Medical Terminology - Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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Root
A
The essential meaning of the term
2
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Suffix
A
the ending of a word
3
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Prefix
A
Small part added to the beginning of the term
4
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Combining vowel
A
Connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots
5
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Combining form
A
The combination of the root and the combining vowel
6
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aden/o
A
Gland
7
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arthr/o
A
joint
8
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bi/o
A
life
9
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carcin/o
A
cancer, cancerous
10
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cephal/o
A
head
11
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cardi/o
A
heart
12
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cerebr/o
A
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
13
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
14
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cyt/o
A
cell
15
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derm/o
A
skin
16
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dermat/o
A
skin
17
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electr/o
A
electricity
18
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encephal/o
A
brain
19
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enter/o
A
intestines, usually the small
20
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erythr/o
A
red
21
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gastr/o
A
stomach
22
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
23
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gynec/o
A
woman, female
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hem/o
A
blood
25
hemat/o
blood
26
hepat/o
liver
27
lapar/o
abdomen (area between chest and hip
28
leuk/o
white
29
neuphr/o
kidney
30
neur/o
nerve
31
onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
32
path/o
disease
33
oste/o
bone
34
psych/o
mind
35
ophthalm/o
eye
36
ren/o
kidney
37
rhin/o
nose
38
sarc/o
flesh
39
thromb/o
clotting
