Combining Form Flashcards
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Append/o
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Appendix
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Bi/o
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Living organisms
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Card/i
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Heart
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Cardi/o-
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Heart
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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Col/o
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Colon
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Colon/o
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Colon
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Communicat/o
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Impart; transmit
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Cost/o
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Rib
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Cutane/o
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Skin
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Derm/o
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Skin
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Diete
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Foods; diet
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Digest
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Break down food; digest
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Enter/o
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Intestine
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Esthes/o
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Sensation; feeling
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etym/o
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word origin
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Gastr/o
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stomach
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Gemin/o
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Set or group
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Hyster/o
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Uterus (womb)
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intestin/o
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Intestine
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Lapar/o
Abdomen
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Laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
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Later/o
Side
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Mamm/o-
Breast
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Medic/o
Physician; medicine
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Menstru/o-
Monthly discharge of blood
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Ment/o-
mind
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Muscul/o-
Muscle
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Nas/o-
Nose
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Neur/o-
Nerve
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Nutrit/o-
Nourishment
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Pelv/o
pelvis
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Phag/o-
eating; swallowing
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Pleg/o-
Paralysis
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Pneumon/o-
Lung; air
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Psych/o-
Mind
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Sperm/o-
Sperm
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Spir/o-
Breathe
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Tens/o-
Pressure; tension
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Therap/o-
Treatment
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Thyroid
Thyroid gland
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Tonsill/o-
Tonsil
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Trache/o-
Trachea (windpipe)
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Urin/o-
Urine; Urinary System
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Uter/o
Uterus (womb)
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Vagin/o-
Vagina
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Ven/o-
Vein
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prevent/o-
prevent
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termin/o-
end; boundary
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ambulat/o-
walking
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ancill/o-
servant; accesory
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auscult/o-
listening
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chron/o-
time
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communic/o-
impart; transmit
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congenit/o-
present at birth
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eti/o-
cause of disease
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exacerb/o-
increase; provoke
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fract/o-
break up
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gener/o-
production; creation
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gen/o-
arising from; produced by
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gnos/o-
knowledge
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habilitat/o-
give ability
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heredit/o-
genetic inheritance
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iatr/o-
physician; medical treatment
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idi/o-
unknown; individual
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infect/o-
disease within
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inspect/o-
looking at
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log/o-
word; the study of
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medic/o-
physician; medicine
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ne/o-
new
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nosocomi/o-
hospital
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nutrit/o-
nourishment
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palliat/o-
reduce the severity of
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palpat/o-
touching; feeling
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path/o-
diease
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percuss/o-
tapping
80
physic/o-
body
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recuper/o-
recover
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remiss/o-
send back
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surg/o-
operative procedure
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symptomat/o-
collection of symptoms
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techn/o-
technical skill
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therapeut/o-
therapy; treatment
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therap/o-
treatment