Ch.1: combining forms and meanings Flashcards

Combining form and their meanings (48 cards)

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abdomin/o-

A

abdomen

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2
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arteri/o-

A

Artery

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3
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arthr/o-

A

joint

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4
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bio/o-

A

living organism; living tissue

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5
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card/o-

A

heart

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6
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cardi/o-

A

heart

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7
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colon/o-

A

colon

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8
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communic/o-

A

impart; transmit

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9
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cost/o-

A

rib

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10
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cutane/o-

A

skin

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11
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cyan/o-

A

blue

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12
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densit/o-

A

density

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13
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derm/o-

A

skin

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14
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dermat/o-

A

skin

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15
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digest/o-

A

break down food; digest

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16
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enter/o-

A

intestine

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17
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esthes/o-

A

feeling; sensation

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17
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etym/o-

A

word of origin

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18
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gastro/o-

A

stomach

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gemin/o-

20
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hepat/o-

21
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integument/o-

22
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intestine/o-

23
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langu/o-

24
lapar/o-
abdomen
24
later/o-
side
25
leuk/o-
white
26
mamm/o-
breast
27
muscul/o-
muscle
27
medic/o-
medicine
28
nas/o-
nose
29
nat/o
birth
30
neur/o-
nerve
31
obstetr/o-
pregnancy and birth
32
pelv/o-
hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis
33
phag/o-
eating; swallowing
34
pneumon/o-
air; lung
35
psych/o-
mind
36
spir/o-
breathe; coil
37
tens/o-
pressure; tension
38
termin/o-
boundary; end; word
39
therap/o-
treatment
40
thyroid/o-
thyroid gland
41
tonsill/o-
tonsil
42
urin/o-
urinary system; urine
43
uter/o-
uterus; womb
44
vagin/o-
vagina
45
ven/o-
vein