Chapter 2 - Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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anter/o
A
front
3
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes ( let air in and out of the lungs )
4
Q
cervic/o
A
neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus
5
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage (connective tissue attached to the bones)
6
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx, tailbone
7
Q
crani/o
A
skull
8
Q
epitheli/o
A
skin, surface tissue
9
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
10
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
11
Q
lapar/o
A
abdomen
12
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx ( voice box )
13
Q
later/o
A
side
14
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lumb/o
A
loin ( waist )
15
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph ( clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels )
16
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mediastin/o
A
mediastinum ( space between the lungs )
17
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvis
18
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum ( membrane surrounding the abdominal organs )
19
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx ( throat )
20
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
21
Q
poster/o
A
back, behind
22
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radi/o
A
x-rays
23
Q
sacr/o
A
sacrum ( five fused bones in the lower back )
24
Q
spin/o
A
spine ( backbone )
25
thorac/o
chest
26
trache/o
trachea ( windpipe )
27
vertebr/o
vertebra
28
abdomen
abdomin/o
29
front
anter/o
30
bronchial tubes ( let air in and out of the lungs )
bronch/o
31
neck of the body or neck (cervix) of the uterus
cervic/o
32
cartilage (connective tissue attached to the bones)
chondr/o
33
coccyx, tailbone
coccyg/o
34
skull
crani/o
35
skin, surface tissue
epitheli/o
36
esophagus
esophag/o
37
liver
hepat/o
38
abdomen
lapar/o
39
larynx ( voice box )
laryng/o
40
side
later/o
41
loin ( waist )
lumb/o
42
lymph ( clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels )
lymph/o
43
mediastinum ( space between the lungs )
mediastin/o
44
pelvis
pelv/o
45
peritoneum ( membrane surrounding the abdominal organs )
peritone/o
46
pharynx ( throat )
pharyng/o
47
pleura
pleur/o
48
back, behind
poster/o
49
x-rays
radi/o
50
sacrum ( five fused bones in the lower back )
sacr/o
51
spine ( backbone )
spin/o
52
chest
thorac/o
53
trachea ( windpipe )
trache/o
54
vertebra
vertebr/o
