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AC Medical Terminology
Word Roots and Combining Forms
52
Health Care
10th Grade
03/19/2009
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Term
Abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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Aden/o
 Definition
gland
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Angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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Arthr/0
 Definition
joint
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Bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
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Bi/o
 Definition
life
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Carcin/o
 Definition
cancer; cancerous
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Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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Cellul/o
 Definition
cell
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Cephal/o
 Definition
head
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Cervic/o
 Definition
cervix; neck; neck of the urterus; cervix uteri
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Cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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Cyan/o
 Definition
dark blue
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Cyst/o
 Definition
bladder; sac
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Cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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Electr/o
 Definition
electric
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Enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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Erythr/o
 Definition
red
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Fibr/o
 Definition
fibers; fibrous tissue
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Gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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Gynec/o
 Definition
female; women
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Hemat/o; hem/o
 Definition
blood
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Hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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Hist/o; histi/o
 Definition
tissue
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Later/o
 Definition
the side
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Leuk/o
 Definition
white
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Lip/o
 Definition
fat
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Mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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Melan/o
 Definition
black
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Muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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My/o
 Definition
muscle
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Nat/i
 Definition
birth
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Necr/o
 Definition
death
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Onc/o
 Definition
mass; tubercle
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Path/o
 Definition
disease
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Pelv/io
 Definition
pelvis
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Radi/o
 Definition
radius; x-ray
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Ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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Sarc/o
 Definition
sacrum
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Skelet/o
 Definition
skeleton
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Somat/o
 Definition
body
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Son/o
 Definition
sound
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Thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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Tom/o
 Definition
to cut
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Trache/o
 Definition
trachea; windpipe
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Nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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Neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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Ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract; urine; urination
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Uter/o
 Definition
uterus
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Vas/o
 Definition
vas deferens; vessel
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Vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
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Viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs
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