Combining Forms & General Rules - Ch.1 Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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General Rule 1
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Read the meaning of the medical term from the suffix, back to the beginning, then across
2
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General Rule 2
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Drop the combining vowel before a suffix beginning with a vowel (gastritis not ‘gastroitis’)
3
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General Rule 3
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Keep the combining vowel between two roots (gastroenterology not ‘gastrenterology’)
4
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ADEN/O
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Gland
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ARTHR/O
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Joint
6
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BI/O
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Life
7
Q
CARCIN/O
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cancerous/cancer
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CARDI/O
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heart
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CEPHAL/O
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head
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CEREBR/O
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cerebellum
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Q
CIS/O
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to cut
12
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CRIN/O
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to secrete
13
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CYST/O
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urinary bladder
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CYT/O
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cell
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DERM/O or DERMAT/O
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skin
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ELECTR/O
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electricity
17
Q
ENCEPHAL/O
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brain
18
Q
ENTER/O
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intestines
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Q
ERYTHR/O
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red
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GASTR/O
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stomach
21
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GLYC/O
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sugar
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GNOS/O
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knowledge
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GYNEC/O
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woman/female
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HEMAT/O or HEM/O
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blood
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HEPAT/O
liver
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LATR/O
treatment/physician
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LEUK/O
white
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LOG/O
study of
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NEPHR/O
kidney
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NEUR/O
nerve
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ONC/O
tumor
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OPHTHALM/O
eye
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OSTE/O
bone
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PATH/O
disease
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PED/O
child
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PSYCH/O
mind
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RADI/O
x-rays
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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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SECT/O
to cut
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THROMB/O
clot/clotting
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UR/O
urinary tract/urine
