Ch. 1 & 2 Combining Form Flashcards by Amy Maskell

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arthr/o

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Joint

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aden/o

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Gland

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bi/o

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Life

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carcin/o

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Cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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cephal/o

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Head

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cerebr/o

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Cerebrum largest part of the brain

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cis/o

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To cut

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Crin/o

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Secrete

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cyst/o

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

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cyt/o

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Cell

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derm/o

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Skin

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dermat/o

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Skin

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electr/o

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Electricity

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encephal/o

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Brain

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enter/o

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Intestines (usually the small intestine)

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erythr/o

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Red

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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glyc/o

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Sugar

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gnos/o

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Knowledge

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gynec/o

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Woman, female

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hemat/o

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Blood

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hem/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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iatr/o

Treatment, physician

leuk/o

White

log/o

Study of

nephr/o

Kidney

neur/o

Nerve

onc/o

Tumor

ophthalm/o

Eye

oste/o

Bone

path/o

Disease

Ped/o

Child

psych/o

Mind

radi/o

X-ray

ren/o

Kidney

rhin/o

Nose

sarc/o

Flesh

sect/o

To cut

thrombo/o

Clot, clotting

ur/o

Urinary tract, urine

abdomin/o

abdomen

adip/o

fat

anter/o

front

bol/o

to cast (throw)

cervic/o

neck (of the body or the uterus)

chondr/o

cartilage (type of connective tissue)

chrom/o

color

coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone)

crani/o

skull

cyt/o

cell

dist/o

far, distant

dors/o

back portion of the body

hist/o

tissue

ili/o

ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

inguin/o

groin

kary/o

nucleus

later/o

side

lumb/o

lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

medi/o

middle

nucle/o

nucleus

pelv/i

pelvis, hip region

poster/o

back, behind

proxim/o

nearest

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o

flesh

spin/o

spine, backbone

thel/o

nipple

thorac/o

chest

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

umbilic/o

navel, umbilicus

ventr/o

belly side of the body

vertebr/o

vertebra (e) backbone (s)

viscer/o

internal organs