Chapter 3 - Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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amni/o
A
amnion ( sac of fluid surrounding the embryo )
2
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angi/o
A
vessel ( usually a blood vessel )
3
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arteri/o
A
artery
4
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ather/o
A
plaque ( a yellow, fatty material )
5
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axill/o
A
armpit
6
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chem/o
A
drug; also chemical
7
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cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
8
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chron/o
A
time
9
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col/o
A
colon ( large intestine or bowel )
10
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cry/o
A
cold
11
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder; also a sac of fluid or a cyst
12
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hyster/o
A
uterus
13
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inguin/o
A
groin ( area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body )
14
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isch/o
A
to hold back
15
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mamm/o
A
breast ( use with -ARY, -GRAPHY, -GRAM, and -PLASTY )
16
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mast/o
A
breast ( use with -ECTOMY and -ITIS )
17
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men/o
A
menses ( menstruation ); month
18
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mening/o
A
meninges
19
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my/o
A
muscles
20
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myel/o
A
spinal cord, can also mean bone marrow
21
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necr/o
A
death ( of cells )
22
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oophor/o
A
ovary
23
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ot/o
A
ear
24
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phleb/o
A
vein
25
pneumon/o
lung
26
pulmon/o
lung
27
salping/o
fallopian tube
28
septic/o
pertaining to infection
29
tonsill/o
tonsil
30
ur/o
urine or urea ( a waste material ); urinary tract
31
vascul/o
blood vessel
