Combining Forms A-C Flashcards
1
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acous/o-
A
hearing, sound
2
Q
Combining form
A
the foundation of the word and gives the word its essential meaning.
3
Q
A combining form has 2 parts:
A
root= contains medical meaning
combining vowel= (usually o but sometimes a, e, or i) helps join the root to another word part
4
Q
Suffix
A
word part added to the end of a combining form that modifies or gives additional meaning to the combining form
5
Q
Prefix
A
word part that comes before a combining form
6
Q
hypo
A
below normal
7
Q
hyper
A
above normal
8
Q
a-
A
without, no
9
Q
tachy
A
fast
10
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brady
A
slow
11
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acr/o
A
extremity, highest part
12
Q
aden/o
A
gland
13
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adip/o
A
fat
14
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albin/o
A
white
15
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alg/o
A
pain
16
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all/o
A
other/ strange
17
Q
andr/o
A
male
18
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessel
19
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
20
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arter/o
A
artery
21
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
22
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articul/o
A
joint
23
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audi/o
A
hearing
24
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aur/o
A
ear
25
auscult/o
listen
26
bi/o
life
27
blephar/o
eyelid
28
brachi/o
arm
29
bronch/o
bronchus
30
bucc/o
cheek
31
burs/o
pouch or sac, bursa
32
calcane/o
heel
33
carcin/o
cancer
34
cardi/o
heart
35
carp/o
wrist
36
caus/o
burn
37
cephal/o
head
38
cervic/o
neck, cervix
39
chol/o
bile
40
chondr/o
cartilage
41
chrom/o
color
42
cili/o
hairlike structure
43
cis/o
cut
44
cleid/o
collarbone (clavicle)
45
cochle/o
cochlea of the inner ear
46
cor/o
pupil
47
coron/o
encircling structure (like the vessels that encircle & support the heart)
48
corpor/o
body
49
cost/o
rib
50
cry/o
cold
51
cubit/o
elbow
52
cyan/o
blue
53
cyst/o
bladder, cyst
54
abdomen/o
abdomen
