Combining Forms chapters 1-4

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Created Feb 13, 2010
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aden/o
 
gland
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arthr/o
 
joint
3
bi/o
 
life to
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carcin/o
 
cancerous cancer
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cardi/o
 
heart
6
cephal/o
 
head
7
cerebr/o
 
cerebr
8
cis
 
to cut
9
crin/o
 
to secrete (to form & give off)
10
cyst
 
urinary bladder sac or cyst containing fluid
11
cyt
 
cell
12
derm/o dermat/o
 
skin
13
electr/o
 
electricity
14
encephal/o
 
brain
15
enter/o
 
intestines (usually the small)
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erythro/o
 
red
17
gastr/o
 
stomach
18
gnos/o
 
knowledge
19
gynec/o
 
woman female
20
hemat/o hem/o
 
blood
21
hepat/o
 
liver
22
iatr/o
 
treatment physician
23
leuk/o
 
white
24
nephr/o
 
kidney
25
neur/o
 
nerve
26
onc/o
 
tumor
27
oste/o
 
bone
28
path/o
 
disease
29
ped/o
 
child
30
psych/o
 
mind
31
radi/o
 
x-rays
32
ren/o
 
kidney
33
rhin/o
 
nose
34
sarc/o
 
flesh
35
thromb/o
 
clot clotting
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ur/o
 
urinary tract urine
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abdomin/o
 
abdomen
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acro/o
 
extremities top extreme point
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amni/o
 
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
40
angi/o
 
vessel
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arteri/o
 
artery
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axill/o
 
armpit
43
bronch/o
 
bronchial tubes
44
lymph/o
 
lymph (a clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces)
45
chron/o
 
time
46
chem/o
 
drug chemical
47
col/o
 
colon (large intestines)
48
hydr/o
 
water fluid
49
inguin/o
 
groin
50
isch/o
 
to hold back
51
lapar/o
 
abdomen abdomen wall
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laryng/o
 
larynx (voice box)
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mamm/o mast/o
 
breast
54
morph/o
 
shape form
55
my/o
 
muscle
56
myel/o
 
spinal cord bone marrow
57
necr/o
 
death of cells or whole body
58
neutr/o
 
neutrophill (a white blood cell)
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ophthalm/o
 
eye
60
ot/o
 
ear
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path/o
 
disease
62
phag/o
 
to eat swallow
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phleb/o
 
vein
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plas/o
 
formation development
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pleur/o
 
pleura-membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall
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pneumon/o pulmon/o
 
lungs
67
rect/o
 
rectum
68
splen/o
 
spleen
69
staphyl/o
 
clusters
70
strept/o
 
twisted chains
71
tonsill/o
 
tonsils
72
trache/o
 
trachea windpipe
73
ven
 
vein
74
carp/o
 
wrist bones
75
cost/o
 
rib
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cutan/o
 
skin
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dactyl/o
 
fingers toes
78
duct/o
 
lead carry
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flex/o
 
to bend
80
gloss
 
tongue
81
glyc/o
 
sugar
82
immun/o
 
protection
83
morph/o
 
shape form
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mort/o
 
death
85
nat/i
 
birth
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nect/o
 
to bind tie connect
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norm/o
 
rule order
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ox/o
 
oxygen
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pub/o
 
pubis pubic bone
90
seps/o
 
infection
91
somn/o
 
sleep
92
son/o
 
sound
93
thel/o
 
nipple
94
thyr/o
 
thyroid gland
95
top/o
 
place position location
96
tox/o
 
poison
97
urethr/o
 
urethra
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ureter/o
 
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