exam 3 prefix, suffix and combining forms Flashcards

1
Q

tongue

A

gloss/s and lingu/o

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2
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lip

A

labi/o and cheil/o

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3
Q

belly

A

ceil/o

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4
Q

startch

A

amyl/o

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5
Q

the root plus a combining vowel is called ______

A

combining form

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6
Q

cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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7
Q

aden/o

A

gland

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8
Q

cephal/o

A

head

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9
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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10
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crin/o

A

to secrete

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11
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

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12
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nephr/o

A

kidney

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13
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

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14
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

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15
Q

sect/o

A

to cut

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16
Q

ur/o

A

urinary tract or urine

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17
Q

-globin

A

protein

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18
Q

-ion

A

process

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19
Q

-ist

A

specialist

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20
Q

-opsy

A

process of viewing

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21
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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

22
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-sis

A

state of, condition

23
Q

adip/o

A

fat

24
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anter/o

A

front

25
Q

dors/o

A

back portion of the body

26
Q

hist/o

A

tissue

27
Q

kary/o

A

nucleus

28
Q

later/o

A

side

29
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lumb/o

A

lower back

30
Q

pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

31
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poster/o

A

back, behind

32
Q

proxim/o

A

nearest

33
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

34
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venter/o

A

belly side of the body

35
Q

ana-

A

up

36
Q

meta-

A

change

37
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intra-

A

within

38
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inter-

A

between

39
Q

cata-

A

down

40
Q

-plasm

A

formation

41
Q

-somes

A

bodies

42
Q

acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

43
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

44
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col/o

A

colon

45
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

46
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myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

47
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radi/o

A

xray

48
Q

-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

49
Q

-lysis

A

destruction, breakdown, seperation

50
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, destruction, seperation