Medical Word Combining Forms Flashcards by Jen Ludwig

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acous/o

A

hearing

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aden/o

A

gland

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adip/o, lip/o

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fat

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adren/o, adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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aer/o

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air

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albin/o, leuk/o

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white

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an/o

A

anus

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angi/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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arcin/o

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cancer

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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ather/o

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thick, fatty

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atri/o

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atria

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audi/o

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hearing

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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balan/o

A

glans penis

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blephar/o

A

eye lid

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus

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calc/o

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calcium

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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carpus

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cerebr/o

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brain

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cervic/o

cervix (neck)

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o, colon/o

colon

colp/o

vagina

corne/o

cornea

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

dent/o

teeth

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

dipl/o

double

duoden/o

duodenum

electr/o

electric

encephal/o

brain

enter/o

small intestines

epiglott/o

epiglottis

episi/o

vulva

erethem/o, erythr/o

red

esophag/o

esophagus

femor/o

femur

fibul/o

fibula

gastr/o

stomach

gli/o

glue, gluelike

glomerul/o

glomerulus

gloss/o, lingu/o

tongue

gluc/o, glyc/o

sugar

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

humer/o

humerus

hydr/o

water

hyster/o

uterus

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

kerat/o

cornea, keratinized tissue

lamin/o

lamina

lapar/o

abdomen

laryng/o

larynx

lith/o

stone

lumb/o

lumbar (low back)

lymp/o

lymph

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

melan/o

black

men/o

menses

mening/o

meninges

metacarp/o

metacarpus

muc/o

mucus

myc/o

fungus

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

my/o

muscle

onych/o

nail

pil/o, trich/o

hair

pneum/o, pneumon/o

lung, air

proct/o

rectum, anus

prostat/o

prostate

pulmun/o

lung

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

rect/o

rectal

ren/o

kidney

retin/o

retina

rhin/o

nose

salping/o

tubes (fallopian, eustachian)

scler/o

hardening

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

sinus/o

sinus

spin/o

spine

splen/o

spleen

stern/o

sternum

stomat/o

mouth, mouthlike

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

tendon

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry