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Combining Forms Chapter 5
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Undergraduate 1
10/15/2011
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vacul/o-
 Definition
blood vessel
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ciculat/o-
 Definition
movement in a circular route
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atri/o-
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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ventricul/o-
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ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)
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apic/o-
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apex (tip)
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cusp/o-
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projection; point
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my/o-
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muscle
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pariet/o-
 Definition
wall of a cavity
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mediastin/o-
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mediastinum
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theli/o-
 Definition
cellular layer
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arteriol/o-
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arteriole
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constrict/o-
 Definition
drawn together; narrowed
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capill/o-
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hairlike structure; capillary
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carot/o-
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stupor; sleep
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clav/o-
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clavicle; collar bone
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ren/o-
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kidney
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femor/o-
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femur (thigh bone)
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poplite/o-
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back of the knee
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tibi/o-
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tibia (shin bone)
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perone/o-
 Definition
back of the knee
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saphen/o-
 Definition
clearly visible
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