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ch.2- combining forms (root)
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Undergraduate 3
01/22/2009

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abdomin/o, lapar/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremity or topmost
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aden/o
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gland
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aer/o
Definition
air or gas
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
Definition
vessel
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
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skin
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dextr/o
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right or on the right side
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erythr/o
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red
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fibr/o
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fiber
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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origin or production
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gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o
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sugar
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
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water
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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lith/o
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stone
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melan/o
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black
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morph/o
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form
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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necr/o
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death
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or/o
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mouth
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orth/o
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straight, normal, or correct
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child or foot
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phob/o
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exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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phon/o
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voice or sound
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plas/o
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formation
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pod/o
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foot
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psych/o
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mind
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py/o
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pus
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ren/o, nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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scler/o
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hard
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sinistr/o
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left or on the left side
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son/o
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sound
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sten/o
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narrow
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therm/o
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heat
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tox/o, toxic/o
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poison
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troph/o
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nourishment or development
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ur/o, urin/o
Definition
urine
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