Chapter 3 - Suffixes Flashcards by Teshia Rosevear | Brainscape

Q

amni/o

A

amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo)

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aden/o

A

gland

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angi/o

A

vessel (usually a blood vessel)

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arteri/o

A

artery

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arthr/o

A

joint

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ather/o

A

plaque

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axill/o

A

armpit

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bronch/o

bronchi/o

A

bronchial tube

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carcin/o

A

cancerous

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cardi/o

A

heart

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chem/o

A

drug ; also chemical

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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chron/o

A

time

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col/o

A

colon (large intestine or bowel)

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crani/o

A

skull

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cry/o

A

cold

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder; also sac of fluid or a cyst

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electr/o

A

electricity

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encephal/o

A

brain

Q

erythr/o

A

red

Q

esophag/o

A

esophagus

Q

hem/o

hemat/o

A

blood

Q

hyster/o

A

uterus

Q

inguin/o

A

groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body)