root words/combining forms Flashcards
(167 cards)
1
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cutan/e
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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nephr/o
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kidneys
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pied
A
children
5
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hepa
A
liver
6
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gastr/o
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stomach
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pulm/o
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lungs
8
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neur/o
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nerve
9
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cardi/o
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heart
10
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gynec/o
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female
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bi/o
A
life
12
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carcin/o
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cancer
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hemat/o
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blood
14
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arthr
A
joint
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encephal
A
brain
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audi
A
ear
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erythr/o
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red
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ren/o
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kidney
19
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phlebot/o
A
vein
20
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ichthy/o
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dry/scaly skin
21
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xer/o
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dry/scaly skin
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sud/o
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sweat
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adip/o
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fat
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lip/o
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fat
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trich/o
hair
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hidr/o
sweat
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onyc/o
nail
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pil/o
hair
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kerat/o
hard, horny tissue
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hidr/o
sweat
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
33
3 women words
men/o -menstration
gyna/o- women
hyst/o- uterus
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steat/o
fat
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audi/o
hearing
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aur/o
ear
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ot/o
ear
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labyrinth/o
labyrinth
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salping/o
tubes
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staped/o
stapes
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myring/o
tympanic mempbrane
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tympan/o
tympanic membrne
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acoust/o
sound
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cochle/o
couchlea
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tinnit/o
ringing
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ocul/o
ocular
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ophthalm/o
ophthamologist
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opt/o
optical
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nas/o
nose
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rhin/o
nose
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sept/o
septum
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tonsil/o
tonsil
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sinus/o
sinus
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adenoid/o
adenoid
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epiglott/o
epiglottis
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alveol/o
alveolus
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stomat/o
mouth
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or/o
mouth
59
lab/i
lips
60
lingu/o
tongue
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bucc/o
cheek
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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laryng/o
larynx
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trache/o
trachea
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bronch/o, bronch/i
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
bronchoile
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thorac/o
chest
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pector/o
chest
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steth/o
chest
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phren/o
diaphragm
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pleur/o
pleura
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pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
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pneum/o, pneumat/o
lung, also air gas, respiration
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spir/o
breathing
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eu
normal
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brady
slow
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tachy
fast
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dys
difficult
79
a, an
without
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py/o
pus
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cyan/o
blue
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angi/o
vessel
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vascul/o
vessel
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vas/o
vessel
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aort/o
aorta
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arteri/o
artery
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arteriol/o
arteriole
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phleb/o
vein
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ven/i
vein
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atri/o
atrium
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cardi/o
heart
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ventricul/o
ventricle
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electr/o
electricity
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sept/o
partition
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aneurysm/o
sac formed by widening of an artery or vein
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arther/o
fatty plaque
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embol/o
plug
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thromb/o
blood clot
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ox/i
oxygen
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my/o
muscle
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scler/o
hardening
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sphygm/o
pulse
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sten/o
narrowing
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chol/e
bile
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angin/o
choke
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auscultat
listen to
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cyan/o
dark blue
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bruit
nouse; sound of venous or arterial organ heard on ausculation; aka murmur
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diast
to expand
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syst
to contract
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isch
to hold back
112
bi
two
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tri
three
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hyper
excessive, above
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hypo
deficient, below
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endo
in, within
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extra
outside
118
peri
around
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tran
across
120
tens
pressure
121
infarct
necrosis of an area
122
paplitat
throbbing
123
cyst/o
bladder
124
vesic/o
bladder
125
glomerular/o
glomerulus
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lith/o
stone
127
meat/o
opening, meatus
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nephr/o
kidney
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ren/o
kidney
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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ur/o
urine
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ureter/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
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azot/o
nitrogenous compounds
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bacteri/o
bacteria
137
noct/o
night
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py/o
pus
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dia
through, across
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retro
backward, behind
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Olig/o
scanty
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keton/o
ketones
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esophag/o
esophagus
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duoden/o
duodenum
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
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append/o
appendix
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cholecyst/o
gall bladder
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gastr/o
stomach
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jejun/o
jejunum
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col/o
colon
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proct/o
rectum
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cholangi/o
bile duct
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pharyng/o
throat
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enter/o
intestines
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appendic/o
appenxi
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rect/o
rectum
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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pylor/o
pylorus
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ile/o
ileum
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colon/o
colon
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chol/e
bile
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proct/o
rectum
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dia
through
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peri
around
165
sub
below
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post
after
167
nulli
no, none
