FINAL - Combining forms master (by definition) Flashcards
(141 cards)
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combining form for stiffness, can also mean bent or crooked
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ankyl/o
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combining form of “joint”
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arthr/o
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combining form of “humpback”
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kyph/o
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combining form of “lamina,” the part of the vertibral arch
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lamin/o
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combining form of “curve” or “swayback”
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lord/o
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combining form of either “bone marrow” or “spinal cord” depending on the context
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myel/o
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combining form of “straight”
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orth/o
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combining form of “bone”
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oste/o
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combining form of “foot” and also “child”
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ped/o
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combining form of “crooked” or “bent”
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scoli/o
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combining form of “chest”
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thorac/o
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combining form of “acromion” which is a projection of the scapula
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acromi/o
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combining form of “arm”
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brachi/o
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combining form of “calcaneum” which is the heel bone
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calcane/o
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combining form of “carpus” which is the wrist bone
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carp/o
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combining form of “head”
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cephal/o
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combining form of “neck” but also the cervix as well
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cervic/o
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combining form of “clavicle” or collar bone
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clavicul/o
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combining form of “ribs”
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cost/o
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combining form of “skull”
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crani/o
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combining form of “fingers” or “toes”
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dactyl/o
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combining form of “femur”
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femor/o
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combining form of “fibula”
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fibul/o
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combining form of “humerus”
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humer/o
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combining form of "ilium" which is the flaring portion of the hip bone
ili/o
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combining form of "ischium" which is the lower portion of the hip bone
ischi/o
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combining form of "loins" though specifically the lower back portion
lumb/o
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combining form of "metacarpus" or the hand bones
metacarp/o
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combining form of "metatarsus" or the foot bones
metatars/o
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combining form of "patella" or kneecap
patell/o
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combining form of "pelvis"
pelv/i
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combining form of "phalanges" or finger bones
phalang/o
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combining form of "foot"
pod/o
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combining form of "pelvis bone"
pub/o
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combining form of "radiation"
radi/o
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one of two combining forms of "vertebrae"
spondyl/o
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one of two combining forms of "vertebrae"
vertebr/o
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combining form of "sternum"
stern/o
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combining form of "tibia"
tibi/o
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combining form of "smooth muscle"
leiomy/o
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one of two combining form of "muscle"
muscul/o
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one of two combining forms of "muscle"
my/o
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combining form of "rod-shaped" or striated
rhabd/o
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combining form of "rod shaped striated muscle"
rhabdomy/o
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combining form of "cartilage"
chrond/o
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combining form of "band" or "fascia"
fasci/o
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combining form of "fiber" or "fibrous tissue"
fibr/o
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combining form of "synovial membrane" or "synovial fluid"
synov/o
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one of three combining forms of "tendon"
ten/o
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one of three combining forms of "tendon"
tend/o
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one of three combining forms of "tendon"
tendin/o
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combining form of "albumin" or "protein"
albumin/o
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combining form of "nitrogenous compounds"
azot/o
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combining form of "bacteria"
bacteri/o
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one of two combining forms of "bladder"
cyst/o
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one of two combining forms of "bladder"
vesic/o
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combining form of "glomerulus," the wad of capillaries in the Bowman capsule
glomerul/o
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combining form of "potassium"
kal/i
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combining form of "ketone bodies"
keton/o
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combining form of "stone"
lith/o
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combining form of "opening" or "meatus"
meat/o
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one of two combining form of "kidney"
nephr/o
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one of two combining form of "kidney"
ren/o
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combining form of "night"
noct/o
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combining form of "scanty"
olig/o
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combining form of "pus"
py/o
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combining form of "renal pelvis"
pyel/o
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combining form of "urine" or "urinary tract"
ur/o
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combining form of "ureter"
ureter/o
70
combining form of "urethra"
urethr/o
71
one of two combining forms for the word "vagina"
colp/o
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one of two combining forms for the word "vagina"
vagin/o
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combining form of "woman" or "female"
gynec/o
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one of three combining forms of "uterus"
hyster/o
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one of three combining forms of "uterus"
metri/o
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one of three combining forms of "uterus"
uter/o
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(1 of 2) combining form of "breast"
mamm/o
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(2 of 2) combining form of "breast"
mast/o
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combining form of "menses" or "menstruation"
men/o
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combining form of "uterus" specifically "womb"
metr/o
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combining form of "birth"
nat/o
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(1 of 2) combining form of "ovary"
oophor/o
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(2 of 2) combining form of "ovary"
ovari/o
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combining form of "perineum"
perine/o
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combining form of "tube," typically Fallopian or eustachian
salping/o
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combining form of "male"
andr/o
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pertaining to maleness
androgenic
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combining form of "glans penis"
balan/o
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surgical repair of the glans penis
balanoplasty
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combining form of "hidden"
crypt/o
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condition of hidden, undescended testicles
cryptorchidism
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combining form of "epididymis"
epididym/o
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combining form of "genitalia"
genit/o
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combining form of "gonads"
gonad/o
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combining form of "scanty" or "few"
olig/o
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the scanty production of sperm
oligospermia
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(1 of 4) combining form of "testis"
orch/o
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(2 of 4) combining form of "testis"
orchi/o
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(3 of 4) combining form of "testis"
orchid/o
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(4 of 4) combining form of "testis"
test/o
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combining form of "perineum"
perine/o
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combining form of "prostate"
prostat/o
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(1 of 2) combining form of "sperm cells"
spermat/o
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(2 of 2) combining form of "sperm cells"
sperm/o
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combining form of "dilated vein"
varic/o
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the swelling of a dilated vein
varicocele
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combining form of "vessel" but also specifically "vas deferens"
vas/o
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literally, the cutting of the vas deferens
vasectomy
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combining form of "seminal vesicle"
vesicul/o
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(1 of 2) combining form of "adrenal gland"
adren/o
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(2 of 2) combining form of "adrenal gland"
adrenal/o
112
combining form of "calcium"
calc/o
113
combining form of "secrete"
crin/o
114
(1 of 2) combining form of "sweetness" or "sugar"
gluc/o
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(2 of 2) combining form of "sweetness" or "sugar"
glyc/o
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combining form of "same" or "alike"
home/o
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combining form of "potassium"
kal/i
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combining form of "pancreas"
pancreat/o
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combining form of "parathyroid gland"
parathyroid/o
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combining form of "thymus gland"
thym/o
121
combining form of "thyroid gland"
thyr/o
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combining form of "poison"
toxic/o
123
combining form of "cerebrum"
cerebr/o
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combining form of "cranium" or "skull"
crani/o
125
combining form of "brain"
encephal/o
126
combining form of "ganglion" or "knot like mass"
gangli/o
127
combining form of "neurological tissue"
gli/o
128
combining form of "movement"
kinesi/o
129
combining form of "thin" or "slender"
lept/o
130
combining form of "word" or "phrase"
lex/o
131
(1 of 2) combining form of "meninges" which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
mening/o
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(2 of 2) combining form of "meninges" which are the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
meningi/o
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combining form of "bone marrow" or "spinal cord"
myel/o
134
combining form of "stupor" or "numbness"
narc/o
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combining form of "nerve"
neur/o
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combining form of "nerve root"
radicul/o
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combining form of "strength"
sthen/o
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combining form of "thalamus"
thalam/o
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combining form of "sheath" but also used to refer to the meninges
thec/o
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combining form of "tension"
ton/o
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combining form of "ventricle" either the heart or the brain
ventricul/o
