Ch. 3 Combining Forms Flashcards by Amy Maskell

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abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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acr/o

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Extremities, top, extreme

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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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Gland

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adip/o

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Fat

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amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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Vessel

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arteri/o

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Artery

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arthr/o

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Joint

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axill/o

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Armpit

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bi/o

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Life

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bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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blephar/o

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Eyelid

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carcin/o

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Cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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chron/o

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Time

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col/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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encephal/o

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Brain

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erythr/o

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Red

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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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hydr/o

Water, fluid

inguin/o

Groin

isch/o

To hold back

lapar/o

Abdomen, abdominal wall

laryng/o

larynx

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

mamm/o

breast

mast/o

breast

morph/o

shape, form

muc/o

mucus

my/o

muscle

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

necr/o

death (of cells or whole body)

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

neutr/o

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

nucle/o

nucleus

opthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

peritone/o

peritoneum

phag/o

to eat, swallow

phleb/o

vein

plas/o

formation, development

pleur/o

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjencent to chest wall)

pneumon/o

lungs

pulmon/o

lungs

radi/o

x-ray

rect/o

rectum

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

splen/o

spleen

staphyl/o

clusters

strept/o

twisted chains

thorac/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

ven/o

vein