Combining forms Flashcards
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What does the combining form Cardio means?
A
Heart
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What does adeno stand for ?
A
gland
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Amni/o
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Amnion(sac of fluid surrounding the embryo)
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Angi/o
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Vessels (blood vessels)
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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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Ather/o
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Plaque (yellow, fatty material)
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Axill/o
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Armpit (underarm)
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Bronch/o
Bronchi/o
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Bronchial tubes
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Carcin/o
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Cancerous
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Chem/o
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Drug, also chemical
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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Chron/o
A
Time
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Col/o
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Colon(large intestine or bowel)
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Crani/o
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Skull
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Cry/o
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Cold❄️
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Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder; also sac of fluid or a cyst
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Electr/o
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Electricity
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Encephal/o
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Brain
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Erythr/o
A
Blood
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Esophag/o
A
Esophagus
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Hem/o
Hemat/o
A
Blood
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Hepat/o
A
Liver
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Hyster/o
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Uterus
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Inguin/o
Groin (area in which the thigh meets the trunk of the body)
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Isch/o
To hold back
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Lapar/o
Abdomen (abdominal wall)
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Laryng/o
Voice box (larynx)
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Leuk/o
White
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mamm/o
Breast (use with -ARY, -GRAPHY, -GRAM, -PLASTY)
