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Combining Forms - Chapter 2
Combining Forms from Chapter 2
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Undergraduate 1
10/01/2011
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ambulat/o-
 Definition
walking
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ancill/o-
 Definition
servant; accessory
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anter/o-
 Definition
before; front part
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auscult/o-
 Definition
listening
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caud/o-
 Definition
tail (tail bone)
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cav/o-
 Definition
hollow space
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cephal/o-
 Definition
head
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chondr/o-
 Definition
cartilage
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chron/o-
 Definition
time
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congenit/o-
 Definition
present at birth
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coron/o-
 Definition
structure that encircles like a crown
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crani/o-
 Definition
skull
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crin/o-
 Definition
secrete
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dent/o-
 Definition
tooth
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dietet/o-
 Definition
foods; diet
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dist/o-
 Definition
away from the center or point of origin
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dors/o-
 Definition
back; dorsum
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eti/o-
 Definition
cause of disease
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exacerb/o-
 Definition
increase; provoke
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extern/o-
 Definition
outside
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fract/o-
 Definition
break up
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front/o-
 Definition
front
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gen/o-
 Definition
arising from; produced by
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gener/o-
 Definition
production; creation
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genit/o-
 Definition
genitalia
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ger/o-
 Definition
old age
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gnos/o-
 Definition
knowledge
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gynec/o-
 Definition
female; woman
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habilitat/o-
 Definition
give ability
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hemat/o-
 Definition
blood
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heredit/o-
 Definition
genetic inheritance
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iatr/o-
 Definition
physician; medical treatment
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idi/o-
 Definition
unknown; individual
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ili/o-
 Definition
ilium (hip bone)
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infect/o-
 Definition
disease within
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infer/o-
 Definition
below
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inguin/o-
 Definition
groin
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inspect/o-
 Definition
looking at
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integument/o-
 Definition
skin
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intern/o-
 Definition
inside
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log/o-
 Definition
word; the study of
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lumb/o-
 Definition
lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis
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lymph/o-
 Definition
lymphatic system
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macr/o-
 Definition
large
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medi/o-
 Definition
middle
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micr/o-
 Definition
one millionth; small
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nat/o-
 Definition
birth
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ne/o-
 Definition
new
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nosocomi/o-
 Definition
hospital
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obstetr/o-
 Definition
pregnancy and childbirth
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onc/o-
 Definition
tumor; mass
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ophthalm/o-
 Definition
eye
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orth/o-
 Definition
straight
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ot/o-
 Definition
ear
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palliat/o-
 Definition
reduce the severity of
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palpat/o-
 Definition
touching; feeling
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path/o-
 Definition
disease; suffering
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ped/o-
 Definition
child
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percuss/o-
 Definition
tapping
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pharmac/o-
 Definition
medicine; drug
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physi/o-
 Definition
physical function
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physic/o-
 Definition
body
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plast/o-
 Definition
growth; formation
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poster/o-
 Definition
back part
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prevent/o-
 Definition
prevent
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product/o-
 Definition
produce
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proxim/o-
 Definition
near the center or point of origin
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pulmon/o-
 Definition
lung
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radi/o-
 Definition
radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation
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recuper/o-
 Definition
recover
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remiss/o-
 Definition
send back
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sagitt/o-
 Definition
going from front to back
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scop/o-
 Definition
examine with an instrument
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skelt/o-
 Definition
skeleton
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spin/o-
 Definition
spine; backbone
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super/o-
 Definition
above
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surg/o-
 Definition
operative procedure
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symptomat/o-
 Definition
collection of symptoms
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techn/o-
 Definition
technical skill
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termin/o-
 Definition
end; boundary
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therapeut/o-
 Definition
therapy; treatment
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thorac/o-
 Definition
thorax (chest)
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tom/o-
 Definition
cut; slice; layer
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umbilic/o-
 Definition
umbilicus; navel
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vascul/o-
 Definition
blood vessel
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ventr/o-
 Definition
front; abdomen
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vers/o-
 Definition
to travel; to turn
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viscer/o-
 Definition
large internal organs
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