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Medical Terminology I - Module 3 - Combining Forms 1-30
Combining Forms 1-30
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Post-Graduate
05/16/2012

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bacteri/o
Definition
bacteria
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caus/o
Definition
burn; burning
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cauter/o
Definition
burn; heat
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chem/o
Definition
drug; chemical
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cry/o
Definition
cold (temperature)
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dors/o
Definition
back (of the body)
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hom/o
Definition
similar
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home/o
Definition
sameness; unchanging; constant
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hydr/o
Definition
water
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is/o
Definition
alike; equal
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later/o
Definition
side
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lei/o
Definition
smooth
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lept/o
Definition
thin
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lip/o
Definition
fat
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medi/o
Definition
middle
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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orth/o
Definition
normal; straight; correct
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pharmac/o
Definition
drug; chemical
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poikil/o
Definition
irregular
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polyp/o
Definition
small growth; polyp
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poster/o
Definition
back of the body; behind
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py/o
Definition
pus
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spher/o
Definition
round
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spir/o
Definition
coiled
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sten/o
Definition
narrow; contracted
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tele/o
Definition
distant
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therm/o
Definition
heat
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tox/o
Definition
poison
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toxic/o
Definition
poison
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ventr/o
Definition
belly-side of the body
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