suffixes: combining forms Flashcards
1
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cardi/o
A
heart; cardiology; cardiologist
2
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete; endocrinology; endocrinologist
3
Q
derm/o
A
skin; dermatology; dermatologist
4
Q
esthesi/o
A
feeling or sensation; anesthesiology; anesthesiologist
5
Q
gastr/o, enter/o
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stomach, intestines; gastroenterology; gastroenterologist
6
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ger/a, ger/o, geront/o
A
elderly; geriatrics; geriatrician
7
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gynec/o
A
female; gynecology; gynecologist
8
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immun/o
A
immune; immunology; immunologist
9
Q
ne/o, nat/o
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new, birth; neonatology; neonatologist
10
Q
obstetr/o
A
midwife; obstetrics, obstetrician
11
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onc/o
A
tumor; oncology; oncologist
12
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ophtalm/o
A
eye; ophthalmology; ophthalmologist
13
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orth/o, ped/o
A
straight, child; orthopedics, orthopedics, orthopedic surgeon
14
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ot/o, larynx
A
ear, larynx; otolaryngology; otolaryngologist
15
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path/o
A
disease; pathology; pathologist
