

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Muscle
Inflammation of the heart muscle

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Myring/o
Myringoplasty

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Eardrum
Surgical reconstruction of eardrum

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Nephro
Nephritis

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Kidney
Inflammation of kidney

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Neur/o
Neuralgia

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Nerve
Nerve pain

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Oophor/o
Oophrocystosis

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Ovary
Formation of ovarian cyst

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Opthalm/o
Opthalmorrhagia

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Eye
Eye hemorrhage

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Orchido/o
Orchidorrhaphy

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Testicle
Surgical fixation of undescended testes.

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Oste/o
Osteoporosis

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Bone
Abnormal thinning of skeleton

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Ot/o
Ototis

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Ear
Ear inflammation

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Pancreat/o
Pancreatogenous

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Pancreas
Arising in the pancreas

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Pharyng/o
Pharyngismus

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Pharynx
Muscular spasm of pharynx

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Phleb/o
Phlebotomy

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Vein
Incision of a vein

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Pneum/o
Pneumonectomy

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Lung(air)
Excision of lung tissue

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Proct/o
Proctodynia

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Rectum
Pain in the rectum

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Prostat/o
Prostatitis

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Prostate gland
Inflammation of the prostate gland

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Pyelo
Pylectasis

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Renal pelvis
Dilatation of the renal pelvis

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Rect/o
Rectocele

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Rectum
Hernial protrusion of part of rectum into the vagina

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Ren/o
Reniform

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Renal(kidney)
Kidney shaped

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Rhin/o
Rhinitis

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Nose
Inflammation of the mucus membrane of the nose.

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Sacr/o
Sacrolumbar

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Sacrum
Pertaining to sacrum and loins

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Salping/o
Salpingocyesis

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Fallopian tube
Dev. Of an infant in the uterine tube

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Splen/o
Splenoptosis

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Spleen
Downward displacement of spleen

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Spondyl/o
Spondylodymus

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Vertebra
Twin fetuses united by the vertbrae

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Steth/o
Stethospasm

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Chest
Spasm of chest muscle

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Stomat/o
Stomatomalacia

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Mouth
Softening of mouth structure

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Tympan/o
Tympanum

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Eardrum
Part of cavity middle ear

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Vas/o
Vascular

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Vessel
Pertaining to blood vessel

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Ven/o
Venipuncture

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Vein
Surgical puncture of vein

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