Ch. 1 & 2 Combining Form Flashcards
0
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arthr/o
A
Joint
1
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aden/o
A
Gland
2
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bi/o
A
Life
3
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carcin/o
A
Cancerous, cancer
4
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cardi/o
A
Heart
5
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cephal/o
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Head
6
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cerebr/o
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Cerebrum largest part of the brain
7
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cis/o
A
To cut
8
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Crin/o
A
Secrete
9
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cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
10
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cyt/o
A
Cell
11
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derm/o
A
Skin
12
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dermat/o
A
Skin
13
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electr/o
A
Electricity
14
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encephal/o
A
Brain
15
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enter/o
A
Intestines (usually the small intestine)
16
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erythr/o
A
Red
17
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gastr/o
A
Stomach
18
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glyc/o
A
Sugar
19
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gnos/o
A
Knowledge
20
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gynec/o
A
Woman, female
21
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hemat/o
A
Blood
22
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hem/o
A
Blood
23
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hepat/o
A
Liver
24
iatr/o
Treatment, physician
25
leuk/o
White
26
log/o
Study of
27
nephr/o
Kidney
28
neur/o
Nerve
29
onc/o
Tumor
30
ophthalm/o
Eye
31
oste/o
Bone
32
path/o
Disease
33
Ped/o
Child
34
psych/o
Mind
35
radi/o
X-ray
36
ren/o
Kidney
37
rhin/o
Nose
38
sarc/o
Flesh
39
sect/o
To cut
40
thrombo/o
Clot, clotting
41
ur/o
Urinary tract, urine
42
abdomin/o
abdomen
43
adip/o
fat
44
anter/o
front
45
bol/o
to cast (throw)
46
cervic/o
neck (of the body or the uterus)
47
chondr/o
cartilage (type of connective tissue)
48
chrom/o
color
49
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
50
crani/o
skull
51
cyt/o
cell
52
dist/o
far, distant
53
dors/o
back portion of the body
54
hist/o
tissue
55
ili/o
ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
56
inguin/o
groin
57
kary/o
nucleus
58
later/o
side
59
lumb/o
lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)
60
medi/o
middle
61
nucle/o
nucleus
62
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
63
poster/o
back, behind
64
proxim/o
nearest
65
sacr/o
sacrum
66
sarc/o
flesh
67
spin/o
spine, backbone
68
thel/o
nipple
69
thorac/o
chest
70
trache/o
trachea, windpipe
71
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
72
ventr/o
belly side of the body
73
vertebr/o
vertebra (e) backbone (s)
74
viscer/o
internal organs
