Combining forms ch3 Flashcards
(66 cards)
0
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ACR/O
A
Extremities, top extreme point
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ABDOMIN/O
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Abdomen
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ACU/O
A
Sharp, severe, sudden
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ADEN/O
A
GLAND
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ADIP/O
A
Fat
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AMNI/O
A
Amnion ( sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
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ANGI/O
A
Vessel
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ARTERI/O
A
Artery
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ARTHR/O
A
Joint
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AXILL/O
A
Armpit
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BI/O
A
Life
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BLEPHAR/O
A
Eyelid
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BRONCH/O
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Bronchial tubes( two tubes one right and one left that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs
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CARCIN/O
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Cancer
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CARDI/O
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Heart
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CHEM/O
A
Drug, chemical
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CHONDR/O
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Cartilage
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CHRON/O
A
Time
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COL/O
A
Colon( large intestine)
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CYST/O
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Urinary bladder
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ENCEPHAL/O
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Brain
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ERYTHR/O
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Red
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HEM/O
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Blood
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HEPAT/O
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Liver
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HYDR/O
Water, fluid
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INGUIN/O
Groin
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ISCH/O
To hold back
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LAPAR/O
Abdomen, abdominal wall
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LARYNG/O
Larynx voice box
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LEUK/O
White
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LYMPH/O
Lymph, lymph a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces is contained in special lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body
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MAMM/O
Breast
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MAST/O
Breast
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MORPH/O
shape, form
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Muc/o
Mucus
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My/o
Muscle
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Myel/o
Spinal cord,bone marrow
( context of use age indicates the meaning intended)0
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Necr/o
Death ( of cells or whole body)
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Neutr/o
Neutrophil a white blood cell
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Nucle/o
Nucleus
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/o
Ear
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Path/o
Disease
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Peritone/o
Peritoneum
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Phag/o
To eat, swallow
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Phleb/o
Vein
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Plas/o
Formation, development
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Pleur/o
Pleura - membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall
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Pneumon/o
Lungs
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Pulmon/o
Lungs
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Radi/o
X rays
54
Rect/o
Rectum
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Splen/o
Spleen
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Staphyl/o
Clusters
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Strept/o
Twisted chain
61
Thorac/o
Chest
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Thromb/o
Clot
63
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
64
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe) p
65
Ven/o
Vein
