combining forms Flashcards
(154 cards)
1
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acanth
A
thorn,spine
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alg
A
pain
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alges
A
sensitivity to pain
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all
A
other, divergence, difference from
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Q
angi
A
blood vessel, duct
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Q
arteri
A
artery, or air passage
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Q
arthr
A
joint
8
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bi
A
life
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brady
A
slow
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cardi
A
heart
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cephal
A
head
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crani
A
skull
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cyt
A
cell
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encephal
A
brain
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erythr
A
red, red blood cell
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Q
lept
A
fine, slight, thin
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Q
leuk
A
white, white blood cell
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lith
A
stone, calculus
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log
A
word, study
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Q
malac
A
soft
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mes
A
middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
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meter, metr
A
measure, measuring device
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nephr
A
kidney
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neur
A
tendon, nerve, nervous system
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oste
bone
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prosop
face
27
prot
first, primitive, early
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scler
hard
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sten
narrow
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stere
solid, having three dimensions
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tachy
rapid
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tox, toxi
poison
33
acr
highest point, extremities, hands or feet
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ambly
dull, faint
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carcin
cancer
36
cel
hernia, tumor, swelling
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cheir, chir
hand
38
chol, chole
bile, gall
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col, coli, colon
colon
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cyan
blue
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cyst, cysti, cystis
cyst, bladder
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diplo
double, twin
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enter
small intestine, intestine
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erg
action, work
45
gastr
stomach
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hem, hemat, em
blood
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hepar, hepat
liver
48
lip
fat
49
macr
large or long
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mega, megal
large or long
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melan
dark, black
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micr
small
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nyct
night
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odyn
pain
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onc
tumor
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pachy
thick
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psued
false
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py
pus
59
sarc
flesh, soft tissue
60
spasm
spasm, involuntary muscle contraction
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splen
spleen
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stom, stomat
mouth, opening
63
arachn
spider, web, arachnoid, membrane
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chlor
green
65
chondr
cartilage
66
dactyl
finger, toe
67
derm, dermat, derma
skin
68
helc, elc
ulcer
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hidr, hidrot, idr
water, fluid
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hypn
sleep
71
icter
jaundice
72
in, inos
fiber, muscle
73
is
equal, same, similar, alike, meningeal membrane, meninges
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my, mys
muscle
75
myc, mycet
fungus
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myel
bone marrow, spinal cord
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narc
stupor, numbness
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necr
corpse, dead
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olig
few, deficient
80
onych
fingernail, toenail
81
pod
foot
82
poli
gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
83
poly
many, excessive
84
psych
mind
85
som, somat, soma
body
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sthen
strength
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trachel
neck, cervix
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xanth
yellow
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aut
self
90
crin
secrete, secretion
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esthe, esthes
sensation, sensitivity, sense
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gen, gene
come into being, produce
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gram
a record
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graph
write, record
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iatr
healer, physician, treatment
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idi
of one's self
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kine
move
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kines, kinesi
movement, motion
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ly, lys
destroy, breakdown
100
myx
mucus
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orth
straight, erect, normal
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ot
ear
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path
disease
104
phil
love, have an affinity for
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pt
fall, sag, drop, prolapse
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pyr
fever, burning
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pyret
fever
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pyrex
be feverish
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rhe
flow, secrete
110
rhag
flow profusely, hemorrhage
111
rhex
rupture
112
rhin
nose
113
scop
look at, examine
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sep
be infected
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ta
stretching
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tel
end, completion
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ten, tenon, tenont
tendon
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therap, therapeu
treat medically, heal
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tom
a cutting, slice, incision
120
ton
muscular tone, tension
121
acous, acus, acou, acu
hear
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amni
fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion
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asc, ascit
bladder, sac, bag
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bary
heavy, dull, hard
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cente
pierce
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chrom, chroma, chromat
color, pigment
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dips
thirst
128
echo
reverberating sound, echo
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edema, edemat
swelling
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eme
vomit
131
gno, gnos
know
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lal
talk
133
lapar
abdomen, abdominal wall
134
lex
read
135
mne
remember
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ne
new
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no
mind, mental activity, comprehension
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orec, orex
have an apetite
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ox, oxy
acute, pointed, rapid, acid, oxygen
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pha
speak, communicate
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phag
swallow, eat
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pharmac, pharmaceu
medicine, drug
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phem
speech
144
phob
fear
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phon
voice, sound
146
phrac, phrag
enclose, obstruct
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phras
speak
148
phren
mind; diaphragm
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phylac
protection
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phys, physi
nature, apperance
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phyt
plant, growth
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poie
produce, make
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sapr
rotten, putrid, decaying
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stear, steat
fat, sebum, sebaceous growth
