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Test 4-6
Combining Forms
98
Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/15/2012

Additional Health Care Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term

 

 

 

 

abdomin/o

Definition
abdomen
Term

 

 

 

anter/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

front

Term

 

 

 

brachi/o

Definition

 

 

 

arm

Term

 

 

 

caud/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

tail

Term

 

 

 

cephal/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

head

Term

 

 

 

 

cervic/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

neck

Term

 

 

 

 

cran/o, crani/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

skull

Term

 

 

 

 

dist/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

distant

Term

 

 

 

 

dors/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

back

Term

 

 

 

 

femor/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

thigh

Term

 

 

 

 

gastr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

stomach

Term

 

 

 

 

glute/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

buttock

Term

 

 

 

 

hom/o, home/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

same

Term

 

 

 

 

ili/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

hip, groin

Term

 

 

 

 

infer/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

below

Term

 

 

 

 

 

inguin/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

groin

Term

 

 

 

 

lumb/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

loin, lower back

Term

 

 

 

 

medi/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

middle

Term

 

 

 

 

organ/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

tool

Term

 

 

 

 

pelv/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

bowl

Term

 

 

 

 

physi/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

nature

Term

 

 

 

 

poster/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

back

Term

 

 

 

 

proxim/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

near

Term

 

 

 

 

super/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

above

Term

 

 

 

 

thorac/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

chest, thorax

Term

 

 

 

 

tom/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

to cut

Term

 

 

 

 

umbilic/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

navel

Term

 

 

 

 

cyt/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

cell

Term

 

 

 

 

chondr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

cartilage

Term

 

 

 

 

aden/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

gland

Term

 

 

 

 

cutane/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

skin

Term

 

 

 

 

cyan/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

blue

Term

 

 

 

 

derm/o, dermat/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

skin

Term

 

 

 

 

follicul/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

follicle

Term

 

 

 

 

kerat/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

horny tissue

Term

 

 

 

 

onych/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

nail

Term

 

 

 

 

seb/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

sebum, oil

Term

 

 

 

 

actin/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

radiation

Term

 

 

 

 

albin/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

white

Term

 

 

 

 

carcin/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

cancer

Term

 

 

 

 

cellul/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

small cell

Term

 

 

 

 

chym/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

juice

Term

 

 

 

 

crypt/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

hidden

Term

 

 

 

 

hidr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

sweat

Term

 

 

 

 

leuk/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

white

Term

 

 

 

 

melan/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

black

Term

 

 

 

 

myc/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

fungus

Term

 

 

 

 

pedicul/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

body louse

Term

 

 

 

 

scler/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

thick, hard

Term

 

 

 

 

trich/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

hair

Term

 

 

 

 

xer/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

dry

Term

 

 

 

 

abras/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

to rub away

Term

 

 

 

 

rhytid/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

wrinkle

Term

 

 

 

 

arthr/o, articul/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

joint

Term

 

 

 

 

burs/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

purse or sac, bursa

Term

 

 

 

 

carp/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

wrist

Term

 

 

 

 

condyl/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

knuckle of a joint

Term

 

 

 

 

cost/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

rib

Term

 

 

 

 

fasci/

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

fascia

Term

 

 

 

 

fibr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

fiber

Term

 

 

 

 

fibul/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

fibula

Term

 

 

 

 

ischi/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

hip joint

Term

 

 

 

 

menisci/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

meniscus

Term

 

 

 

 

muscul/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

muscle

Term

 

 

 

 

myel/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

bone marrow

Term

 

 

 

 

my/o, myos/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

muscle

Term

 

 

 

 

oste/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

bone

Term

 

 

 

 

pariet/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

wall

Term

 

 

 

 

patell/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

patella

Term

 

 

 

 

petr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

stone

Term

 

 

 

 

phalang/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

phalanges

Term

 

 

 

 

phys/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

growth

Term

 

 

 

 

pub/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

pubis

Term

 

 

 

 

radi/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

radius

Term

 

 

 

 

sacr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

sacrum

Term

 

 

 

 

skelet/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

skeleton

Term

 

 

 

 

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

vertebra

Term

 

 

 

 

stern/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

chest, sternum

Term

 

 

 

 

synov/o, synovi/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

synovial

Term

 

 

 

 

tars/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

tarsal bone

Term

 

 

 

 

ten/o, tendon/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

tendon

Term

 

 

 

 

kinesi/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

motion

Term

 

 

 

 

tax/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

movement

Term

 

 

 

 

troph/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

development

Term

 

 

 

 

ankyl/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

crooked

Term

 

 

 

 

kyph/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

hump

Term

 

 

 

 

lith/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

stone

Term

 

 

 

 

lord/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

bent forward

Term

 

 

 

 

por/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

hole

Term

 

 

 

 

sarc/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

flesh or meat

Term

 

 

 

 

scoli/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

curved

Term

 

 

 

 

electr/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

electricity

Term

 

 

 

 

lamin/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

thin

Term

 

 

 

 

orth/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

straight

Term

 

 

 

 

syn/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

connect

Term

 

 

 

 

aut/o

Definition

 

 

 

 

self

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