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roots/combining forms/medical terms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

ex. abdominal

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amni/o

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amnion

ex. amniocentesis

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adren/o

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adrenal

ex. adrenomegaly

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

ex. angioplasty

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append/o

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appendix

ex. appendectomy

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arteri/o

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artery

ex. arteriogram

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arthr/o

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joint

ex. arthritis

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bi/o

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life

ex. biopsy

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bronch/o

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bronchial tube

ex. bronchitis

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capillary/o

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capillary

ex. capillary

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carcin/o

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cancer, cancerous

ex. carcinoma

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cardi/o

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heart

ex. cariologist

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cephal/o

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head

ex. cephalic

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

ex. cerebral

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cervic/o

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neck

ex. cervical

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chrondr/o

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cartilage

ex. chondropathy

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chron/o

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time

ex. chronic

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colon/o

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colon

ex. colonscopy

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coron/o

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heart

ex. coronary

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crani/o

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skull

ex. craniotomy

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crin/o

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secrete

ex. excrine

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cutane/o

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skin

ex. cutaneous

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

ex. cystoscope

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cyt/o

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cell

ex. cytoloy

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dermat/o

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skin

ex. deramtosis

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encephal/o

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brain

ex. encephalitis

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endocrin/o

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endocrine gland

ex. endocrinology

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enter/o

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intestines

ex. enteric

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epitheli/o

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skin (surface tissue)

ex. epithelial

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erythr/o

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red

ex. erythrocyte

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gastr/o

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stomach

ex. gastritis

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glyc/o

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sugar

ex. hyperglycemia

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gynec/o

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woman, female

ex. gynecology

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hemat/o hem/o

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blood

ex. hematology

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hepat/o

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liver

ex. hepatoma

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hyster/o

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uterus

ex. hysterectomy

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lapar/o

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abdomen

ex. laparoscopy

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later/o

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side

ex. lateral

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leuk/o

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white

ex. leukocyte

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lith/o

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stone

ex. lithogenesis

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lymph/o

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lymph

ex. lyphocyte

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lymphaden/o

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lymph nodes

ex. lymphadenopathy

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

ex. lymphangiogram

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mamm/o

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breast

ex. mammogram

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mast/o

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breast

ex. mastectomy

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mening/o

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meninges ( memebranes covering brain and spinal cord)

ex. meningitis

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muscul/o

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muscle

ex. muscluar

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my/o

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muscle

ex. myoma

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myel/o

A 
bone marrow (with -blast -oma -cyte -genic)
ex. myeloblast
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myel

A 
spinal cord ( with -algia -gram -it is -cele)
ex. myelogram
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nas/o

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nose

ex. nasal

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nat/i

A

birth

ex. prenatal

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nephr/o

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kidney

ex. nephrectomy

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onc/o

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tumor

ex. oncology

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ophthalm/o

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eye

ex. ophthalmoscope

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opt/o

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eye

ex. optician

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or/o

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mouth

ex. oral

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oste/o

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bone

ex. osteomtomy

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ot/o

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ear

ex. otology

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ovari/o

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ovary

ex. ovarian

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

ex. pancreatitis

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path/o

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disease

ex. pathology

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ped/o

A

child

ex. pediatirics

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pelv/o

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hop bone

ex. pelvis

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peritone/o

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peritoneum ( membrane around the abdomianl organs)

ex. peritonitis

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phleb/o

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vein

ex. phlebotomy

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surounding the lungs)

ex. pleuritis

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pneum/o

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air, lung

ex. pneumococcus

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pneumon/o

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lung

ex. pneumonia

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prostat/o

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prostate

ex. prostatic

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psych/o

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mind

ex. psychology

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pulmon/o

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lung

ex. pulmonary

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pyel/o

A 
renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)
ex. pyelonephritis
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radi/o

A

x-ray

ex. radiology

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ren/o

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kidney

ex. renal

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retin/o

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retina of the eye

ex. retinal

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rhin/o

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nose

ex. rhinitis

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sarc/o

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flesh

ex. sarcoma

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septic/o

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infection

ex. septicemia

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son/o

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sound

ex. sonogram

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thorac/o

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chest

ex. thoracentesis

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thromb/o

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clot

ex. thrombocyte

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thyr/o, thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

ex. hypothyroid

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tonsil/o

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tonsils

ex. tonillectomy

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

ex. tracheostomy

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ureter/o

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ureter

ex. ureteralgia

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urethr/o

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urethra

ex. urethroplasty

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ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

ex. urology

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uter/o

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uterus

ex. uterine

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vagin/o

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vagina

ex. vaginal

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vascul/o

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vein

ex. vascular

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ven/o

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vein

ex. venous

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(backbone)

ex. vertebral

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