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Language of Medicine - Combining Forms
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/20/2009
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bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
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dips/o
 Definition
thirst
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ket/o, keton/o
 Definition
ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
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lith/o
 Definition
stone
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noct/o
 Definition
night
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olig/o
 Definition
scanty
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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ur/o
 Definition
urine (urea)
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urin/o
 Definition
urine
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amin/o
 Definition
amnion (amniotic sac)
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cervic/o
 Definition
cervix, neck
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chori/o, chorion/o
 Definition
chorion (highly vascular outer embryonic membrane that is associatedwith the allantois in the formation of the placenta)
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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acanth/o
 Definition
spiney, thorny
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acetabul/o
 Definition
acetabulum (hip socket)
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acous/o
 Definition
hearing
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
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acromi/o
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acromion (extension of the shoulder bone)
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actin/o
 Definition
light
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acu/o
 Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adenoid/0
 Definition
adenoids
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
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adrenal/o
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adrenal gland
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aer/o
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air
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agglutin/0
 Definition
clumping, sticking together
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alb/o
 Definition
white
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albin/o
 Definition
white
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin (protein)
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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all/o
 Definition
other
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aveol/o
 Definition
alveolus, air sac, small sac
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ambly/o
 Definition
dim, dull
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amni/o
 Definition
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
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amyl/o
 Definition
starch
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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andr/o
 Definition
male
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aneurysm/o
 Definition
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel (blood)
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anis/o
 Definition
unequal
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff
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anter/o
 Definition
front
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anthrac/o
 Definition
coal
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anthr/o
 Definition
joint
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anxi/o
 Definition
uneasy, anxious
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta (large blood vein)
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aphth/o
 Definition
ulcer
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aponeur/o
 Definition
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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append/o
 Definition
appendix
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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aque/o
 Definition
water
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arter/o
 Definition
artery
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriol (small artery)
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articul/o
 Definition
joint
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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asbest/o
 Definition
asbestos
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atel/o
 Definition
incomplete
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arther/o
 Definition
plaque (fatty substance)
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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audi/o
 Definition
hearing
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audit/o
 Definition
hearing
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aur/o
 Definition
ear
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auricul/o
 Definition
ear
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aut/0
 Definition
self, own
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axill/0
 Definition
armpit
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azot/o
 Definition
urea, nitrogen
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