Combining Forms Flashcards
(203 cards)
1
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What does ‘aden/o’ refer to?
A
gland
2
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What does ‘adip/o’ refer to?
A
fat
3
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What does ‘adrenal/o’ refer to?
A
adrenal gland
4
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What does ‘albin/o’ refer to?
A
white
5
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What does ‘albumin/o’ refer to?
A
albumin (a protein)
6
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What does ‘alveol/o’ refer to?
A
alveolus; air sac
7
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What does ‘ambul/o’ refer to?
A
to walk or move about
8
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What does ‘amyl/o’ refer to?
A
starch
9
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What does ‘an/o’ refer to?
A
anus
10
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What does ‘andr/o’ refer to?
A
male
11
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What does ‘angi/o’ refer to?
A
vessel
12
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What does ‘anter/o’ refer to?
A
front
13
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What does ‘aort/o’ refer to?
A
aorta
14
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What does ‘arteri/o’ refer to?
A
artery
15
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What does ‘arthr/o’ refer to?
A
joint
16
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What does ‘ather/o’ refer to?
A
plaque; fatty buildup
17
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What does ‘atri/o’ refer to?
A
atrium
18
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What does ‘audi/o’ refer to?
A
hearing
19
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What does ‘aut/o’ refer to?
A
self
20
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What does ‘azot/o’ refer to?
A
urea
21
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What does ‘bacteri/o’ refer to?
A
bacteria
22
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What does ‘brachi/o’ refer to?
A
arm
23
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What does ‘bronch/o’ refer to?
A
bronchial tube
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What does ‘bucc/o’ refer to?
A
cheek
25
What does 'burs/o' refer to?
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
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What does 'calc/o' refer to?
calcium
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What does 'carcin/o' refer to?
cancer
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What does 'cardi/o' refer to?
heart
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What does 'carp/o' refer to?
wrist
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What does 'caus/o' refer to?
burn; burning; heat
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What does 'cec/o' refer to?
cecum
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What does 'celi/o' refer to?
abdomen; belly
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What does 'cephal/o' refer to?
head
34
What does 'cervic/o' refer to?
neck
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What does 'cheil/o' refer to?
lip
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What does 'cholecyst/o' refer to?
gallbladder
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What does 'chondr/o' refer to?
cartilage
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What does 'chrom/o' refer to?
color
39
What does 'chron/o' refer to?
time
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What does 'cirrh/o' refer to?
orange-yellow
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What does 'coagul/o' refer to?
clotting
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What does 'colon/o' refer to?
large intestine
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What does 'constrict/o' refer to?
narrowing
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What does 'contus/o' refer to?
to bruise
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What does 'coron/o' refer to?
heart
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What does 'cortic/o' refer to?
cortex; outer region
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What does 'cost/o' refer to?
rib
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What does 'crani/o' refer to?
skull
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What does 'cry/o' refer to?
cold
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What does 'cutane/o' refer to?
skin
51
What does 'cyan/o' refer to?
blue
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What does 'cyst/o' refer to?
cyst; sac of fluid
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What does 'cyt/o' refer to?
cell
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What does 'dactyl/o' refer to?
digits (fingers and toes)
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What does 'dent/i' refer to?
tooth
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What does 'derm/o' refer to?
skin
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What does 'dermat/o' refer to?
skin
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What does 'dilat/o' refer to?
to enlarge or expand
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What does 'dips/o' refer to?
thirst
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What does 'dist/o' refer to?
away from the point of origin
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What does 'dont/o' refer to?
tooth
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What does 'dors/o' refer to?
back of the body
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What does 'electr/o' refer to?
electricity
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What does 'encephal/o' refer to?
brain
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What does 'enter/o' refer to?
small intestine
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What does 'erythr/o' refer to?
red
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What does 'esthesi/o' refer to?
nervous sensation
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What does 'eti/o' refer to?
the cause of a disease or condition
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What does 'fasci/o' refer to?
fibrous band; fascia
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What does 'flex/o' refer to?
to bend
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What does 'gastr/o' refer to?
stomach
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What does 'gingiv/o' refer to?
gums
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What does 'glauc/o' refer to?
gray
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What does 'gloss/o' refer to?
tongue
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What does 'gluc/o' refer to?
sugar
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What does 'glyc/o' refer to?
sugar
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What does 'glycos/o' refer to?
sugar
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What does 'gyn/o' refer to?
female; women
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What does 'hem/o' refer to?
blood
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What does 'hemat/o' refer to?
blood
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What does 'hepat/o' refer to?
liver
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What does 'hist/o' refer to?
tissue
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What does 'home/o' refer to?
sameness
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What does 'hydr/o' refer to?
water
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What does 'iatr/o' refer to?
physician; treatment
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What does 'ichthy/o' refer to?
dry; scaly
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What does 'idi/o' refer to?
unknown; individual; distinct
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What does 'ile/o' refer to?
ileum
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What does 'ili/o' refer to?
ilium
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What does 'immun/o' refer to?
immune; protection
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What does 'infer/o' refer to?
below
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What does 'inguin/o' refer to?
groin
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What does 'is/o' refer to?
same; equal
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What does 'isch/o' refer to?
back; to hold back
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What does 'jaund/o' refer to?
yellow
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What does 'kal/i' refer to?
potassium
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What does 'kary/o' refer to?
