Medical Terminology Ch.11, 15, 16 combining forms Flashcards
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1
Q
acr/o
A
Extremities, top
2
Q
aden/o
A
Gland
3
Q
adren/o, adrenal/o
A
Adrenal gland
4
Q
andr/o
A
male
5
Q
bol/o
A
Cast, throw
6
Q
calc/i, calc/o, calci/o
A
Calcium
7
Q
chrom/o
A
Color
8
Q
cortic/o
A
Cortex, outer region
9
Q
crin/o
A
Secrete
10
Q
cyt/o
A
Cell
11
Q
dips/o
A
Thirst
12
Q
gluc/o
A
Sugar
13
Q
glyc/o
A
Sugar
14
Q
gonad/o
A
Sex glands
15
Q
home/o
A
Sameness
16
Q
hormon/o
A
Hormone
17
Q
insulin/o
A
Insulin
18
Q
kal/i
A
Potassium
19
Q
lact/o
A
Milk
20
Q
lute/o
A
Yellow
21
Q
medull/o
A
Medulla, middle, soft, marrow
22
Q
natr/o
A
Sodium
23
Q
nephr/o
A
Kidney
24
Q
parathyroid/o
A
Parathyroid gland
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phe/o
Dusky, dark
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pineal/o
Pineal gland
27
pituit/o, pituitar/o
Pituitary gland
28
press/i
Tension
29
ren/o
Kidney
30
somat/o
Body
31
ster/o
Solid structure
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thym/o
Thymus gland
33
thyr/o, thyroid/o
Thyroid, shield
34
toxic/o
Poison
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ur/o
urine
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vas/o
Vessel, duct, vas deferens
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bas/o
Blue
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bi/o
Life
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carcin/o
Cancer
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coagul/o
Clotting
41
eosin/o
Red
42
fibrin/o
Fibrin
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fluor/o
Luminous
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granul/o
Granules
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immun/o
Protection
46
is/o
Same, equal
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kary/o
Nucleus
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leuk/o
White
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lymphaden/o
Lymph node
50
mon/o
One, single
51
morph/o
Shape form
52
mort/o
Death
53
myx/o
Mucus
54
neutr/o
Neutrophil
55
norm/o
Rule, Order
56
nucle/o
Nucleus
57
onc/o
Tumor
58
oste/o
Bone
59
poikil/o
Varied, irregular
60
pyr/o
Fever, Fire
61
seps/o
Infection
62
spher/o
Globe, Round
63
staphyl/o
Clusters
64
strept/o
Twisted chains
65
thromb/o
Clot
66
thym/o
Thymus Gland
