Chapter 4 - Combining Forms Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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abdomin/o
A
abdomen
2
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an/o
A
anus ( opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body)
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
5
Q
carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
6
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
7
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
8
Q
crani/o
A
skull
9
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
10
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater (outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
11
Q
gen/o
A
to produce, to begin
12
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
13
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
14
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later/o
A
side
15
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men/o
A
menses (monthly discharge of blood from the lining of the uterus)
16
Q
nat/i
A
birth
17
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neur/o
A
nerve
18
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norm/o
A
rule, order
19
Q
oste/o
A
bone
20
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
21
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen)
22
Q
plas/o
A
formation, growth, development
23
Q
ren/o
A
kidney
24
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scapul/o
A
scapula ( shoulder blade)
25
son/o
sound
26
thyroid/o
thrtiod gland
27
top/o
to put, place, position
28
troph/o
development, nourishment
29
urethr/o
urethra ( tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body)
30
uter/o
uterusv
31
ven/o
vein
32
vertebr/o
vertebra ( backbone)