nucleus
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What does 'kinesi/o' refer to?
movement
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What does 'labi/o' refer to?
lip
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What does 'lacrim/o' refer to?
tears
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What does 'lact/o' refer to?
milk
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What does 'lapar/o' refer to?
abdomen
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What does 'later/o' refer to?
lateral; side
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What does 'leuk/o' refer to?
white
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What does 'lex/o' refer to?
word
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What does 'ling/o' refer to?
tongue
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What does 'lip/o' refer to?
fat
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What does 'lith/o' refer to?
stone
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What does 'lob/o' refer to?
lobe
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What does 'log/o' refer to?
study
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What does 'lumb/o' refer to?
lumbar region
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What does 'medi/o' refer to?
middle; medial
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What does 'melan/o' refer to?
black
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What does 'ment/o' refer to?
mind
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What does 'micr/o' refer to?
small
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What does 'morph/o' refer to?
shape; form
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What does 'muc/o' refer to?
mucus
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What does 'my/o' refer to?
muscle
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What does 'myc/o' refer to?
fungus
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What does 'myel/o' refer to?
spinal cord, bone marrow
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What does 'myx/o' refer to?
mucus
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What does 'narc/o' refer to?
numbness; sleep; stupor
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What does 'nas/o' refer to?
nose
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What does 'natr/o' refer to?
sodium
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What does 'necr/o' refer to?
death
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What does 'nephr/o' refer to?
kidney
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What does 'neur/o' refer to?
nerve
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What does 'noct/o' refer to?
night
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What does 'ocul/o' refer to?
eye
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What does 'oflact/o' refer to?
smell
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What does 'olig/o' refer to?
scanty (very few)
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What does 'onc/o' refer to?
tumor
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What does 'opthalm/o' refer to?
eye
134
What does 'or/o' refer to?
mouth
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What does 'orth/o' refer to?
straight
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What does 'oste/o' refer to?
bone
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What does 'ox/i' refer to?
oxygen
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What does 'path/o' refer to?
disease
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What does 'pector/o' refer to?
chest
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What does 'ped/o' refer to?
foot; child
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What does 'phag/o' refer to?
eat; swallow; engulf
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What does 'phalang/o' refer to?
finger and toes
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What does 'phlanges' refer to?
fingers or toes
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What does 'phas/o' refer to?
speech
145
What does 'phleb/o' refer to?
vein
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What does 'phob/o' refer to?
fear
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What does 'phon/o' refer to?
sound
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What does 'phot/o' refer to?
light
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What does 'phren/o' refer to?
diaphragm; mind
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What does 'pleur/o' refer to?
lung
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What does 'pneum/o' refer to?
lung
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What does 'pod/o' refer to?
foot
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What does 'poli/o' refer to?
gray matter
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What does 'por/o' refer to?
opening; passageway; porous
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What does 'poster/o' refer to?
back of the body; behind
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What does 'proct/o' refer to?
rectum; anus
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What does 'proxim/o' refer to?
near the point of origin
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What does 'psor/o' refer to?
itching
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What does 'psych/o' refer to?
mind
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What does 'pulmon/o' refer to?
lung
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What does 'py/o' refer to?
pus
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What does 'pyel/o' refer to?
renal pelvis
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What does 'ren/o' refer to?
kidney
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What does 'rhin/o' refer to?
nose
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What does 'sacr/o' refer to?
sacrum
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What does 'sarc/o' refer to?
flesh
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What does 'scler/o' refer to?
hardening
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What does 'scoli/o' refer to?
crooked; bent
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What does 'sept/o' refer to?
wall; partition
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What does 'sial/o' refer to?
saliva
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What does 'somat/o' refer to?
body
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What does 'sphygm/o' refer to?
pulse
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What does 'spir/o' refer to?
breathing
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What does 'spondyl/o' refer to?
vertebra; backbone
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What does 'steat/o' refer to?
fat
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What does 'stomat/o' refer to?
mouth
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What does 'super/o' refer to?
above
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What does 'syncop/o' refer to?
to cut off; faint
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What does 'synovi/o' refer to?
lubricating fluid of joints
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What does 'systol/o' refer to?
contraction
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What does 'tars/o' refer to?
ankle; tarsals
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What does 'tax/o' refer to?
coordination; order
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What does 'therm/o' refer to?
hot; heat
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What does 'thorac/o' refer to?
chest
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What does 'thromb/o' refer to?
clot
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What does 'thym/o' refer to?
thymus
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What does 'tom/o' refer to?
to cut
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What does 'toxic/o' refer to?
poison
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What does 'troph/o' refer to?
development; nourishment
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What does 'umbilic/o' refer to?
umbilicus
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What does 'ureter/o' refer to?
ureter
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What does 'urethr/o' refer to?
urethra
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What does 'urin/o' refer to?
urin
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What does 'vas/o' refer to?
vessel
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What does 'ven/o' refer to?
vein
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What does 'ventr/o' refer to?
belly side of body
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What does 'ventricul/o' refer to?
ventricle
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What does 'vertebr/o' refer to?
spinal column
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What does 'vesic/o' refer to?
urinary bladder
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What does 'viscer/o' refer to?
internal organs
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What does 'xanth/o' refer to?
yellow
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What does 'xer/o' refer to?
dry
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What does 'zo/o' refer to?
animal; life
