Tricky Combining Forms Flashcards
(229 cards)
1
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anter/o
A
front
2
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chrom/o
A
color, pigment
3
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coccyg/o
A
coccyx
4
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
5
Q
ili/o
A
ilium
6
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
7
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
8
Q
poster/o
A
posterior
9
Q
sacr/o
A
sacrum
10
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh
11
Q
thel/o theli/o
A
nipple
12
Q
viscer/o
A
viscera
13
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acr/o
A
extremities, top, extreme point
14
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acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
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Q
aden/o
A
gland
16
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
17
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angi/o
A
vessel
18
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
19
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chem/o
A
drug, chemical
20
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chron/o
A
time
21
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erythr/o
A
red
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isch/o
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to hold back
23
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lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal wall
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leuk/o
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white
25
mast/o
breast
26
morph/o
shape, form
27
muc/o
mucous
28
my/o
muscle
29
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
30
necr/o
death
31
ophthalm/o
eye
32
neutr/o
neutrophil
33
oste/o
bone
34
ot/o
ear
35
path/o
disease
36
phleb/o
vein
37
plas/o
formation, development
38
ren/o
kidneys
39
rhin/o
nose
40
staphyl/o
clusters
41
strept/o
twisted chains
42
ven/o
vein
43
carp/o
wrist bones
44
dactyl/o
finger/toes
45
duct/o
to lead, carry
46
flex/o
to bend
47
immun/o
protection
48
mort/o
death
49
norm/o
rule, order
50
seps/o
infection
51
somn/o
sleep
52
son/o
sound
53
the/o
to put, to place
54
an/o
anus
55
bucc/o
cheek
56
celi/o
abdomen, belly
57
cheil/o
lip
58
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
59
choledoch/o
common bile duct
60
enter/o
intesinces (sm. usually)
61
odont/o
tooth
62
or/o
mouth
63
palat/o
palate
64
proct/o
anus and rectum
65
plylor/o
plyloric sphincter
66
sialaden/o
salivary gland
67
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
68
amyl/o
starch
69
uvul/o
uvula
70
chol/e
gall, bile
71
lith/o
stone
72
py/o
pus
73
sial/o
saliva, salivary
74
steat/o
fat
75
calic/o cali/o
calyx (calix)
76
cyst/o
urinary bladder
77
meat/o
meatus
78
pyel/o
renal pelvis
79
trigon/o
trigone
80
vesic/o
urinary bladder
81
azot/o
nitrogen
82
dips/o
thirst
83
kal/i
potassium
84
natr/o
sodium
85
olig/o
scanty
86
colp/o
vagina
87
culd/o
culd-de-sac
88
episi/o
vulva
89
men/o
menses, menstruation
90
metr/o metri/o
uterus
91
my/o
muscle
92
myom/o
muscle tumor
93
oophor/o
ovary
94
perine/o
perineum
95
phor/o
to bear
96
andr/o
male
97
balan/o
glans penis
98
crypt/o
hidden
99
cry/o
cold
100
gon/o
seed
101
orch/o orchi/o orchid/o
testis, testicle
102
semin/i
semen, seed
103
terat/o
testis, testicles
104
vas/o
vessel duct, vas deferens
105
varic/o
varicose veins
106
dur/o
dura mater
107
gli/o
glial cells
108
lept/o
thin, slender
109
caus/o
burning, burn
110
comat/o
deep sleep (coma)
111
syncop/o
to cut off, cut short
112
narc/o
numbness, stupor
113
pont/o
pons
114
radicul/o
nerve root
115
thec/o
sheath
116
vag/o
vagus nerve
117
alges/o
sensitive to pain
118
esthesi/o
feeling, nervous senstation
119
lex/o
word, phrase
120
tax/o
order, coordination
121
ather/o
yellowish plaque, fatty substance
122
brachi/o
arm
123
myx/o
mucus
124
rrhythm/o
rhythm
125
sphygm/o
pulse
126
capn/o
carbon dioxide
127
coni/o
dust
128
lob/o
lobe of lung
129
orth/o
straight, upright
130
phon/o
voice
131
phren/o
diapragm
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spir/o
breathing
133
tel/o
complete
134
immun/o
protection
135
lymphaden/o
lymph node (gland)
136
albin/o
white
137
cauter/o
heat, burn
138
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
139
hydr/o
water, fluid, sweating
140
erythem/o erythemat/o
redness
141
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
142
onych/o
nail
143
kerat/o
hard; cornea
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melan/o
black
145
phyt/o
plant
146
pil/o
hair
147
rhytid/o
wrinkle
148
seb/o
sebum
149
trich/o
hair
150
ungu/o
nail
151
xer/o
dry
152
xanth/o
yellow
153
anthrac/o
black
154
chlor/o
green
155
cirrh/o
tawny yellow
156
lute/o
yellow
157
poli/o
gray
158
ambly/o
dull, dim
159
dipl/o
double
160
glauc/o
gray
161
mi/o
smaller, less
162
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
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nyct/o
night
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phot/o
light
165
presby/o
old age
166
scot/o
darkness
167
palpebr/o
eyelid
168
cor/o
pupil
169
cycl/o
ciliary body
170
ir/o irid/o
iris
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phac/o phak/o
lens (of eye)
172
scler/o
sclera; hard
173
uve/o
uvea; vascular layer of eye
174
vitre/o
glassy
175
kyph/o
humpback, hunchback
176
lord/o
curve, swayback
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lumb/o
loins, lower back
178
scoli/o
crooked, bent
179
spondyl/o
vertebra
180
pub/o
pubis
181
ankyl/o
stiff
182
articul/o
joint
183
rheumat/o
watery flow
184
ten/o
tendon
185
leimy/o
smooth muscle (lining walls of internal organs)
186
myos/o
muscle
187
plant/o
sole of foot
188
rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscles connected to bones
189
sarc/o
muscle and flesh
190
auricul/o
ear
191
myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
192
salpingo/o
fallopian tubes; eustachian (auditory) tube
193
tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
194
cortic/o
outer region
195
crin/o
secrete
196
estr/o
female
197
phys/o
growing
198
somat/o
body
199
ster/o
solid structure
200
toc/o
childbirth
201
phe/o
dark dusky
202
cac/o
bad
203
mut/a
genetic change
204
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
205
papill/o
nipple-like
206
ple/o
many, more
207
prot/o
first
208
scirrh/o
hard
209
is/o
same
210
cras/o
mixture
211
erg/o
work
212
hypn/o
sleep
213
prurit/o
itching
214
pyret/o
fever
215
vit/o
life
216
anxi/o
uneasy, distressed, anxious
217
hallucin/o
hallucination, to wander in the mind
218
iatr/o
treatment
219
ment/o
mind
220
phil/o
attraction to, love
221
phren/o
mind
222
psych/o
mind
223
schiz/o
split
224
eosin/o
red, dawn, rosy
225
bas/o
base (opposite of acid)
226
neutr/o
neutral
227
poikil/o
varied, irregular
228
sider/o
iron
229
spher/o
round, globe
