Combining Forms Flashcards by Rusty Nail

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apic/o-

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Apex (tip)

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aort/o-

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Aorta

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arteri/o-

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Artery

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arteriol/o-

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Arteriole

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atri/o-

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Atrium (upper heart chamber)

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axill/o-

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Axilla (armpit)

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brachi/o-

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Arm

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capill/o-

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Hairlike structure; capillary

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cardi/o-

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Heart

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carot/o-

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Stupor; sleep

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circulat/o-

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Movement in a circular route

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clav/o-

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Clavicle (collar bone)

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conduct/o-

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Carrying; conveying

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coron/o-

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Structure that encircles like the crown

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cusp/o-

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Projection; point

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diastol/o-

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Dilating

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dilat/o-

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Dilate; widen

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ectop/o-

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Outside of a place

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femor/o-

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Femur (thigh bone)

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fract/o-

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Break up

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ili/o-

A

ilium (hip bone)

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jugul/o-

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Jugular (throat)

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mitr/o-

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Structure like a miter (tall hat with two points)

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my/o-

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Muscle

perone/o-

Fibula (lower leg bone)

polar/o-

Positive or negative state

poplite/o-

Back of the knee

port/o-

Point of entry

ren/o-

Kidney

saphen/o-

Clearly visible

sin/o-

Hollow cavity; channel

system/o-

The body as a whole

systol/o-

Contracting

theli/o-

Cellular layer

tibi/o-

Tibia (shin bone)

uln/o-

Ulna (forearm bone)

valvul/o-

Valve

vascul/o-

Blood vessel

vas/o-

Blood vessel; vas deferens

ven/o-

Vein

ventricul/o-

Ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)

vegetat/o-

Growth

varic/o-

Varix; varicose vein