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Combining Forms - Chapter 3
Combining Forms from Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
10/01/2011
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absorpt/o-
 Definition
absorb; take in
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aden/o-
 Definition
gland
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adhes/o-
 Definition
to stick to
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aliment/o-
 Definition
food; nourishment
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amyl/o-
 Definition
carbohydrate; starch
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an/o-
 Definition
anus
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aphth/o-
 Definition
ulcer
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append/o-
 Definition
appendix
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appendic/o-
 Definition
appendix
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bili/o-
 Definition
bile; gall
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cancer/o-
 Definition
cancer
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carcin/o-
 Definition
cancer
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cec/o-
 Definition
cecum
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celi/o-
 Definition
abdomen
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chez/o-
 Definition
to pass feces
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chlor/o-
 Definition
chloride
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chol/e-
 Definition
bile; gall
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cholangi/o-
 Definition
bile duct
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choledoch/o-
 Definition
common bile duct
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cirrh/o-
 Definition
yellow
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constip/o-
 Definition
compacted feces
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contin/o-
 Definition
hold together
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degluti/o-
 Definition
swallowing
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deoden/o-
 Definition
duodenum
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diverticul/o-
 Definition
diverticulum
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emulsific/o-
 Definition
droplets of fat suspended in liquid
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esophag/o-
 Definition
esophagus
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fec/a-
 Definition
feces; stool
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fec/a-
 Definition
feces; stool
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fec/o-
 Definition
feces; stool
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flatul/o-
 Definition
flatus (gas)
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gloss/o-
 Definition
tongue
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gustat/o-
 Definition
the sense of taste
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hemorrh/o-
 Definition
a flowing of blood
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hiat/o-
 Definition
gap; opening
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hydr/o-
 Definition
water; fluid
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ile/o-
 Definition
ileum
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incarcer/o-
 Definition
to imprison
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incis/o-
 Definition
to cut into
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intussuscep/o-
 Definition
to receive within
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jaund/o-
 Definition
yellow
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jejun/o-
 Definition
jejunum
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kin/o-
 Definition
movement
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lact/o-
 Definition
milk
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lingu/o-
 Definition
tongue
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lip/o-
 Definition
lipid (fat)
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lith/o-
 Definition
stone
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magnet/o-
 Definition
magnet
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mandibul/o-
 Definition
mandible (lower jaw)
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mastic/o-
 Definition
chewing
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obstip/o-
 Definition
severe constipation
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obstruct/o-
 Definition
blocked by a barrier
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omphal/o-
 Definition
umbilicus; navel
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operat/o-
 Definition
perform a procedure; surgery
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or/o-
 Definition
mouth
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pancreat/o-
 Definition
pancreas
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peps/o-
 Definition
digestion
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pepsin/o-
 Definition
pepsin
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perfor/o-
 Definition
to have an opening
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peritone/o-
 Definition
peritoneum
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pharyng/o-
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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polyp/o-
 Definition
polyp
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proct/o-
 Definition
rectum
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pylor/o-
 Definition
pylorus
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pyr/o-
 Definition
fire; burning
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rect/o-
 Definition
rectum
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regurgitat/o-
 Definition
flow backward
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rotat/o-
 Definition
rotate
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rub/o-
 Definition
red
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saliv/o-
 Definition
saliva
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sial/o-
 Definition
saliva
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sigmoid/o-
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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son/o-
 Definition
sound
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spast/o-
 Definition
spasm
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stal/o-
 Definition
contraction
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stomat/o-
 Definition
mouth
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ulcerat/o-
 Definition
ulcer
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ventr/o-
 Definition
front; abdomen
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vir/o-
 Definition
virus
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