Root Words & Combining Forms Flashcards by Brittney Lyman

Q

algia

Example: myalgia

A

pain

Example: myalgia = muscle pain

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algesia

A

sensitive to pain

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arthro

A

joint

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brachio

A

arm

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broncho

A

bronchi

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cardio

A

heart

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cardi

A

heart

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carpo

A

wrist

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cyte

A

cell

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cyto

A

cell

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cervico

A

neck

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ceph

A

head

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cephalo

A

head

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chole

A

gall, bile

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costo

A

rib

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cysto

A

bladder

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cuti

A

skin

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cutane

A

skin

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derm

A

skin

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dermat

A

skin

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ectop

A

misplaced

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emia

A

blood

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entero

A

intestines

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esthesia

A

sensations, feelings

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fibro

fibers

gastro

stomach

glosso

tongue

glyco

sugar

hem

blood

hema

blood

hemato

blood

hemo

blood

hepa

liver

hepato

liver

hydro

water

hystero

uterus

laryngo

larynx (voice box)

lingua

tongue

lingual

tongue

myelo

spinal cord

myo

muscles

narco

numbness

necro

death

nephro

kidney

nephr

kidney

neur

nerve

neuro

nerve

noct

night

noctur

night

ocul

eye

oculo

eye

opthalmos

eye

ophthalm

eye

ortho

straight, normal

osteo

bone

oto

ear

path

disease

ped

child or foot

pedi

child or foot

pharyngo

throat, pharynx

phaso

speech

phasia

speech

phleb

vein

phlebo

vein

phono

voice

phonia

voice

photo

light

plasm

formation

pnea

breath, breathing

pneumo

air, lung

pod

foot

psych

the mind

pleg

paralysis

plegia

paralysis

ren

kidney

renal

kidney

rhin

nose

rhino

nose

sarco

flesh

scler

hard, hardening

sepsis

germs, presence of infectious bacteria

stasis

halt, stopping, stagnation of flow

sten

narrow, constrict

steno

narrow, constrict

thermo

heat

thyro

thyroid

uro

urine, urinary organs

vaso

vessel