Combining forms Flashcards by Tyler Boyd | Brainscape

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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aer/o

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air, gas

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hydro/o

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water

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lip/o

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fat

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py/o

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pus

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ur/o, urin/o

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urine

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abdomin/o, lapar/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremity or topmost

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aden/o

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gland

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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

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vessel

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arthr/o

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joint

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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col/o, colon/o

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colon

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagous

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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my/o, muscul/o

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muscle

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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or/o

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mouth

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oste/o

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bone

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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air or lung

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carcin/o

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cancer

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crin/o

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to secrete

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esthesi/o

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sensation

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fibr/o

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fiber

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gen/o

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origin or production

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gynec/o

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woman

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lith/o

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stone

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morpho/o

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form

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necr/o

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death

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onc/o

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tumor or mass

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orth/o

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straight, normal, or correct

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child or foot

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phag/o

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eat or swallow

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phas/o

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speech

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phob/o

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exaggerated fear or sensitivity

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plas/o

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formation

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psych/o

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mind

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scler/o

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hard

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son/o

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sound

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sten/o

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narrow

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therm/o

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heat

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tox/o, toxic/o

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poison

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troph/o

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nourishment or development

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nephrology

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study of the kidney

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nephrolithiasis

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the formation of kidney stones

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laparoscope

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instrument used to examine the abdomen

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hydrocephaly

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a condition of water (fluid) in the head

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acromegaly

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enlarged extremity

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acrophobia

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fear of high places

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carcinogenic

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pertains to the origin or production of cancer

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melanoma

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black tumor (common skin cancer)

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leukocyte

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white cell

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erythroderma

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red skin

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cyanosis

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when the skin turns blue from lack of oxygen