Chapter 4 Combining Forms Flashcards by Hayley Masterson | Brainscape

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anter/o

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front

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/a, burs/o

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bursa, sac

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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dist/o

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away from the point of origin

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dors/o

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back of body

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ecchym/o

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blood in the tissues

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electr/o

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electrical activity

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erythemat/o

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redness

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erythr/o

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red

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula

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herni/o

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hernia; rupture; protrusion

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

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ilium

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infer/o

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below, beneath

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ischi/o

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ischium (part of the hip bone)

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kines/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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kyph/o

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hump

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later/o

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side

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lord/o

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curve

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medi/o

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middle

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals, bones of the hand

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death

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neur/o

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nerve

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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patell/a, patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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path/o

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disease

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phalang/o

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phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

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por/o

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pore; duct; small opening

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poster/o

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back (of body)

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proxim/o

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nearest the point of origin

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pub/o

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pubis, part of hip bone

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radi/o

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radius (forearm bone); x-ray

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sacr/o

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sacrum (bone at base of the spine)

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spondyl/o

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vertebra, spine

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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tars/o

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tarsals (ankle bones)

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ten/o

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tendon

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tendin/o, tendon/o

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tendon

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tibi/o

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tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (bone of the forearm)

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, spine