Word Parts And Combining Forms 2 Flashcards by Julie Becker

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Angi/o

A

Blood vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus (air passages of the lungs)

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Cardi/o
Coron/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

A

Head

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Colon/o or Col/o

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Colon, large intestine

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyst/o

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Bladder or a cyst (refers to a fluid filled sac)

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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Enter/o

A

Small intestine

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Erythr/o

A

Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Hemat/o
Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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Hyster/o, metr/o, metr/i, uter/o

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Uterus - protective supports the developing child

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

A

Larynx (voice box)

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Leuk/o

A

White

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

Breast

oss/e, oss/i, ost/o

Bones

Myel/o

Spinal cord

Chondr/o

Cartilage

Ligament/o

Ligaments

Ligament/o

Ligaments

Synovi/o, synov/o

Synovial fluid

Burs/o

Bursa

Muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

Muscles

Fasci/o

Fascia

Ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

Tendons

Fibr/o

Fibrous tissue, fiber

Kines/o, kinesi/o

Movement

Tax/o

Coordination, order (ie taxonomy is concerned with the classification of organisms.

Ton/o

Tone, stretching, tension

Carcin/o

Cancerous

Immun/o

Immune, protection, safe

Lymph/o

Lymph, lymphatic tissue

Lymphaden/o

Lymph node or gland

Lymphangi/o

Lymph vessel

Onc/o

Tumor

Phag/o

Eat, swallow

Sarc/o

Flesh, connective tissue

Splen/o

Spleen

Tox/o

Poison, poisonous

Axill/o

Armpit

Carcin/o

Cancer

Myc/o

Fungus

Nas/o

Nose

Ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

Oxygen

Pharyng/o

Throat, pharynx

Phon/o

Sound, voice

Pleur/o

Pleura, side of body

Pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-

Lung, air

Pulm/o, pulmon/o

Lung

Sinus/o

Sinus

Somn/o

Sleep

Spir/o

To breathe

Thorac/o, -thorax

Chest, pleural cavity

Trache/o, trachea

Windpipe, trachea

Rhin/o

Nose