CH3CombiningForms Flashcards

1
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acr/o

A

extremities, top, extreme point

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2
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acu/o

A

sharp, severe, sudden

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3
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amni/o

A

amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus

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4
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angi/o

A

vessel

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5
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arteri/o

A

artery

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6
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axill/o

A

armpit

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7
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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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8
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bronch/o

A

brochial tubes
2 tubes R and L branching from the trachea to enter the lung.

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9
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chem/o

A

drug, chemical

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10
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chron/o

A

time

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11
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col/o

A

colon, large intestine

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12
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hydr/o

A

water, fluid

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13
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isch/o

A

to hold back

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14
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

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15
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laryng/o

A

larynx

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16
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lymph/o

A

lymph, clear fluid tha bathes tissue spaces and is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body

17
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mamm/o

A

breast

18
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mast/o

A

breast

19
Q

morph/o

A

shape, form

20
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

21
Q

my/o

A

muscle

22
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

23
Q

necr/o

A

death (of cells or whole body)

24
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neutr/o

A

neutrophil (a white blood cell)

25
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opi/o

A

opium

26
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ot/o

A

ear

27
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

28
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phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

29
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phleb/o

A

vein

30
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plas/o

A

formation, development

31
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pleur/o

A

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

32
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pneumon/o

A

lungs

33
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pulmon/o

A

lungs

34
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

35
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

36
Q

staphyl/o

A

clusters

37
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

38
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

39
Q

ven/o

A

vein