roots/combining forms/medical terms Flashcards
(93 cards)
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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
4
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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
skin
| ex. deramtosis
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encephal/o
brain
| ex. encephalitis
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endocrin/o
endocrine gland
| ex. endocrinology
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enter/o
intestines
| ex. enteric
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epitheli/o
skin (surface tissue)
| ex. epithelial
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erythr/o
red
| ex. erythrocyte
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gastr/o
stomach
| ex. gastritis
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glyc/o
sugar
| ex. hyperglycemia
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gynec/o
woman, female
| ex. gynecology
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hemat/o hem/o
blood
| ex. hematology
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hepat/o
liver
| ex. hepatoma
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hyster/o
uterus
| ex. hysterectomy
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lapar/o
abdomen
| ex. laparoscopy
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later/o
side
| ex. lateral
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leuk/o
white
| ex. leukocyte
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lith/o
stone
| ex. lithogenesis
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lymph/o
lymph
| ex. lyphocyte
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lymphaden/o
lymph nodes
| ex. lymphadenopathy
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lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
| ex. lymphangiogram
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mamm/o
breast
| ex. mammogram
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mast/o
breast
| ex. mastectomy
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mening/o
meninges ( memebranes covering brain and spinal cord)
| ex. meningitis
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muscul/o
muscle
| ex. muscluar
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my/o
muscle
| ex. myoma
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myel/o
```
bone marrow (with -blast -oma -cyte -genic)
ex. myeloblast
```
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myel
```
spinal cord ( with -algia -gram -it is -cele)
ex. myelogram
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nas/o
nose
| ex. nasal
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nat/i
birth
| ex. prenatal
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nephr/o
kidney
| ex. nephrectomy
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onc/o
tumor
| ex. oncology
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ophthalm/o
eye
| ex. ophthalmoscope
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opt/o
eye
| ex. optician
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or/o
mouth
| ex. oral
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oste/o
bone
| ex. osteomtomy
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ot/o
ear
| ex. otology
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ovari/o
ovary
| ex. ovarian
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pancreat/o
pancreas
| ex. pancreatitis
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path/o
disease
| ex. pathology
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ped/o
child
| ex. pediatirics
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pelv/o
hop bone
| ex. pelvis
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peritone/o
peritoneum ( membrane around the abdomianl organs)
| ex. peritonitis
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phleb/o
vein
| ex. phlebotomy
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pleur/o
pleura (membrane surounding the lungs)
| ex. pleuritis
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pneum/o
air, lung
| ex. pneumococcus
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pneumon/o
lung
| ex. pneumonia
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prostat/o
prostate
| ex. prostatic
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psych/o
mind
| ex. psychology
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pulmon/o
lung
| ex. pulmonary
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pyel/o
```
renal pelvis (central section of the kidney)
ex. pyelonephritis
```
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radi/o
x-ray
| ex. radiology
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ren/o
kidney
| ex. renal
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retin/o
retina of the eye
| ex. retinal
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rhin/o
nose
| ex. rhinitis
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sarc/o
flesh
| ex. sarcoma
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septic/o
infection
| ex. septicemia
80
son/o
sound
| ex. sonogram
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thorac/o
chest
| ex. thoracentesis
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thromb/o
clot
| ex. thrombocyte
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
| ex. hypothyroid
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tonsil/o
tonsils
| ex. tonillectomy
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trache/o
trachea (windpipe)
| ex. tracheostomy
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ureter/o
ureter
| ex. ureteralgia
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urethr/o
urethra
| ex. urethroplasty
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ur/o
urine, urinary tract
| ex. urology
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uter/o
uterus
| ex. uterine
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vagin/o
vagina
| ex. vaginal
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vascul/o
vein
| ex. vascular
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ven/o
vein
| ex. venous
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vertebr/o
vertebra(backbone)
| ex. vertebral
