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combining forms chap 2, 3, 4 test 1 Flashcards

1
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carp/o

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wrist bones

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2
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cost/o

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rib

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3
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cutane/o

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skin

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4
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dactyl/o

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fingers/toes

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5
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duct/o

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to lead/carry

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flex/o

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to bend

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gloss/o

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tongue

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immun/o

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protection

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morph/o

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shape/form

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mort/o

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death

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

A

extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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adip/o

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fat

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18
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amin/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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21
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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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blephar/o

A

eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes (two tubes, 1 right and 1 left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lymph/o

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lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in lymph vessels and nodes)

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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31
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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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32
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necr/o

A

death (of cells or whole body)

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33
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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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34
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nucle/o

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nucleus

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35
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ot/o

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ear

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36
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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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37
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chondr/o

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cartilage (type of connective tissue)

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38
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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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skull

41
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cyt/o

A

cell

42
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dist/o

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far, distant

43
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dors/o

A

back portion of the body

44
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hist/o

A

tissue

45
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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)

46
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inguin/o

A

groin

47
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kary/o

A

nucleus

48
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later/o

A

side

49
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lumb/o

A

lower back (side and back between the ribs and the pelvis)

50
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medi/o

A

middle

51
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

52
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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poster/o

A

back, behind

54
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proxim/o

A

nearest

55
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

56
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sarc/o

A

flesh

57
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spin/o

A

spine, backbone

58
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thel/o, theli/o

A

nipple

59
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thorac/o

A

chest

60
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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

61
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umbilic/o

A

naval, umbililicus

62
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ventr/o

A

belly side of the body

63
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra(e), backbones

64
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

65
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chem/o

A

drug, chemical

66
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chron/o

A

time

67
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col/o

A

colon (large intestine)

68
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hydr/o

A

water, fluid

69
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isch/o

A

to hold back

70
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lapar/o

A

abdomen, abdominal wall

71
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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

72
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phag/o

A

to eat, swallow

73
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phleb/o

A

vein

74
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plas/o

A

formation, development

75
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pleur/o

A

pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

76
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pneumon/o

A

lungs

77
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pulmon/o

A

lungs

78
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rect/o

A

rectum

79
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splen/o

A

spleen

80
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staphyl/o

A

clusters

81
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strept/o

A

twisted chains

82
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tonsil/o

A

tonsils

83
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ven/o

A

vein

84
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anter/o

A

front

85
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pub/o

A

pubis (punic bone; anterior pelvic/hipbone)

86
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seps/o

A

infection

87
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somn/o

A

sleep

88
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son/o

A

sound

89
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the/o

A

to put, place

90
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thry/o

A

throid gland; shield (appearance)

91
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top/o

A

place, position, location

92
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tox/o

A

poison

93
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urethr/o

A

urethra

94
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uro

A

urinary tract, urine

Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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